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  Book Review: Art and Upheaval: Artists on the World Frontlines
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Book Review: Art and Upheaval: Artists on the World Frontlines
What are the roles that artists can play in the midst of severe violence? By Craig Zelizer (July 2008)

Complexities and Collaborations at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Power dynamics, resources, support and responsibilities in campus-community collaborations. By Celina Aguilar and Kate McLeod (July 2008)

The Porch — A Cultural Center in the Seventh Ward of New Orleans
Starting a cultural organization in a neighborhood struggling with survival. By Ron Bechet, Willie Birch and Helen Regis (July 2008)

The Importance of Self-Reflection for Community-based Educators
Reflection and personal development as inherent components of the art-making process. By Sheila K. Fox (July 2008)

Warts and All: The Partnership that Built a Community Arts Graduate Program
Sometimes the most difficult partner relationships are the ones inside the institution. By Nicole Garneau and Phyllis Johnson (July 2008)

Campus-Community Partnerships: Supporting or Destroying the Field of Community Arts?
While higher education trains students to work in the community, are community partners experiencing funding setbacks and closure? By Sonia BasSheva Mańjon (July 2008)

Training and Partnerships in Rutgers’ Transcultural New Jersey Public Service Arts Program
The service-learning and civic-engagement movement in higher education is increasingly challenging conventional academic culture. By Linda Melamed and Isabel Nazario (July 2008)

Intersections of Community Arts and Activism with a Liberal Arts Education
Can collaboration between liberal arts and visual arts increase learning outcomes for students and benefits to communities? By Mindy Nierenberg (July 2008)

Best Practices or Principles of Practice? Reflecting upon Language & Roles
The lack of accord around the use of the term “best practice.” By Melanie Ohm (July 2008)

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Across a thousand miles, two cultures, two communities come together: MICA and the Dakota Nation. By John Peacock (July 2008)

A Bridge Conversation on Direct and Indirect Approaches to Community Change
Littleglobe and South West Organizing Project talk about finding a relationship between community-engaged arts and organizing. By Valerie Martinez, Robby Rodriguez, Molly Sturges and Rosina Roibal (June 2008)

A Bridge Conversation on Who Will Carry the Work Forward
An intergenerational conversation at the State of Nation Arts & Performance Festival and a tribute to Nayo Watkins. By Caron Atlas, R. Lena Richardson and Carlton Turner (June 2008)

A Bridge Conversation on the Tensions and Synergies of Being Strategic and Creative
Brad Lander and Esther Robinson talk about organizing and art, anthropological listening, and whether being holistic is important. By Esther Robinson (June 2008)

A Bridge Conversation on Planning the Revolution over Collards
Tufara Waller Muhammad and Javiera Benavente talk about the long tradition of arts and culture in Southern organizing and the danger of putting the spotlight on individuals. By Javiera Benavente (June 2008)

A Bridge Conversation on the Creativity of Strategic Communications
Dee Davis and Michelle Miller talk about the aesthetics and mathematics of social change. By Michelle Miller (June 2008)

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Recent News

July 24, 2008
Burners Without Borders Volunteering Worldwide
"Building Community Through Art and Action" is the motto of Burners Without Borders, a community-led, grassroots group that spontaneously formed after Burning Man in 2005. [more]

July 23, 2008
Placemaking Seminars by Project for Public Spaces
places.jpg The Project for Public Spaces has announced three interesting fall training seminars in the skills of placemaking. [more]

July 22, 2008
Art and Civic Engagement, Seattle, November
CAN writer Bill Cleveland is the keynote speaker at "Art and Civic Engagement," the Alliance of Artists Communities' 18th annual conference, November 12-15, 2008. [more]

July 21, 2008
2007-8 Arts Education State Policy Database Released
The Arts Education Partnership (AEP) has released the 2007-08 searchable AEP Arts Education State Policy Database with the latest on state policies and practices. [more]

July 17, 2008
Training in Arts-infused Education, Detroit, August
Marygrove College’s Institute for Arts Infused Education offers a summer intensive that focuses on the methodology and pedagogy of integrating arts across the curriculum. [more]

July 17, 2008
AftA Calls for 2009 Convention Proposals
August 1, 2008, is the deadline for session proposals for the 2009 Americans for the Arts convention, themed "Renewable Resources: The Arts in Sustainable Communities." [more]

