A foundation of field-defining work.
Selected research, articles, and reports advancing creative youth development — authored and led by GCCYD founder Denise Montgomery.
Extensions — Creative Youth Development double issue
Global Extended Learning and Youth Development Association (GELYDA). Guest edited by Denise Montgomery.
Create, Connect, Catalyse: An Introduction to Creative Youth Development
Extensions magazine, Global Extended Learning and Youth Development Association (GELYDA).
A Rationale for Advancing Creative Youth Development and Prioritising Creativity Throughout Extended Education
Extensions magazine, Global Extended Learning and Youth Development Association (GELYDA).
Meeting the Needs of Young People During the COVID-19 Pandemic Through Program Adaptations in Creative Youth Development Programs
International Journal for Research on Extended Education (IJREE).
Adapting Culminating Events for Right Now: Insights from and for Creative Youth Development Programs on Meeting the Needs of Young People During the COVID-19 Pandemic
World Education Research Association — International Research Network on Extended Education. Poster, International WERA-IRN EE Conference.
Midcasting Toward Just Futures: Creative Youth Development's Waymaking to Systems Change Through and Beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic
The Lewis Prize for Music — "Listening and Prioritizing Connection with Young People in CYD Programs During the COVID-19 Pandemic."
Trends in Creative Youth Development
Afterschool Matters Journal (National Institute on Out-of-School Time) — cover story.
Seven Tips for Creating a Space for Girls to Speak Up
Girl Scouts of the USA.
Creative Youth Development: A Powerful Combination of Arts, Belonging, and Life Skills
Institute of Contemporary Art / Boston — in "Brave: Reimagining Teen Arts Education."
Trends in CYD Programs — Landscape Analysis
Americans for the Arts — part of the Creative Youth Development Toolkit.
National Action Blueprint: Youth. Creativity. Now. Building Opportunities and Support for Creative Youth Development
Creative Youth Development National Partnership.
The Arts and Youth Development
Chapter in Youth Development Principles and Practices in Out-of-School Time Settings, Sagamore/Venture Publishing.
Partnering with Community Arts Organizations: A Pathway to a High-Quality Club Experience
Boys & Girls Clubs of America.
The Rise of Creative Youth Development
Arts Education Policy Review Journal — a 13,000-word article commissioned by Americans for the Arts, the National Guild for Community Arts Education, Massachusetts Cultural Council, and the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities.
Creative Youth Development Movement Takes Hold
The National Guild for Community Arts Education — lead article in Guild Notes.
Something to Say: Success Principles for Afterschool Arts Programs from Urban Youth and Other Experts
The Wallace Foundation — primary author of the 133-page report with Boys & Girls Clubs of America and Y-USA.
A Cornucopia of Audience Development Resources & Research
National Arts Marketing Project — lead article, October e-newsletter and featured article.
The Art of Competitiveness
San Diego Union-Tribune — feature in the Opinion section for the San Diego Regional Arts and Culture Coalition.
Arts and Culture: Contributing to San Diego's Quality of Life and Economy
San Diego Union-Tribune — feature in the Opinion section.
Denver's Wise Investment in Culture
The Denver Post — full-length feature in the Perspectives section.
From NASCAR to Cirque du Soleil: Lessons in Audience Development
Co-project supervisor with Linda Bukszar and Erin Trapp.