Cultural Vitality

Arts, Culture and the Social Health of the Nation

Session Designer and Moderator: Joan Shigekawa, Rockefeller Foundation
Panelists: Sandra Opdycke, Fordham Institute for Innovation in Social Policy; Maria Rosario Jackson, Urban Institute; and Joaquin Herranz, Jr., MIT

This session highlights recent research about cultural indicators and the role of the arts in creating healthy and vibrant communities. Sandra Opdycke of the Fordham Institute for Innovation in Social Policy presents the first in a series of National Social Surveys examining the relationships between the arts, culture, and the social health of the nation. Maria-Rosario Jackson and Joaquin Herranz, Jr. from the Arts and Culture Indicators Project of the Urban Institute presented new research that defines and measures cultural vitality as an asset in community building.

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