In 2010, an ambitious model for social change emerged in Chicago that aimed to connect detained youth and those at risk for incarceration (“at-risk youth” 1 ) to rigorous and engaging arts instruction, infused with social and emotional learning goals.
ESSA: Mapping opportunities for the arts
This special report highlights the ways that states and districts can engage the arts in the ongoing work of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).
The Practice of Partnership: High-Impact Arts Education Partnerships with K-12 Schools
The MetLife Foundation Partners in Arts Education (PIAE) program, begun in 2005, developed out of shared fundamental values of the MetLife Foundation and the National Guild for Community Arts Education. Their common beliefs were that access to arts education must be universal, must address issues of inequity, and must take place over a sustained period to have durable impact. The two institutions chose to invest in the development of the practice of partnership because they recognized that the ability to partner well makes a significant difference in the quality of arts learning.
Creativity Connects: Trends and Conditions Affecting U.S. Artists
The publication of Creativity Connects: Trends and Conditions Affecting U.S. Artists marks the culmination of a year and a half of planning, research, interviews, roundtables, analysis, and writing from NEA staff and our research partner, the Center for Cultural Innovation (CCI). The purpose of this report is to update the findings of the Urban Institute’s 2003 study Investing in Creativity, which identified support systems necessary for artists, including material supports, validation, markets, networks, training, and information. While the framework outlined in that report remains useful, it is clear that many aspects of the environment and market for artists’ work have changed profoundly in the past decade, including developments in technologies, public perceptions of creative workers, marketplace opportunities, demographics, and aesthetic practices. The Creativity Connects report uses a wide lens to consider who is an artist, how artists are working, what factors influence their work, and what we can do to better support them.
Exploring the Ways Arts and Culture Intersects with Housing
As the field of creative placemaking evolves, its proponents and practitioners are continuing to learn about the value of arts-based strategies for enacting change in communities, and how these strategies can be most effective in addressing persistent challenges.
State of the States 2016
The State of the States 2016 summarizes state policies for arts education identified in statute or code for all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
