Highlights: Art Influences Lives: Why Participation Matters

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Channel: The University of Chicago · 2011 · Education

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Leaders at the forefront of participatory strategies draw upon research and exemplary video evidence to show how art experiences directly impact individuals and communities. Both quantitative and qualitative research suggests that engaged participation in the arts is instrumental in social health and vitality.

Alan Brown, Principal Researcher and Nonprofit Arts Consultant, WolfBrown

Maria Rosario Jackson, Senior Research Associate and Director, Culture, Creativity and Communities Program, Metropolitan Housing and Communities Center, The Urban Institute

Nick Rabkin, Senior Research Scientist, Academic Research Centers, NORC

Moderated by Marj Halperin, Marj Halperin Consulting

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