Leigh N. Hersey is assistant professor and MPA coordinator at the University of Louisiana Monroe.Bryna Bobick is associate professor of art education at the University of Memphis

• IntroductionBryna Bobick & Leigh HerseyChapter 1: Does Arts Engagement Increase Empathy and Prosocial Behavior? A Review of the LiteratureSara Konrath & Brian KisidaChapter 2: Public Outreach Innovation and Sustainability of Arts Organizations in the Detroit Metropolitan AreaAlisa MoldavanovaChapter 3: Art Controversy and Asset-Based Community Development: Cultural Capital Flowing from Richard Serra’s Tilted ArtGordon Shockley & Ann KotlebaChapter 4: The Unique Value of the Arts in Civic Engagement: End-of-Life Dialogue in Singapore from the Hospital to the ‘Heartlands,’ Justin Lee, Hana Alhadad, Lim Tze Ming, Jae Andrew & Ngiam Su-LinChapter 5: Herons on the Bayou: Bridging Communities through ArtLeigh Nanney Hersey & Brooke FoyChapter 6: Cultural Districts on the Horizon: The Intersection of Policy and Practice Outside of Metropolitan CentersB. Kathleen GallagherChapter 7: Designing and Creating Programs of PromiseKathy Marzilli MiragliaChapter 8: Teaching Resiliency: Prepari

Bobick and Hersey have provided an admirable collection of essays treating the role of the arts in contemporary life. The range of these essays by scholars from a wide gamut of disciplines is, moreover, as impressive as the overall topic is timely. Engagement in the City is a significant contribution to understanding how important art is to modern society.

Leigh N. Hersey is assistant professor and MPA coordinator at the University of Louisiana Monroe.Bryna Bobick is associate professor of art education at the University of Memphis

• IntroductionBryna Bobick & Leigh HerseyChapter 1: Does Arts Engagement Increase Empathy and Prosocial Behavior? A Review of the LiteratureSara Konrath & Brian KisidaChapter 2: Public Outreach Innovation and Sustainability of Arts Organizations in the Detroit Metropolitan AreaAlisa MoldavanovaChapter 3: Art Controversy and Asset-Based Community Development: Cultural Capital Flowing from Richard Serra’s Tilted ArtGordon Shockley & Ann KotlebaChapter 4: The Unique Value of the Arts in Civic Engagement: End-of-Life Dialogue in Singapore from the Hospital to the ‘Heartlands,’ Justin Lee, Hana Alhadad, Lim Tze Ming, Jae Andrew & Ngiam Su-LinChapter 5: Herons on the Bayou: Bridging Communities through ArtLeigh Nanney Hersey & Brooke FoyChapter 6: Cultural Districts on the Horizon: The Intersection of Policy and Practice Outside of Metropolitan CentersB. Kathleen GallagherChapter 7: Designing and Creating Programs of PromiseKathy Marzilli MiragliaChapter 8: Teaching Resiliency: Prepari

Bobick and Hersey have provided an admirable collection of essays treating the role of the arts in contemporary life. The range of these essays by scholars from a wide gamut of disciplines is, moreover, as impressive as the overall topic is timely. Engagement in the City is a significant contribution to understanding how important art is to modern society.

Leigh N. Hersey is assistant professor and MPA coordinator at the University of Louisiana Monroe.Bryna Bobick is associate professor of art education at the University of Memphis

• IntroductionBryna Bobick & Leigh HerseyChapter 1: Does Arts Engagement Increase Empathy and Prosocial Behavior? A Review of the LiteratureSara Konrath & Brian KisidaChapter 2: Public Outreach Innovation and Sustainability of Arts Organizations in the Detroit Metropolitan AreaAlisa MoldavanovaChapter 3: Art Controversy and Asset-Based Community Development: Cultural Capital Flowing from Richard Serra’s Tilted ArtGordon Shockley & Ann KotlebaChapter 4: The Unique Value of the Arts in Civic Engagement: End-of-Life Dialogue in Singapore from the Hospital to the ‘Heartlands,’ Justin Lee, Hana Alhadad, Lim Tze Ming, Jae Andrew & Ngiam Su-LinChapter 5: Herons on the Bayou: Bridging Communities through ArtLeigh Nanney Hersey & Brooke FoyChapter 6: Cultural Districts on the Horizon: The Intersection of Policy and Practice Outside of Metropolitan CentersB. Kathleen GallagherChapter 7: Designing and Creating Programs of PromiseKathy Marzilli MiragliaChapter 8: Teaching Resiliency: Prepari

Bobick and Hersey have provided an admirable collection of essays treating the role of the arts in contemporary life. The range of these essays by scholars from a wide gamut of disciplines is, moreover, as impressive as the overall topic is timely. Engagement in the City is a significant contribution to understanding how important art is to modern society.