Research in Arts Education
Arts Education and Arts Advocacy
Advice From a Dean of Admissions on Selecting High School Courses - Tanya Abrams (New York Times, 5/13/13)
Arts and Humanities in Education - Jerrod Wheeler (jerrodwheeler.net, 1/29/15)
Ars Education Advocacy Tool Kit (PDF) - Kennedy Center Alliance For Arts Education, 2009
Arts Education and Cognitive Development: Compiling the Research - Jeff Poulin (Americans for the Arts, 3/16/15)
Arts Education Facts - The Arts: Ask For More (additional links, left of webpage)
Arts Education Opportunities, Achievement Gaps Remain - The Dana Foundation, 6/15/09
The Chorus America Impact Study - Chorus America, 2009
The Effects of Theater Education - American Alliance for Theater & Education (many additional sources at the bottom of the webpage)
How Music Benefits Individual Development in Children (slideshow) - YCIS Shanghai
The Importance of Fine Arts Education - Katy Independent School District (additional sources at
the bottom of article)
The Importance of Taking Children to Museums - Rebecca Gross (National Endowment for the Arts, 6/20/14)
Infographic of the Benefits of Music Education - Eric Davenport (Suzuki Violin School, 9/14/14)
Major Benefits for Students Who Attend Live Theater - University of Arkansas, Fayetteville (10/16/14)
A Portrait of the Visual Arts: Meeting the Challenges of a New Era - RAND Corporation, 2005
Staying in School: Arts Education and New York City High School Graduation Rates - The Center for Arts Education, Oct. 2009
Stop “Defending” Music Education - Peter Greene (Huffington Post, 6/11/15)
Why an Arts Education? - East Fort Worth Montessori Academy, 5/17/13
Why Arts Education is Crucial, and Who’s Doing It Best - Fran Smith (Edutopia, 1/28/09)
Why dance is just as important as math in school - Sir Ken Robinson and Lou Aronica, 4/2/18
Cross-Curricular Connections
Don’t Worry, Not Everyone Thinks Your Liberal Arts Degree is Useless - Savannah L. Barker (Neon Tommy, 4/21/15)
Harvard Joins Growing Trend of Arts Education in Medical Schools - Melissa Bailey (Boston Globe, 11/2/15)
Research & Data
Arts Education Navigator: Facts & Figures - Americans For the Arts, 2013
Arts With the Brain in Mind (educational review) - Eric Jensen
Using Arts Statistics - Lindsay Price, 2014
Branding
Arts Branding Sucks: Here Are 4 Ways to Fix It - Brian Millar (Fast Company Design, 11/9/12)
Miscellaneous
National Arts Marketing Project
The True Purpose of Art (YouTube) - Aurelia Shimkus (TEDxRiga, 8/10/15)
Why Art is Important (YouTube) - Katerina Gregos (TEDxGhent, 9/2/14)