The Status of Arts Education in Ohio's Public ... - Ohio Arts Council

ENRICHING ARTS LEARNING THROUGH COMMUNITY ASSETS
Supporting high-quality education in the arts includes enriching classroom
instruction by taking advantage of community-based arts learning opportunities and
collaborating with the arts community.
Field trips and invited performances or exhibitions were the most frequently reported types of
arts experiences made available to students outside the classroom. More sustained collaboration,
such as an artist-in-residence program, was less commonly reported.
• Seventy-two percent of schools reported that students took at least one arts-related field trip
in the past three years. The median number of arts-related field trips reported for the previous
three years was four. Field trips with a music focus were most often the type reported.
• Sixty-four percent of schools reported at least one invited performance/exhibition in an arts
discipline in the past three years, including 70 percent of elementary schools, 55 percent of
middle schools and 61 percent of high schools.
• Twenty-one percent of schools reported that they had an artist-in-residence program in the
past three years. Of the artist-in-residence programs reported, half were in visual arts and half
in music.
• Twenty-six percent of all schools reported having a partnership or collaboration with an
artist, art company or cultural organization. Equal percentages of elementary, middle and
high schools reported such partnerships or collaborations.
Schools most often reported transportation costs and time out of the school day as barriers that
prevented students from taking field trips for the arts. Forty-five percent also reported
event/admission costs. More than half of schools without an artist-in-residence program reported that
budget constraints were the greatest obstacle preventing implementation of such a program. Other
obstacles reported were competing priorities, such as testing (17 percent); lack of information about
the program (12 percent); time in the day (6 percent); and insufficient space/facilities (5 percent).
Seven percent reported no obstacles.
Table 13: Benefits of Artists in Residence Reported by
Status Survey Participants
Engaged students and generated new enthusiasm
for teaching and learning
Provided knowledge about art forms to students
through exhibition or instruction
83%
76%
Revealed new skills/abilities in students and teachers 75%
Built school pride and stronger sense of identity among
students/teachers/staff
Provided knowledge about art forms or arts education
through teacher in-service training
46%
30%
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