Creative Capital: Investing in Arts Education

About this episode

Corey Alderdice discusses the importance of reframing arts education as a vital component of workforce education and its economic implications.

Creativity isn’t enrichment. It’s infrastructure. And if we misunderstand that, we misunderstand the future of our economy. Corey Alderdice, a national voice in talent and transformation, explores why arts education must be reframed as workforce education — not as a defense of the arts, but as a recognition of their economic power. In light of receiving the Governor’s Arts Award for Arts in Education, this episode pivots from personal reflection to a broader argument: arts education builds cr...

People in this episode

Host: Corey Alderdice

Topics covered

• arts education
• workforce education
• economic power
• creativity
• infrastructure

Keywords

• arts education
• workforce
• economic power
• creativity
• infrastructure

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Governor’s Arts Award

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