Arts & Culture Research Network formed to explore role of arts in R.I. economy

THE R.I. State Council on the Arts is entering into an agreement with The College and University Research Collaborative to form the Arts & Culture Research Network, an assembly of university-based researchers exploring the role that arts play in Rhode Island's economy and other public policy issues.
THE R.I. State Council on the Arts is entering into an agreement with The College and University Research Collaborative to form the Arts & Culture Research Network, an assembly of university-based researchers exploring the role that arts play in Rhode Island's economy and other public policy issues.

PROVIDENCE – The Arts & Culture Research Network has been created to explore the role arts play in Rhode Island’s economy and other public policy issues.
A group of university-based researchers will make up the network, which is being formed by the R.I. State Council on the Arts through an agreement with The College and University Research Collaborative, also known as The Collaborative, a statewide public/private partnership of Rhode Island’s 11 colleges and universities.
The network’s first project will be to work with the State Arts Council and the arts community to develop a set of metrics to assess the effectiveness of the state’s investment in cultural facilities, as part of the $35 million bond initiative approved by voters in November 2014.
The first round of competitive grants in this program are expected to be announced soon.

In addition, the State Arts Council and The Collaborative will develop a research agenda to explore the impact of arts and culture in other issues of public policy, such as education, health care, community development and the environment.

“We’re delighted to work with The Collaborative to gather and analyze the information the state needs to make strategic investments in the arts,” Randall Rosenbaum, executive director of the R.I. State Council on the Arts, said in a statement. “It’s clear that the arts are an important part of our state’s economy, and the analysis of our partners in The Collaborative will allow us to wisely invest taxpayer’s dollars for the greatest possible return.”

Early next year, the State Arts Council and The Collaborative will hold a meeting to explore research opportunities in the arts, and to recruit college and university-based researchers interested in participating in the Arts & Culture Research Network.

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