MAAA | Programs | Regional Touring Program

Mid-America Arts Alliance and Arts Midwest, co-creators of the Heartland Arts Fund, worked together throughout 2004 to research issues facing performing arts presenters in communities across our combined 15-state heartland region.*

We have a long history of working with arts presenters and in these constantly changing times, we wanted to know them better. We wanted to know more about the presenting organizations, constituents, and the communities in which they reside. We were looking for patterns to identify where the greatest needs exist, and for insights to determine the best methods to help them achieve their goals.

We conducted a mail survey sent to approximately 3,000 presenters in the heartland region and received 546 responses. Participation in this survey was an important investment into the long-term vitality of performing arts in the heartland.

Below you will find links to PDF files of the survey instrument, highlights from the results, the executive summary, as well as the full report. We hope you will our results informative.

To view the original survey instrument, click here.

To view highlights from the survey results, click here.

To view the Executive Summary, click here.

To view the Full Report, click here. (This file will take several seconds to open).

*This survey was funded in part by the Courtney S. Turner Charitable Trust.