In this episode, we discuss a study about the benefits of arts programs and creative arts therapies for healthcare workers during COVID-19. A transcript is available here. … [Read more...] about Quick Study: Helping Health Professionals with Arts Programs and Therapies
Tracking Demographic Differences among U.S. Artists and Arts Managers
The NEA has issued three new research briefs that can help cultural funders and administrators to monitor and promote equitable access to arts labor opportunities. The briefs examine demographic characteristics of artists and arts managers at a national level. Also reported are state-level artist numbers by race and ethnicity. Grounded in the U.S. Census Bureau’s American … [Read more...] about Tracking Demographic Differences among U.S. Artists and Arts Managers
Quick Study: Indications of Sector Change in Year Two of COVID-19
In this episode, we dip into three different studies to understand how arts attendance and philanthropy might have changed in 2021. A transcript is available here. … [Read more...] about Quick Study: Indications of Sector Change in Year Two of COVID-19
Dancers and Social Workers Unite: Recovering the Body through Creative Movement
A dance/movement workshop series, when integrated with other social services, can be effective in relieving symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and psychological distress among women who have experienced domestic violence, a new study finds. Published last month in Frontiers in Psychiatry, the article was co-authored by Yasemin Özümerzifon of New York City-based … [Read more...] about Dancers and Social Workers Unite: Recovering the Body through Creative Movement
Piano Training for Older Adults: The Benefits of Bimanual Coordination
In this episode, we examine a NEA-funded study by Jennifer Bugos and Yan Wang about positive cognitive outcomes associated with piano training in older adults. A transcript is available here. … [Read more...] about Piano Training for Older Adults: The Benefits of Bimanual Coordination