The Arts Education Partnership reviewed multiple research studies identified within ArtsEdSearch – a national clearinghouse of rigorous arts education research – to better understand the role visual arts play in student success. This resource explores how visual arts support students’ academic success both within and outside of school settings by cultivating learning skills, boosting academic achievement and enhancing the educational experience of traditionally underserved students.
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A Study on the Financial State of Visual Artists Today
The Creative Independent is a resource of emotional and practical guidance for artists of all types. Our aim is to publish resources and produce programming that make it easier to thrive as a creative person. In our work, we’ve noticed a lack of accessible information on how visual artists can expect to sustain themselves financially. Because of this, we’ve seen how hard it can be for aspiring artists to make informed decisions and plan for the future.
In spring of 2018, we conducted an anonymous survey for visual artists asking them to share how they were able or unable to achieve financial stability. With this report, we hope to paint a clearer picture of how structures of the art world work (or don’t work) to grow artists’ careers, help them earn a living, and satisfy their overall human needs.
By capturing the opinions and perspectives of 1,016 individuals, this report offers a snapshot of the financial state of visual artists today. We hope that what follows will be useful if you’re working to forge your own path as a visual artist. If you’d like to make your own analysis of our survey’s data, you can download the entire data set as a CSV file.
Visual Arts and Mental Health: Briefing
This systematic review aimed to address the primary question: What are the subjective wellbeing outcomes of engaging with (taking part in, performing, viewing) visual arts for ‘working-age’ adults (15-64 years) with diagnosed mental health conditions?; and a related secondary question: What are the processes by which the subjective wellbeing outcomes are achieved?
LEAP Dialogues: The Educator’s Guide
Since the publication of LEAP Dialogues: Career Pathways in Design for Social Innovation by Designmatters in 2016, we have heard from many educators and students from around the world who have embraced the publication and used the content as an integral part of their studies and curricula. Inspired by these stories, Designmatters decided to create LEAP Dialogues: The Educator’s Guide, an open-source digest of some original content from the book along with new resources specifically tailored to educators.
The Educator’s Guide contains 12 select dialogues, each accompanied by a set of open-ended questions to provoke critical reading and to jumpstart classroom discussion. Five case studies are included to ground the theoretical discussions about the future of careers by showing what the emerging field looks like. Unique to this Guide is an annotated bibliography that provides students with complementary readings on topics related to designing for social innovation to inspire new and expanded directions of study.
Institutional Connections, Resources, and Working Across Disciplines: What Arts Alumni are Saying
A study released by the Strategic National Arts Alumni Project (SNAAP) provides new evidence that individuals with degrees in the arts from North American institutions are extremely satisfied with their arts education, with no substantive changes across income levels and employment status.
ON DEMAND WEBINAR: Public Art Academy for Artists (Part 1 of 3)
Public Art Academy for Artists (Part 1 of 3)
Originally recorded on September 29, 2010 (90 minutes)
Presenters: Steven Huss, Amy Trachtenberg, Sammy Rodriquez
In this workshop, artists will be given the necessary tools to make the leap from working in the isolation of the studio to working in a collaborative, large scale setting. The intent is to give artists the confidence and knowledge needed to move their career into public art.
1.Slide show highlighting 10-15 different types of public art projects including full descriptions.
2.Recognizing the types of projects that are best suited for your skills.
3.Responsibilities of a public artist and public art project manager. Describing the collaborative process of project development.
4.How to apply, write a letter, graphically and verbally present your work in an application. What to include in a letter of interest and how to present your work in an interview.
5.Artists experiences. The two artists describe how they began working in public art and the relationship of their public art to their previous work; show slides of previous work, describe specific interest in applying for the public art project/s they have participated in, and how they presented themselves and their work to get their first public art project.
Free for members of Americans for the Arts; not available to non-members.
