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Item Arts Participation for Reducing Stress and Promoting Organizational Wellness(2017-07-30) Pandos, Serena; Browne, Rachelle; Lucas, Gregory; Baker, Ramona; San Pedro, Amy; MA in Arts AdministrationThe negative impact of stress and the positive impact of making art was researched for this paper to benefit nonprofit leaders and the organizations they serve. Stress is believed to be associated with poor individual health, burnout, reduced job satisfaction and a driver for turnover within the nonprofit organization. High levels of leadership turnover can lead to unsustainable operating conditions for the nonprofit organization. Conversely, new scientific research is emerging that demonstrates engaging in arts activities is associated with individual well-being, stress resistance, increased job satisfaction and reduced turnover. Participating in an art form plays a positive role for the nonprofit arts administrator by reducing stress. Likewise, arts participation plays a positive role for the nonprofit arts organization by helping to reduce stress induced turnover.Item Arts, Culture & Mobility: Addressing Participation Barriers through Transportation Equity(2019) Winchester, Flannery; Crowley, Michael; MA in Arts AdministrationInequities in transportation policy and infrastructure pose barriers to arts and cultural participation for individuals in communities with poor transit options. Arts organizations can address transportation barriers through civically engaged programs and initiatives that facilitate community dialogue around transportation, facilitate community engagement with transportation planning processes, connect artists with transportation design, and identify opportunities within transportation projects as catalysts for enhancing existing cultural assets in their communities. This paper presents a brief history of transportation policy in the United States, discusses the barriers to arts participation that current transportation infrastructure and policy present to individuals, and provides examples of how arts organizations and groups have taken on roles in addressing transportation challenges in their communities.Item Restorative Arts: How Local Arts Agencies Can Facilitate the Arts in Juvenile Justice Settings(2018-06) Woodard, Andrew; Browne, Rachelle; MA in Arts AdministrationThe prison populations in the United States increased significantly in recent decades. The same low-tolerance policies, adopted in school systems, created a school-to-prison pipeline where juveniles enter the justice system and lack the opportunities to develop prosocial skills. This research was intended to determine whether an arts-based solution exists. The effects of restorative justice techniques, as opposed to traditional punitive methods, were analyzed. The research focused on the personal skills required to make restoration successful and on the personal benefits of arts participation. The identified benefits and real-world examples suggest that arts can be used effectively in juvenile justice settings. To serve as the framework for a specific model, research focused on the role and responsibility of the local arts agency (LAA) to initiate the partnerships. LAAs are committed to the wellbeing of their communities and are adept at working with partner organizations. Despite this, few agencies have already initiated arts programs for juvenile justice. The final segment of research was intended to demonstrate the viability of the arts-justice partnership model. Trends suggest that socially-motivated programming will be attractive to future donors. Two actual examples of LAA-led initiatives are presented to serve as indicators of viability. The conclusion is that a local arts agency can fulfill its responsibility to improve the quality of life in its community by facilitating partnerships that integrate the arts into restorative juvenile justice.