The Arts Research Center brings together faculty from a broad range of disciplines and departments, allowing them to discover and build upon shared interests and expertise to advance collaborative, interdisciplinary projects. Currently, ARC has research teams in the following areas:

Art + American Cultures
Exploring how the arts express and advance cultural diversity throughout the Americas.

Art + EU
Considering how the arts respond to and propel the changing landscape of the European Union.

Art + East Asia
Considering how the arts respond to and propel the changing landscape of East Asian nations.

Art + Neighborhood*
Researching how arts impact community development and how urban planning impacts the arts.

Art + STEM*
Investigating synergies between the arts and the STEM fields.

Art + Time*
Examining the increasingly blurred boundary between the visual and performing arts.

Art + University*
Building the connection between art production and the university’s teaching and research mission.

*In 2011-2012, these projects are being supported in part by a Geballe-funded G.R.O.U.P. Research Team.