The seventh essay in the pARTnership Movement essay addresses how businesses can facilitate the creation of a strong corporate culture that fosters creativity while providing opportunities for employees to strengthen interdepartmental relationships, exchange ideas, and broaden their networks.

This one pager give an overview of key data from the 2015 Local Arts Agency Census about how local arts agencies support arts education in their communities.

This one pager give an overview of key data from the 2015 Local Arts Agency Census about how local arts agencies use the arts to develop healthier communities.

"Results indicate that free art-making in this context significantly lowered negative affect and improved positive affect and self-efficacy. Improved affect was also moderately correlated with improved self-efficacy. There was no difference between groups based on prior experience with art-making, gender, age, or race/ethnicity. Content themes from the participants’ artwork were very diverse including references to nature, people, activities, memories, and abstract explorations of colors and shapes."

Americans for the Arts is proud to announce the sixth installment in The pARTnership Movement essay series: Say Thanks. The new release contains hard data, two notable case studies, and many reasons why the arts are a great way to show appreciation for your employees. The facts and figures are clear: the perfect way to inspire your employees is by providing access to arts experiences that show your appreciation for their contributions.

This one pager give an overview of key data from the 2015 Local Arts Agency Census about how local arts agencies program the arts in their communities.

This one pager give an overview of key data from the 2015 Local Arts Agency Census about how local arts agencies provide services to their communities.

"In this paper we presented a case study of the ongoing process of healing for an active duty military service member with symptoms of chronic PTSD and mild TBI. Using multiple data sources we identified how the patient overcame resistance to treatment and used art therapy and acupuncture to externalize and manage recurring intrusive images and traumatic memories. In addition, the study highlights the applications of non-verbal therapies like art therapy to help patients who are unable to express themselves through traditional talk therapies, as well as the ways in which multiple

This article provides a definition for the term creative youth development, describes core characteristics of CYD programs, and briefly describes four CYD programs.

"This document envisions the placement of more works of art in the public realm of the City to contribute to the City’s growing cultural heritage. It does not presuppose or prejudge the character and nature of the art, but establishes public standards, and a public process for decisions about adding works of art in public places. It enables the City to enhance the community’s vitality through the installation of public art." [p.2]