Resources
Group Arts Interventions for Depression and Anxiety Among Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
In this systematic review and meta-analysis, we assessed the efficacy of group arts interventions, where individuals engage together in a shared artistic experience (for example, dance or painting), for reducing depression and anxiety among older …
Lifelong Arts Indiana Final Report
The Indiana Arts Commission (IAC), in partnership with Indiana Family and Social Services Administration’s (FSSA) Division of Aging and Division of Mental Health and Addiction, designed and implemented an initiative to bring evidence-based participatory arts …
Expanding Boundaries: Creative Aging in the Western States
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
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
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
Musician David Byrne and Neil discuss the vital importance of arts education.
Black Students Deserve Equitable Access to Arts Education
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
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
Learn why a controversial painting became a symbol of the American civil rights movement.
EpiArts Lab Publications on the Impact of Arts and Health
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.