Humanities and the Arts

The arts—from visual arts and literature to performing arts such as music, drama, and dance—provide benefits that extend beyond individual enjoyment and personal enrichment, to include exposure to new perspectives, sharpened learning skills among young people, expanded capacity for empathy, and stronger social bonds in communities. RAND studies have shown that the many benefits of arts education and involvement can be sustained and enhanced by strengthening public appreciation of humanities and the arts.

Report
Public and Private Collaboration Can Provide Arts Education, Aid Child Development
Amid cutbacks in school arts education funding, public and private organizations in six urban regions have collaborated to expand access to arts learning for children in and outside of public school.
Mar 8, 2008
Report
Arts debate: Perceptions and impact
RAND Europe was commissioned by Arts Council England to run an inquiry including research and consultative processes aimed at finding out what people value about the arts and what principles they think should guide publicly funded arts organisations.
Mar 8, 2008
Brochure
A Vision for the Arts in Los Angeles
The arts in L.A. are booming. But the city, major players, the public, and the arts sector lack a shared vision for realizing its full potential. On October 5, 2006, RAND hosted a Policy Forum to guide strategic thinking about the future of the arts in Los Angeles.
May 6, 2007
News Release
RAND Study Says Greater Collaboration and Centralization of Functions Needed to Support Arts
March 9, 2007 news release: RAND Study Says Greater Collaboration and Centralization of Functions Needed to Support Arts.
Mar 9, 2007
Report
Greater Collaboration and Centralization of Functions Needed to Support Arts
The arts sector in Philadelphia and other big cities would benefit greatly from a strong local agency to coordinate cultural activities and help make arts an integral part of each community.
Feb 26, 2007
Research Brief
Strategies for Sustaining Arts and Culture in the Metropolis
This research brief draws from an analysis of eleven metropolitan areas to develop a new framework for evaluating arts support systems, and uses it to assess Philadelphia's arts sector.
Feb 26, 2007
Report
Humor-auch fur Musliminnen die scharfste Waffe: [Humor in the Muslim World - the Cartoon Controversy and the Rest of the Story]
Autocracy in the Middle East has bred a rich tradition of subversive political jokes; contrary to myths about Muslim oversensitivity, humor has long been expertly wielded by Muslim reformers and enjoyed from the Muslim club to the Muslim street.
Aug 24, 2006
News Release
RAND Study Describes Strategies That Can Build Public and Governmental Support for State Arts Agencies
August 7, 2006 News Release: RAND Study Describes Strategies That Can Build Public and Governmental Support for State Arts Agencies.
Aug 7, 2006
Research Brief
Despite Some Risks, State Arts Agencies Might Benefit from Closer Relations with Government
This research brief considers how close the relationship between state officials and state arts agencies should be.
Jun 21, 2006
Report
Strategies for Building Support for State Arts Agencies
State arts agencies have contributed to a nationwide flourishing of professional artists and art organizations. Those agencies seeking increased state government support for the arts should strengthen their relationships with elected officials and raise their profile with the public.
Jun 20, 2006
Journal Article
Creating the Evidence Base for the MLA Partnership
The Museums, Libraries and Archives (MLA) Council is the lead strategic agency for museums, libraries and archives in England.
Jan 1, 2006
Research Brief
Reframing the Debate About the Value of the Arts
This research brief describes work documented in Gifts of the Muse: Reframing the Debate About the Benefits of the Arts (MG-218-WF).
Nov 25, 2005
News Release
RAND Study Finds Visual Arts Picture Isn't As Rosy As It First Appears
RAND Study Finds Visual Arts Picture Isn't as Rosy as It First Appears
Aug 11, 2005
Report
Visual Arts Picture Isn't as Rosy as It First Appears
Despite record museum attendance, booming commercial popularity, soaring prices for artists' work and well-publicized museum expansions, the relationship between visual artists, institutions and patrons faces significant challenges.
Jul 25, 2005
News Release
RAND Study Says Arts Policy Should Focus on Building Individual Appreciation of the Arts
RAND Study Says Arts Policy Should Focus on Building Individual Appreciation of the Arts
Feb 15, 2005
Report
Arts Education Partnerships: Lessons Learned from One School District’s Experience
Examines the range of arts programming partnerships in the Los Angeles Unified School District and provides feedback from principals, teachers, arts organizations, and district arts advisors on the challenges and obstacles in these partnerships.
Dec 17, 2004
Report
Arts Agencies Need to Reach Out to Broader Public
With tight budgets forcing cuts in state spending nationwide, the state arts agencies will have to increase public participation in and government backing for their arts programs to avoid a continued cycle of budget woes.
Aug 15, 2004
News Release
RAND Report Says State Arts Agencies Need to Reach Out to Broader Public in Order to Avoid Cycle of Budget Woes
Arts Agencies Need to Reach Out to Broader Public in Order to Avoid Cycle of Budget Woes.
Jun 4, 2004
Research Brief
Improving Arts Education Partnerships
This research brief describes work documented in Arts Education Partnerships: Lessons Learned from One School District's Experience (MG-222-EDU).
Jan 1, 2004
Report
Reframing the Debate About the Benefits of the Arts
The key to spreading the benefits of the arts is to engage greater numbers of Americans. To that end, attention and resources must be balanced between building the supply of the arts and cultivating demand for them.
Jan 1, 2004

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Humanities and the Arts

Public and Private Collaboration Can Provide Arts Education, Aid Child Development

Arts debate: Perceptions and impact

A Vision for the Arts in Los Angeles

RAND Study Says Greater Collaboration and Centralization of Functions Needed to Support Arts

Greater Collaboration and Centralization of Functions Needed to Support Arts

Strategies for Sustaining Arts and Culture in the Metropolis

Humor-auch fur Musliminnen die scharfste Waffe: [Humor in the Muslim World - the Cartoon Controversy and the Rest of the Story]

RAND Study Describes Strategies That Can Build Public and Governmental Support for State Arts Agencies

Despite Some Risks, State Arts Agencies Might Benefit from Closer Relations with Government

Strategies for Building Support for State Arts Agencies

Creating the Evidence Base for the MLA Partnership

Reframing the Debate About the Value of the Arts

RAND Study Finds Visual Arts Picture Isn't As Rosy As It First Appears

Visual Arts Picture Isn't as Rosy as It First Appears

RAND Study Says Arts Policy Should Focus on Building Individual Appreciation of the Arts

Arts Education Partnerships: Lessons Learned from One School District’s Experience

Arts Agencies Need to Reach Out to Broader Public

RAND Report Says State Arts Agencies Need to Reach Out to Broader Public in Order to Avoid Cycle of Budget Woes

Improving Arts Education Partnerships

Reframing the Debate About the Benefits of the Arts

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