Art, Music and Culture

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Art, Music and Culture

• Jette Halladay
• Speech and Theatre Department
• Middle Tennessee State University

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YouthARTS National Demonstration Project

• Evaluations of three youth arts programs showed
  that such programs
• Reduced truancy
• Improved academic performance
• Increased ability to communicate effectively and
  to resolve conflict
• Improved ability to work on tasks from start to
  finish and to work in teams
• Decreased frequency of delinquent behavior

(Source Americans for the Arts)
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Involvement in the Arts and Academic Performance
(Source James S. Catterall, Graduate School of
Education and Information Studies, UCLA)
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Involvement in the Arts and School Drop Out Rates
(Source James S. Catterall, Graduate School of
Education and Information Studies, UCLA)
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Expectations of Attending and Finishing College
(Source Americans for the Arts)
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Involvement in the Artsand SAT Performance
(Source College Entrance Examination Board)
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Involvement in the Arts and Television Viewing
(Source James S. Catterall, Graduate School of
Education and Information Studies, UCLA)
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Leisure Time Activities
(Source Americans for the Arts)
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Benefits of Arts andPublic Housing Programs

• Increase neighborhood pride
• Enrich lives of public housing residents
• Revitalize neighborhoods in decline
• Provide safe havens
• Decrease vandalism
• Increase tolerance between different cultures and
  ethnicities
• Improve communication between generations
• Foster community interaction

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National Economic Impact of Nonprofit Arts
Industry
(Source Americans for the Arts)
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U.S. Jobs Supported byNonprofit Arts Industry
(Source Americans for the Arts)
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Attendance at Live Arts Events
(Source Americans for the Arts)
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Percentage of 143.3 million U.S. Travelers
Including Cultural Events on Trips of 50 Miles
(Source Americans for the Arts)
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