July 16, 2008
Blue Lake Goes Wild 2008
dell'arte.jpg It's festival time in Blue Lake, California, home to Dell'Arte International. [more]

July 10, 2008
At Tufts: A Memorial to Books
mindy.jpg Two hundred discarded books are lined up on the walls of Tufts University Art Gallery this summer in a "memorial to books" by Mindy Nierenberg, says Ilovelibraries.org. [more]

July 10, 2008
At Wake Forest: Hybridity, the New Interdisciplinarity
Wake Forest University has launched a new Program for Creativity and Innovation, foregrounding hybrid thinking and entrepreneurship. [more]

July 8, 2008
Strains of Hope from Venezuelan Prisons
venez.jpg Some of the Venezuela’s most hardened prisoners are playing in orchestras, says Simon Romero in the N.Y.Times (6/23/08). [more]

July 8, 2008
Culture & Conflict Studies Online
pow.jpg "People from all over the globe rely on the power of art and culture to preserve, heal, reconcile and peace-build," says a new online study. [more]

June 27, 2008
New Book Charts Change in Nonprofit Arts
"Entering Cultural Communities: Diversity and Change in the Nonprofit Arts" is a new book on the trend in audience expansion among arts nonprofits. [more]

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Recent CANblog Posts
A great job -- if you qualify!...
posted 07-24-2008
Best 2008 press release -- a challenger!...
posted 07-23-2008
Grassroots arts organizing works in Santa Monica...
posted 07-23-2008
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Recent Guest Blog Posts
Keith is Free
by Jules Corriere on CPI, 07-03-2008
Lessons From The Land of Spirit
by Richard Geer on CPI, 06-23-2008
Gumlog Pride
by Jules Corriere on CPI, 06-19-2008
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Recent Blognet Posts
What Now?
from Arlene Goldbard (Jul 24, 2008)
Docking at 130 KM
from The Arts Catalyst (Jul 24, 2008)
More for the Other 90%
from Education and Community Programs (Jul 23, 2008)
1000 Kites
Listen to Appalshop's 24-hour Internet radio project on arts & criminal justice.
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Recent Forums Posts
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Recent Links
GALA Choruses
Membership organization serving the GLBT choral movement through workshops, festivals and ongoing networking and administrative...
WondeRoot
Atlanta-based nonprofit arts organization committed to uniting artists and community to inspire positive social change....
Crossover: How Artists Build Careers across Commercial, Nonprofit and Community Work
Defines "artist"; gives statistics of time artists spend in various sectors; measures income by share...
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Upcoming Conferences, Workshops and Special Events
"Devising Civic Theatre: Performance, Social Practice & Dialogue," summer institute by Sojourn Theatre, Portland, Ore., July 27-August 2, 2008.
"Santa Fe International Conference on Creative Tourism," by UNESCO Creative Cities Network, Santa Fe, N.M., September 28-October 2, 2008.
"Get Smart with Art Summer Mini Institute," for K-8 teachers, by Bay Area Writing Project and de Young Museum, San Francisco, Calif., July 29-August 8, 2008.
"Physically Integrated Dance Summer Intensive," by AXIS Dance Company, Oakland, CAlif., August 3-10, 2008.
"Back to the ROOTS: Rememberance, [R]evolution, Reinvisioning," Alternate Roots Annual Meeting, Arden N.C., August 5-10, 2008.
"THEATRE FOR LIVING Training Workshops," by Headlines Theatre, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, August 6-11 (Level One) and August 14-19 (Level Two), 2008.
"Math, the Arts and Multiple Intelligences," an A+ Schools Program "Best Practices" Conference, Greensboro, N.C., August 7-8, 2008.
"NET Gathering," by Network of Ensemble Theaters, New Orleans, La., August 11-15, 2008.
"Accelerating Our Economy: Tapping Creative Assets," leadership summit by Appalachian Regional Development Institute, Boone, N.C., August 11, 2008.
"Arts Infused Education Training," summer institute by Marygrove College’s Institute for Arts Infused Education, Detroit, Mich., August 12-13, 2008.
"Developing dance with fragile communities: working at the edge," Conference Four of scotlandances, Aberdeen, Scotland, August (TBA) 2008.

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