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Rocco Landesman, chairman of the NEA, takes the mic first, and explains how this came to bear, when he first met with Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services, on how the arts affect a...

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All this info is compiled in a white paper, which you can find at http://arts.gov/research/convenings.html. Landesman keeps it simple -- "In other words, art works." What we need is an "arts...

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Iyengar gives us a simple chart to explain the three steps that got us to this taskforce today:

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During this time, the NEA met with people from Pandora Radio, university researchers, the NIH and other governmental agencies to discuss how the arts affect cognitive ability in three key stages of...

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The 3 main problems are with the state of research in arts/human development: - a lack of coordination at various levels - The small size of study populations creates problems when it comes to...

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Based on these three problems, three recommendations were made: First -- establish a taskforce. Done! Second -- convene a series of technical workshops. Third - bring the arts to national/international...

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So what are the next steps? All parties agree that there needs to be an independent assessment on the literature on arts/human development. Three NIH institutes have pledged their support: The National...

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There will also be a quarterly series of spotlight webinars with the public to share opportunities for funding that do exist, and to share research and best practices for arts/human development that do...

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To receive updates, you can email fedtaskforce@arts.gov. And the white paper with all information regarding this taskforce will live at http://arts.gov/research/convenings.html

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After a few speakers, Iyengar is back to field questions from the audience. First up: How strong/definitive does evidence from arts-based research have to be? Iyengar: There's been a heightened...

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How will this influence the public school systems? Iyengar: WE're hoping to take steps to drive the conversation at the public school level. One specific area where this is... Looks like there are some...

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And we're back! Question: How will this work on the individual level vs. community level? Iyengar: We're heavily focused on the individual as the unit of measurement. That said, Promise Neighborhoods...

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Question: How much does arts exposure has to do with efficacy? Iyengar: It's not just arts we're interested in, but what kinds of arts programs, what kinds of dosage, what kinds of interventions, what...

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Question: How will artists be involved? Iyengar: We're hopeful we'll have artists participating in webinars. We really hope this is a self-perpetuating model that is relatively low burden, and we're...

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Question: To what degree will the taskforce will be interested in partnering researchers with arts practitioners? Iyengar: That is a real goal of our group, because there's a need among researchers for...

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Question: We all agree that art is important in all aspects of life and healthy living. But there is a fundamental difference between arts and arts as therapy. Is there an awareness of this and how it...

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Webinar is closed until the next session. Let us know what you thought in the comments -- does this sound promising or ineffective?

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