Research

 How can we make Philadelphia the best possible place to work, play, learn and live creatively? Philadelphia’s Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy invites you to join the conversation at our 2nd Annual Town Hall meeting on Thursday February 9th at WHYY from 5:30pm to 8:30pm.

Mark your calendars for June 8–10, 2012 to join more than 1,100 arts and community leaders from across the nation! Learn how your organization can adapt to the shifting economic climate and changing demographics and prepare your community for the future. Registration for the Annual Convention and the preconferences will open in January 2012. Look for registration details soon!

Assistant Secretary for Aging, Kathy Greenlee will participate in a live webinar with the National Endowment for the Arts during which the the first-ever federal Interagency Research Task Force on the Arts and Human Development will be announced. Earlier this year, NEA Chairman Rocco Landesman and Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius convened a day-long research summit to explore the role of the arts and human development across the life span. A white paper published from that convening pointed to many studies that have found links between the arts and positive cognitive, behavioral, and social outcomes. However, most of this research is small-scale and short-term, leaving major gaps in federally sponsored research on the role of the arts in human development.

Assistant Secretary for Aging, Kathy Greenlee will participate in a live webinar with the National Endowment for the Arts during which the the first-ever federal Interagency Research Task Force on the Arts and Human Development will be announced. Earlier this year, NEA Chairman Rocco Landesman and Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius convened a day-long research summit to explore the role of the arts and human development across the life span. A white paper published from that convening pointed to many studies that have found links between the arts and positive cognitive, behavioral, and social outcomes. However, most of this research is small-scale and short-term, leaving major gaps in federally sponsored research on the role of the arts in human development.

The white paper calls for the establishment of a federal interagency task force to address those gaps and build a community of researchers working in this area. 

Please join us for a webinar that will feature representatives from more than a dozen federal agencies for the release of the white paper and the announcement of a new interagency research task force on the role of the arts in human development across the lifespan.

Guests and speakers:

• Rocco Landesman, Chairman, National Endowment for the Arts
• Kathy Greenlee, Assistant Secretary for Aging, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• A representative from the U.S. Department of Education
• Kathy Mann Koepke, Director, Mathematics and Science Cognition and Learning, Development and Disorders Program, Childhood Development and Behavior Branch, National Institute of Child Health & Development
• Sunil Iyengar, NEA Director of Research & Analysis, will moderate the webinar

How to join the webinar:

The webinar is open to the public.  No pre-registration is required is needed.  To join the webinar:

Go to http://artsgov.adobeconnect.com/taskforce/ and check the "Enter as Guest" button. Type in your name and click "Enter Room" to join.

You may listen using your computer's speakers or dial-in to

1-877-685-5350 and use participant code: 942738 An archive of the webinar will be available on December 1st at http://www.arts.gov/research/convenings/

A copy of the white paper will be available on www.arts.gov on November 30, 2011.

As 2011 winds down and preparations for the New Year begin, join the Cultural Alliance to think about the future and how forecasting can play a role in your organization.

What will it mean for arts and cultural organizations when 1 out of 5 Americans will be over the age of 65 in less than 25 years? Will increasing gas prices affect leisure time travel? What is the impact of changes in the distribution of wealth in America?

We’ll discuss these questions and many more in this inquisitive session. We’ll read about trends and what they might mean for not only society, but for cultural organizations, in Museums & Society 2034: Trends and Potential Futures from the Center for the Future of Museums. We’ll also re-examine some of the trends we reported on in Research Into Action: Pathways to New Opportunities. 

While we don’t have a crystal ball, we will share some techniques and exercises that will help us free our imaginations and think creatively about our futures.
 

Breakfast Clubs are supported by The Wallace Foundation and The Philadelphia Foundation and are a program of the Cultural Alliance's research and marketing initiative Engage 2020. Engage 2020 is sponsored by a lead grant from The Pew Charitable Trusts, with additional support from The Wallace Foundation and The Philadelphia Foundation.