Quadrant Arts Education Research is a national leader in arts education research, analysis, and market intelligence serving the fields of culture, commerce, government and education.
Early mariners relied on celestial bodies to find their way on the open sea. One of the first reliable navigational devices they used was the quadrant. With it they were able to traverse the vast ocean. The quadrant opened up the world to exploration.
Today, we are all explorers on a great sea of opportunity. Whether we are businesspeople, educators, advocates or elected officials, we need reliable ways to determine:
Where We Are - and Where We’re Going
Quadrant Arts Education Research serves the four major arts
disciplines: music, dance, theater and visual arts. We provide data, analysis,
and market intelligence to give our clients an accurate picture of current
conditions plus the knowledge needed to chart a course from where you are to
where you want to go.
Quadrant Arts Education Research was formed by Robert B. Morrison one of the nation’s leading researchers and advocates in the field of arts education. Mr. Morrison is nationally recognized for his pioneering work in measuring the statewide status and condition of arts education. By forming Quadrant Arts Education Research, more than 40 years of research and policy experience have been brought together to serve the interests of culture, commerce, government agencies and education.
Quadrant Arts Education Research clients include: state agencies, associations, corporations, and non-profits including: Yamaha Corp of America, Wenger Corp, MakeMusic, Perpich Center for Arts Education (an agency of the state of Minnesota) New Jersey State Council on the Arts, New Jersey Department of Education, New Hampshire State Council on the Arts, New Hampshire State Department of Education, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Wisconsin Arts Board, Arts Wisconsin, Creative Oklahoma, Oklahoma Department of Education, Arizona Department of Education, Arizona Arts Commission, and the American String Teachers Association, Michigan Youth Arts, Michigan Department of Education, State Education Agencies Directors of Arts Education.