Integrating Art in Development Studies

9 September, 2024
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Art has long been used as a powerful tool for inspiring social change, engaging communities, and broadening perspectives. As such, integrating creative approaches provides many unique and effective solutions to social studies research and project outcomes.

CKC is proud to be the pioneer in integrating artistic approaches into our development studies and projects through multiple forms, such as drawing, illustrations, music, theatrical plays, and storytelling. Consequently, CKC have amplified connections with communities and received positive feedback for these creative approaches. CKC recognises the many ways art can support us in achieving our goals by:

Effectively approach and support and thereby create a multi-dimensional perspective in research with special groups of participants who have difficulty expressing language, physical appearance or reading and writing ability.
Broaden the communications of research results with a large audience regardless of geographic locations, language, disability or literacy barriers…;
Providing a diverse range of options for engagement through music, paintings, performance, storytelling and more; and
Serving as a collaboration and communication tool to achieve shared goals with participants through map-making and vision boards.

The possibilities for sustainable and effective outcomes in social development through art are endless, and we look forward to sharing our future art-integrated projects.

Illustrations in the 'Stories about Gender Equality: A collection of Stories Developed by Primary Teachers' publicationIllustration: Phan Nguyễn Bảo Ngọc — Illustrations in the ‘Stories about Gender Equality: A collection of Stories Developed by Primary Teachers’ publication Illustration: Phan Nguyễn Bảo Ngọc

The ‘Shining from within’ song of the ‘Music-Based Storytelling: A New Approach for Promoting Gender Equality of Blind Women in Thua Thien Hue Province’ Project

(Poppy Fowler)