IMPACT POINTS
The arts provide meaning in our lives. In a 2016 public opinion poll, 73% of Americans said that the arts provided meaning in their lives and were a positive experience in a troubled world.
Creativity makes businesses better. Companies that foster creativity are 3.5 times more likely to outperform their peers in terms of revenue growth.
Just looking at art improves your ability to think critically. Students from high-poverty schools, according to one study, experience an 18% effect-size improvement in critical thinking about art after a 1 hour tour of a museum.
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Greene, J. (2014). The Educational Value of Field Trips. Education Next. Retrieved 16 May 2023 https://www.educationnext.org/the-educational-value-of-field-trips/
EXAMPLES OF PRACTICE
The Virtual Love Letter Tour commissioned by Mural Arts Philadelphia is a virtual exhibition with a tour guide featuring 15 murals along the Market-FrankFord train line. Each mural is an open-ended love letter from the artists to their hometown.
The mission of The Alternative Art School founded by Nato Thompson is to provide an affordable program that provides a visionary faculty and intimate class sizes.
Urban ArtWorks is a program that provides arts-based employment for teens who face barriers to the arts, education, employment, or who are in the juvenile justice system. Their values include connection, expression, belonging, integrity, and anti-
READING LIST
Educator Companion - Aesthetic Perspectives: Attributes of Excellence in Arts for Change
ORGANIZATIONS
Chicago Center for Arts and Technology (CHICAT)
CHICAT works to elevate the talents, culture, and community through the arts and technology, in the belief that united communities are stronger and have more opportunity and vitality.
National Endowment for the Arts
Established by Congress in 1965, the NEA is the independent federal agency whose funding and support gives Americans the opportunity to participate in the arts, exercise their imaginations, and develop their creative capacities.
The Arts Impact Explorer was made possible thanks to the generous support of the Mellon Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional support provided by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.
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