Other Community Arts Resources

Here are some other resources that may be helpful to those looking for more information on community arts and arts-based community development.

Art in Other Places, Artists at work in America's Community and Social Institutions, by William Cleveland, Publisher: Arts Extension Service Press, University of Massachusetts, 2000.

Beginner's Guide to Community-Based Arts, Keith Knight & Mat Schwarzman, Publisher: New Village Press, 2005.

Creative Community: The Art of Cultural Development, by Don Adams and Arlene Goldbard, Publisher: The Rockefeller Foundation, 2001. Download for free as PDF from www.rockfound.org.

Making Exact Change: How US arts-based programs have made a significant and sustained impact on their communities, by William Cleveland, Publisher: Art in the Public Interest, A Research Project of the Community Arts Network, 2005. Download for free as PDF from www.makingexactchange.org.

Some web sites about Community Arts

Americans for the Arts
www.americansforthearts.org
A leading nonprofit organization dedicated to representing and serving local communities and creating opportunities for every American to participate in and appreciate all forms of the arts. Included in their mission is fostering an environment in which the arts thrive and contribute to more livable communities. Also see "Animating Democracy" and "Center for Arts & Culture" sections.

Artists & Communities: America Creates for the Millennium
www.artistsandcommunities.org/
Artists & Communities was an arts laboratory in which communities developed and tested myriad ways of constructing successful creative partnerships.

Arts and Healing Network Community Projects
www.artheals.org/community/build/build.html
Innovative arts and healing projects that promote community interconnectedness. Includes grant opportunities and funding sources.

ArtsEdge
www.artsedge.kennedy-center.org
A project of the Kennedy Center and the NEA, ArtsEdge's intended audience is classroom teachers and arts educators. It is an expansive site with information and links about everything from hands-on lessons to the history of ballet.

The Centre for Creative Communities
www.creativecommunities.org.uk
Organization based on belief that arts and creativity are central to human development and are essential elements in building sustainable communities.

The Center for the Study of Art and Community
www.centerforartandcommunity.com
An association of creative leaders from business, government and the arts who have succeeded in building bridges between the arts and a wide range of community, public and private sector interests.

Community Arts Network
www.communityarts.net
The CAN project promotes information exchange, research, and critical dialogue within the field of community-based arts, that is, art made as a voice and a force within a specific community of place, spirit or tradition. "Reading room" is good resource.

Liz Lerman Dance Exchange Toolbox
www.danceexchange.org/toolbox/
This site is designed for anyone seeking concrete techniques for choreography, community building, and constructive human interaction. That includes artists, educators, students, social service professionals, and practically anyone seeking creative ways to do their work.