The Burns Halperin Report is the largest dataset tracking representation in US museums and the international art market, analyzing acquisitions, exhibitions, and auction results since 2018. Integrating data analysis, art history, and journalism, the project offers important tools that inform field practices and help museums and the greater sector gauge progress toward achieving equity and diversity in collecting and exhibition programs. Past reports have focused on Black American and female-identifying artists; the upcoming edition will spotlight Latinx artists, addressing their underrepresentation in museums and the art market.

This grant supports the development of a robust relational database to replace the outdated Google Docs system currently used for the report, accommodating complex identity data and serving as a permanent foundation for future reports. An advisory committee comprising Latinx art scholars has defined criteria for identifying Latinx art, using historical and evolving frameworks.