Social Impact of the Arts

This research explores the role of the arts and design in fostering socioeconomic mobility, community health, and revitalization in the Charlotte metropolitan area. It aims to understand how artists, educators, and academic programs can measure the social impact of their creative practices, build stronger arts communities, and use transdisciplinary approaches to prepare engaged citizens and professionals who leverage the arts for public good.

Guiding Questions

What is the impact of the arts and design on socioeconomic mobility and community health and revitalization, particularly in the Charlotte metropolitan region?
How do artists and arts educators conceptualize and assess the impact of arts and design-based efforts on communities?
How do we measure the social and community impact of our own creative research practices in the arts?
How can we as academics strengthen our region, build arts communities and audiences, and support arts professionals to have a greater impact on Charlotte?
How can our academic programs in arts and heritage engage transdisciplinary pedagogies to nurture creativity, develop engaged citizens, and build career competencies?
How can our initiatives support a campus community of students, faculty and staff that leverage the arts as catalysts to innovate and creatively work for the public good, particularly in the Charlotte metropolitan region?