Arts participation unites generations, reduces fear, and empowers citizens.
Arts participation has a positive effect on social cohesion by bringing generations together, encouraging partnerships and intercultural understanding, reducing fear of crime, and fostering organizational skills. People report feeling more in control of their lives and more activated as citizens.
Groups built around cultural experiences score highest on trust and tolerance.
Research into how different formations of people in associations work reveals that cultural groups scored highest on trust and second-highest on optimism and tolerance.
The arts bridge language barriers and unite disparate groups.
Children from immigrant and resident populations cohere best when barriers around language come down. Research shows that art making provides a common bridge and increases friendship, empathy, and mutual trust.
9 out of 10 say the arts increase their connection to community.
New friends and connections are a primary positive outcome of arts participation and help to reduce social isolation. In the UK, 91% of participants reported making new friends by participating in arts activities.
40% feel more positive about their community after taking part in the arts.
Participatory arts projects celebrate local culture and heritage, making marginalized groups more visible and promoting positive community connections. In the UK, 40% of participants felt more positive about where they lived after participating in an arts activity.
80% of people explore new places for the arts.
Arts participation crosses barriers of social class and ethnicity. A Philadelphia study showed that 80% of participants traveled to another neighborhood to take part in arts activities.
91% meet new people through the arts.
9 out of 10 arts participants report meeting new people and making new friends through their arts experiences.
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