Community Arts Network Site Map

Information Organized by Type

• Essays
• News
• Links
• Commentary (CANblog)
• Conferences, Workshops and Events
• Public Access Discussion Forums

Information Organized by Discipline

• Dance and Movement
• Literature: Narrative, Poetry, Oral History, Storytelling
• Media Arts and Technology
• Music and Sound
• Public Art, Art in Public Places, Parks
• Theater and Performance
• Visual Art and Museums

Information Organized by Population Grouping

• Arts and Elders
• International: Community Arts Around the World
• Arts in Rural Communities
• Arts in Urban Communities
• Arts and Young People

Information Organized by Social Context

• Arts and Activism
• Arts and Community Development
• Arts and Corrections
• Arts and Cultural Democracy
• Arts and Education
• Arts and the Environment
• Arts and Healthcare
• Arts and Spirituality

Information Organized by the Field Application

• Community Arts Criticism and Theory
• Community Arts History
• Organizations, Resources, Funding
• Public and Cultural Policy
• Working Methods: Skills and Best Practices

Custom Essay Collections

• Bridge Conversations: People Who Live and Work in Multiple Worlds - conversations commissioned by the Center for Civic Participation's Arts & Democracy Project and the Community Arts Network
• Community Arts 101 - Writings intended to give you a introduction to and overview of various areas of community-based arts practice
• CANuniversity - Writings and resources of particular interest to people involved in community arts training
• The ROOTS Reader - selection of writing from and about the membership of Alternate ROOTS (Regional Organization of Theaters/Artists South)

Custom Link Collections

• Studies and Statistics - statistical studies pertinent to the field of community arts
• Cross-Sector Resources - links to organizations that are based outside the arts, but have developed resources and strategies that can be useful or instructive in community-based arts practice

Special Projects

• Community Arts Perspectives - A periodic online publication of the Community Arts Convening and Research Project.
• Bridge Conversations - 18 Conversations with People Who Live and Work in Multiple Worlds
• Making Exact Change - How U.S. arts-based programs have made a significant and sustained impact on their communities - A Report from the Community Arts Network
• The CAN Report - The State of the Field of Community Cultural Development: Something New Emerges - A Report from the Community Arts Network Gathering, May 2004
• The Citizen Artist - 20 Years of Art in the Public Arena: An Anthology from High Performance Magazine 1978-1998
• Performing Communities - The Grassroots Ensemble Theater Research Project: An inquiry into ensemble theater deeply rooted in eight U.S. communities
• Everybody Say Hallelujah: Commentary on the Liz Lerman Dance Exchange community performance initiative, 1998-2002
• Connecting Californians - Finding the Art of Community Change: An inquiry into the role of story in strengthening community
• Spirit of the Northwest: Claiming Community Identity 1998-2000

Directories

• Places to Study - a growing guide to available training in the field of community arts
• Syllabi in Community-based Arts - syllabi for some of the courses taught recently in the U.S. and beyond
• CAN Blognet - Blogs from around the network.

Online Forums

• Conversations
• Opportunities
• Special Conversations
• CANblog
• CAN Guest Blogs
• CAN Blognet

General Information

• Welcome to the Community Arts Network
• About the Community Arts Network
• Frequently Asked Questions

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