ArtsLab

Weaving Traditional Arts Into the Fabric of Community Health

This report provides provocative insights into associations between participation in, and performance of traditional arts, and the potential to promote individual and public health. More >>

Convergence: How Five Trends Will Reshape the Social Sector

This report, published by the Irvine Foundation highlights five key trends and how their coming together will shape the social sector of the future. More >>

National Arts Index 2009

A breakthrough for the arts: The National Arts Index—a highly-distilled annual measure of the health and vitality of arts in the U.S. More >>

The Arts Ripple Effect

Supporters of the arts have struggled to develop a civic conversation that makes the case for robust, ongoing public support for the arts. More >>

Some Historical Threads of the Community Arts Story (and why they are important)

by Maryo Gard Ewell

This overview of the origins and history of the community arts movement in the U.S. provides important insights into the public value of the arts and their role in community. More >>