A thematic inquiry into impact measurement in arts integration settings, featuring research on socio-emotional learning, neurophysiological impact, and artistic impact, with examples from Crystal Bridges’ school field trips, the Kaleidoscope Headstart Program sponsored by the Settlement Music School in Philadelphia, and the New Victory Theater.
Read moreInnovation Spotlight: Technology - A Thematic Inquiry into the Applications of Technology in Museum and Educational Settings
A thematic inquiry into the applications of technologies such as augmented reality, gaming platforms, and coding technologies, visitor engagement technologies, and virtual reality in museum and educational settings, featuring examples from The National Gallery in London, Tate Galleries, the Scratch Foundation, Cooper Hewitt, and the Barnes Foundation.
Read moreInnovation Spotlight: Asset-Based Arts - A Thematic Inquiry into the Role of Arts Integration in Community Development
A thematic inquiry into the role of arts integration in community development, featuring examples from Partners for Rural Impact (formerly Partners for Education) in Appalachian Kentucky, The Vermont Community Learning Network, and ArtPlace America.
Read moreInnovation Spotlight: Scale - A Thematic Inquiry into Scaling Strategies in Arts Integration
A thematic inquiry into scaling strategies in arts integration, featuring examples from Expeditionary Learning, Ingenuity, Boston Public Schools, the Beverley Taylor Sorenson Arts Learning Program in Utah (BTS Arts), Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) developed by Abigail Housen and Philip Yenawine, Billboard Art Project, and the National Orchestra Institute and Festival.
Read moreThe Barnes Foundation: A Case Study about Integrating Art and Wellbeing in Philadelphia Neighborhoods
This case study focuses on the community and family engagement work at the Barnes Foundation, a museum in Philadelphia, PA, specifically, the museum’s partnership with Puentes de Salud, a health clinic serving the growing LatinX immigrant population in South Philadelphia and the ways in which the arts have become a source of healing and well-being for both young children and their families.
Read moreThe Exploratorium: A Case Study of Arts-Integrated, Informal Learning at Work in Museums
The Exploratorium, a San Francisco museum of science, art, and human perception, uses the power of informal learning through performances, public art, events, and open-air exhibitions in shared public spaces to awaken its visitors. The case study focuses on the museum’s “Middle Ground” exhibition.
Read moreA+ Schools of North Carolina: A Case Study About Professional Development as a Lever of Implementation
This case study focuses on A+ Schools of North Carolina, a network of schools within the National A+ Schools Consortium. This portrait of A+ Schools of North Carolina provides insight into the overall design, evolution, and impact of the A+ Schools model, the longest-running, arts-based whole-school reform model in the nation.
Read moreSPARK! Arts Ignite Learning: A Case Study about Coalition Building as a Lever of Implementation and a Key to Scaling.
This case study focuses on SPARK! Arts Ignite Learning (SPARK!), a community partner of the John F. Kennedy Center’s Any Given Child initiative. Founded in 2014, SPARK! works as a collaboration of local artists, arts organizations, business and community leaders, the city of Missoula, Missoula County Public Schools (MCPS), parents, philanthropists, and the University of Montana to ensure equity and access to a comprehensive arts education ecosystem for all K-8 MCPS students.
Read moreDesigning New Futures for Arts Integration: Exploratory Phase 2022
In spring 2022, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art engaged a team of consultants from WolfBrown and Creative Generation to explore the role(s) a new arts integration initiative could play in addressing the multiple challenges currently facing education systems. This report situates the Crystal Bridges initiative within the larger arc of arts integration practice, provides an overview of the case studies and other resources materials that were developed in conjunction with this work, and summarizes key insights and program ideas generated by participants at a two-day convening on arts integration.
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