Americans for the Arts

The New York State Division for Youth does not use the arts or art therapy extensively within its own institutions, though it does provide considerable resources to county and municipal youth bureaus for community arts programs. In my time as Director of the Division, I plan to review the criteria used in allocating local assistance funds and to find ways that our own rehabilitation facilities can share in these community arts resources.

The south arts education study was conducted across nine different states, with consistent methodologies and response rates. The findings showed that a high percentage of students have some exposure to arts education.

The author examines the concept the arts of social change or ASC with examples drawan primarily from groups active in Washington, D.C. Working with various at-risk populations, in a variety of programs and media, such programs are eligible for public and foundation funding and have to deal with issues of bureaucratic management and accountability that never occurred in an earlier period.