The Arts and Media - Arts Activities, Creating Art, Art Museums, Theater, Concerts, And Operas, Media UsageAdditional TopicsThe Arts and Media - Arts ActivitiesMany Americans like to spend their free time experiencing the fine arts. Some attend opera, ballet, or classical music performances, others go to art museums or galleries, and many curl up with a good book. The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) 2002 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts (2004) found that 39.4% of the American adult population, or 81.2 million people, had attended a classi… The Arts and Media - Creating ArtThe NEA survey asked respondents about their participation in personally performing or creating art in 2002. The study revealed that the highest rates of personal participation were in weaving/sewing (16%), photography (11.5%), painting/drawing (8.6%), and writing (7%). The survey also found that almost 5% of the adult population sang publicly in a choir or chorale. The lowest rates of participati… The Arts and Media - Art MuseumsThe Association of Art Museum Directors (AAMD) reported in its 2004 State of the Nation's Art Museums that attendance at American art museums was generally up in 2003. Forty-three percent of museum directors reported that their attendance had increased during the year, while 28% said it had not changed and 29% said it had decreased. Forty percent said they had increased educational programm… The Arts and Media - Theater, Concerts, And OperasBefore there were movies, television, and radio, there was live theater. The first American theater, with actors, scenery, and numerous play productions, came to the American colonies from England in 1750. By the beginning of the nineteenth century, every major city had at least one theater company performing plays. As the American population grew and spread westward, so did the number of theaters… The Arts and Media - Media UsageMedia experiences have become a part of the fabric of modern life. In their work and personal lives, Americans are bombarded with images and sounds that convey insistent and powerful messages. According to communications expert Marshall McLuhan, the medium is the message, and each medium presents a different type of experience. Listening to music on a compact disc (CD) player is unlike watching te… The Arts and Media - TelevisionTelevision has defined two generations of consumers. It has, however, ceased to possess the unifying power it once had. A TV viewer of the 1950s or 1960s could tune in to comedian Milton Berle or Gunsmoke and know that he or she was sharing the moment with nearly every other American. Today, people have many more choices, including cable TV, satellite TV, pay per view, rented videos and DVDs, and … The Arts and Media - RadioThe original form of broadcast media, radio, was developed and refined during the late 1800s and early 1900s, initially gaining use for experimental and governmental purposes. A radio distress signal helped save many lives when the Titanic sank in 1912, and radio was used by the military during World War I. The first commercial broadcast was transmitted in 1920 by KDKA in Pittsburgh, and the 1930s… The Arts and Media - Home Electronics ProductsAmerica's love affair with consumer electronics has shown no sign of waning. Cellular phones; digital cameras and camcorders; cordless phones; large-screen, flat panel, projection, and high-definition TV sets; video game systems; mobile navigation devices; and home security systems have continued to rank high on the wish lists of many Americans. The CEA forecast that the wholesale value of … The Arts and Media - Recorded MusicAmericans have long been among the most voracious consumers of recorded music in the world. However, the Recording Industry Association of America, the music industry's primary trade association, reported that the total U.S. dollar value of audio recordings was dropping, from $14.6 billion in 1999, to $13.7 billion in 2001, to $11.9 billion in 2003. (See Table 4.9.) The decline was attribut… The Arts and Media - The Internet, Connectivity, And ConvergenceAn explosion in digital technology coupled with growth of the Internet have combined to produce a wealth of new possibilities for media experiences. It has become possible to move seamlessly from one medium to another in the same delivery platform—televisions or personal computers. Along with computer and TV access to the Internet, consumers can go online via cellular telephones and an expa… Citing this materialPlease include a link to this page if you have found this material useful for research or writing a related article. Content on this website is from high-quality, licensed material originally published in print form. You can always be sure you're reading unbiased, factual, and accurate information. Highlight the text below, right-click, and select “copy”. Paste the link into your website, email, or any other HTML document.
More To Explore
|
Contact & About
|
User Comments