Author: Robbins, Emily and Langan, Trevor
Publication Year: 2016
Media Type: Report
The maker movement is the platform for today’s artisans to create, craft, develop and prototype new and interesting ideas and products. This new, hyperlocal manufacturing environment holds potential not only for individual hobbyists but also for…
Categories: Cultural Planning, Creative Workforce, Creative Industries, Creative Economies, Community Development, Artists-Resources for
Author: Cohen, Randy
Publication Year: 2016
Media Type: Infographic
The 2016 National Arts Index by Americans for the Arts provides a picture of the impact of the Great Recession on the arts—before, during, and after. The impact on the arts was swift and measurable. The 4-year drop from 2007-2011 nearly doubled the…
Categories: Economic Impact
Author: Marty Pottenger & Jess Solomon
Publication Year: 2016
Media Type:
Part of the Americans for the Arts Artists & Communities conversation series that pairs veteran community arts leaders with emerging community arts leaders to share their visions for, experiences with, and challenges to making healthy, equitable…
Categories: Partnerships, Leadership, Cultural Diversity, Community Development, Civic Dialogue and Social Change, Artists-Resources for, Access and Equity
Author: National League of Cities
Publication Year: 2016
Media Type: Infographic
This Infographic, The Maker Movement: A Timeline of Key Modern Events, was develope to show key events the are helping to grow the maker movement in America.
Categories: Cultural Planning, Creative Workforce, Creative Industries, Creative Economies, Community Development, Artists-Resources for
Author: Borisenko, Laurel
Publication Year: 2016
Media Type: Dissertation
Individuals and communities that have been subject to protracted violent conflict seek ways to move out of a cycle of violence, toward healing and reconciliation. Affected people need tools to critically understand their context and to participate…
Categories: International, Civic Dialogue and Social Change
Author: Wang, Frances
Publication Year: 2016
Media Type: Report
In May 2015, the Housing and Community Development Department of the city of Oakland, California, submitted a request through the National Resource Network’s 311 for Cities asking for information on the main barriers facing the preserving and …
Categories: Housing, Community Development, Artists-Resources for
Author: Montgomery, Denise
Publication Year: 2016
Media Type: Periodical (article)
This article provides a definition for the term creative youth development, describes core characteristics of CYD programs, and briefly describes four CYD programs.
Categories: Creative Youth Development
Author: Conley Odenkirk, Sarah, and the 2016 PAN Council
Publication Year: 2016
Media Type: Toolkit
In 2016, Americans for the Arts's Public Art Network Advisory Council issued a set statements that outlined a set best practices in the development of public art projects. The Proposed Best Practies includes statments that support fair and equitable…
Categories: Public Art
Author: Malan, Danielle
Publication Year: 2016
Media Type: Case study
A two-year case study documentign the effectiveness of bilingual arts-integration was conducted in under-served schools in three counties in Oregon. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of bilingual arts integration on learning, and…
Categories: Cultural Diversity, Creative Youth Development, Arts Education, Access and Equity
Author: National Assembly of State Arts Agencies
Publication Year: 2016
Media Type: Report
NASAA's Arts & Military Snap Survey was a first step toward gaining a more comprehensive understanding of state arts agency (SAA) and regional arts organization (RAO) policies, programs, services, partnerships and other efforts to serve military…
Categories: Arts and Military