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  • 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)

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  • 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

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  • 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

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