Arts

The arts generate a range of benefits for people and society, from bringing individuals pleasure and expanding their horizons to helping communities build stronger social bonds. Research suggests that community orientation and high-quality programming are fundamental to healthy arts organizations.

Follow This Topic

Arts Education

Arts

Stitching Together the Threads Report outlines key mechanisms for how youth arts engagement can contribute to well-being and identifies opportunities for future researc...
March 4, 2025 report
Arts Education

Arts

Well-being and Well-becoming Through the Arts New report identifies seven key elements of "culture-centered, community-based" youth arts programs that can provide a sense of belonging...
February 18, 2025 report
Arts

Cultural Organizations Turn the Lens on Their Communities How the Arab American National Museum and others are using their neighborhoods to create art
November 15, 2024 Article
Arts

What's the Alchemy for a High-Performing Arts Organization? Two reports highlight what different organizations facing disparate challenges prioritize in order to thrive.
October 29, 2024 Article
Arts

Oh No! It’s Not You, It's Me! Wallace’s vice president of research talks with leading arts researcher Francie Ostrower on how performing arts organizations can respond...
August 28, 2024 Article
Arts

Dance Companies Embrace New Directions and New Voices Executive Director of Dance/USA shares how dance companies are bounding toward recovery and growth
August 14, 2024 Article
Arts

Checking in on the Advancing Well-Being in the Arts Initiative A journey of learning with arts organizations founded by, with, and for communities of color
July 11, 2024 Article
Arts

Building Arts Audiences: Strategies That Hold Up A lookback at nine effective practices for building audiences and how 10 organizations put them into use
May 21, 2024 Article

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9