Information technologies offer artists and arts organizations powerful new opportunities to network with one another, strengthen ties to the communities they serve, and build new audiences. Through access and training efforts, Open Studio ensures that the online world thrives as a source of creative excellence and diversity. As one program participant put it, Open Studio empowers the arts community to "give the Internet a soul."

Our Partners
The National Endowment for the Arts is the federal grantmaking agency created by Congress in 1965 to serve the public good by nurturing creativity, supporting community spirit, and fostering appreciation of the excellence and diversity of our nation's artistic accomplishments.

Long an advocate for the development of "public space" in the digital age, the Benton Foundation has become a respected voice on communications practices in the public interest. Published research includes reports on networking classrooms, libraries, and low-income communities, and effective uses of telecommunications by nonprofits.