Resources
Expanding Boundaries: Creative Aging in the Western States
Creative Aging Resource Journals
In this issue of The Creative Aging Resource Journal, you’ll find stories from across the West, each one offering a unique perspective on creative aging. We begin with an interview with Emily Christensen, a creative aging …
Full Spirals Podcast: The Sages Series
via Full Spirals | Audio and Podcasts
Full Spirals is a storytelling podcast that promotes hope and healing through the arts, and life’s little “coincidences” that lead to personal growth. The emphasis of the episodes is around how the arts can be …
Art for Life’s Sake: The Case for Arts Education
via American Academy of Arts & Sciences | Articles and Blog Posts
This report highlights the importance of arts education for personal and societal development, while addressing disparities in access, particularly in underserved communities.
The Importance of Arts Education
Videos
Musician David Byrne and Neil discuss the vital importance of arts education.
Black Students Deserve Equitable Access to Arts Education
Articles and Blog Posts
Declines in arts education disproportionately impact Black and Brown students, who have seen 49% and 40% reductions, respectively, since the 80s, while white students have faced essentially no reduction.
Pedagogies of Care and Justice: African American High School Art Teachers During the Civil Rights Era in the Segregated South
via Studies in Art Education | Articles and Blog Posts
This study examines the art pedagogies at Southern African American high schools during the civil rights era (1955–1969). I examine three segregated high schools located in South Carolina as a lens to highlight art pedagogies …
Norman Rockwell + The Problem We All Live With
Articles and Blog Posts
Learn why a controversial painting became a symbol of the American civil rights movement.
EpiArts Lab Publications on the Impact of Arts and Health
Research and Studies
This page includes a list of reports, research, and studies on the impact of arts and cultural engagement on population health outcomes from the University of Florida Center for Arts in Medicine.
Creating Healthy Communities Through Cross-sector Collaboration
White Papers
From the University of Florida’s Center for Arts in Medicine Website: The Creating Healthy Communities through Cross-sector Collaboration white paper presents the views of more than 250 thought leaders from the public health, arts and culture, and community …
Arts on Prescription: A Field Guide for U.S. Communities
Toolkits
Arts on Prescription: A Field Guide for US Communities offers a roadmap for communities to develop programs that formally integrate arts, culture, and nature resources into local health and social care systems. Arts on prescription …