Gifts of the Muse: Reframing the Debate about the Benefits of the ArtsDuring the past decade, arts advocates have relied on an instrumental approach to the benefits of the arts in arguing for support of the arts. This report evaluates these arguments and asserts that a new approach is needed. This new approach offers a more comprehensive view of how the arts create private and public value, underscores the importance of the arts?' intrinsic benefits, and links the creation of benefits to arts involvement. |
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... Up: A Hierarchy of Capacities .... 87 A.2. How the Arts Create Direct Economic Benefits .................................... A.3. How the Arts Create Indirect Economic Benefits .................................. 89 91 ...
... Up: A Hierarchy of Capacities .... 87 A.2. How the Arts Create Direct Economic Benefits .................................... A.3. How the Arts Create Indirect Economic Benefits .................................. 89 91 ...
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... capacity for empathy Cognitive growth Public benefits Creation of social bonds Expression of communal meaning Intrinsic benefits proved basic skills, such as reading and mathematical skills and the capacity for creative thinking; and ...
... capacity for empathy Cognitive growth Public benefits Creation of social bonds Expression of communal meaning Intrinsic benefits proved basic skills, such as reading and mathematical skills and the capacity for creative thinking; and ...
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... capacity through both the development of skills, infrastructures, leaders and other assets, and the more general process of people organizing and getting involved in civic institutions and volunteer associations. • Economic. There are ...
... capacity through both the development of skills, infrastructures, leaders and other assets, and the more general process of people organizing and getting involved in civic institutions and volunteer associations. • Economic. There are ...
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... capacities and community cohesiveness that are of benefit to the public sphere. We think that art can best be understood as ... capacity to express that experience through a particular artistic medium. A work of art is “a bit of 'frozen ...
... capacities and community cohesiveness that are of benefit to the public sphere. We think that art can best be understood as ... capacity to express that experience through a particular artistic medium. A work of art is “a bit of 'frozen ...
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Contents
Chapter One Introduction | 1 |
What Research Tells Us And What It Does Not | 7 |
Getting More Specific | 21 |
The Missing Link | 37 |
How It Relates to Benefits | 53 |
Chapter Six Conclusions and Implications | 67 |
Appendix Review of the Theoretical Research | 75 |
Bibliography | 93 |
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Gifts of the Muse: Reframing the Debate about the Benefits of the Arts Kevin F. McCarthy No preview available - 2004 |
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