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| Many arts education partnerships between schools and professional artists and/or arts organizations are started in but far too few survive beyond their first years and initial sources of funding. ARTS SURVIVE, a three year national research study which began in July, 1997, investigated arts education partnerships in schools in order to ascertain why some partnerships survive and others do not. The study provided a greater understanding of what survival means to arts education partnerships and, specifically, what circumstances, activities, and interactions among teachers, parents, administrators, artists, community members, students, and others, are essential to build and sustain lasting partnerships. Through careful study of how leaders of surviving partnerships have negotiated the integration of arts partnerships into the life—and budget—of their schools, ARTS SURVIVE identified critical keys to partnership survival. In order to define "survival" in this context, ARTS SURVIVE focused on particular partnerships in specific schools around the country. Two types of partnerships have been researched: 1) those that are securely positioned in and supported by school and community; and 2) those that are less mature, perhaps less secure, and reflect some common difficulties faced by many partnerships. To support the ongoing development and refinement of the research, ARTS SURVIVE assembled two groups of experts in related fields. The first group was a small group of in-house Senior Consultants who brought their significant experience in research in creativity, and the arts and education to the project. The second group, the ARTS SURVIVE Advisory Group, was a larger assemblage of national experts in related fields. The overarching goals of ARTS SURVIVE were: (1) to be of value to educators struggling with the difficult decisions and practical problems of how to incorporate arts education into the life of school and community; and (2) to make a significant contribution to a discussion of arts education and its relationship to school reform, especially regarding the establishment and maintenance of innovative arts partnerships. Towards this end, ARTS SURVIVE has produced resource guide that features models, histories, and lessons learned by those involved in arts education partnerships, as well as relevant theory and research.
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