TOOLKIT OF RESOURCES

A Few Primary Resources

Arts in the Small Community: A National Plan
University of Wisconsin, Madison, Office of Community Development
(608) 262-4314

Building America's Communities
NALAA (A.K.A. Americans for the Arts)
(202) 371-2830

Building America's Communities II
Americans for the Arts
(202) 371-2830

Centering the Arts in Rural Communities
Romalyn Tilghman, editor
Colorado Rural Development Council
(970) 262-2073

Grassroots and Mountain Wings: The Arts in Rural and Small Communities
Patrick Overton
Columbia College Center for Community and Cultural Studies
(314) 875-7277

Prairie Vision: A Personal Search for the Springs of Regional Arts & Folklife
Robert Gard
Americans for the Arts
(202) 371-2830

A Rural Arts Sampler
National Assembly of State Arts Agencies
(202) 347-6352

Some Other Great Resources

Art in Democracy
Doug Blandy, University of Oregon
(541) 346-3639

Artists in the Community
Americans for the Arts
(202) 371-2830

Arts Build Communities ­
Technical Assistance Initiative Report/Report on the 1998-99
Grants Program/Report on the 1999-2000 Grants Program
Oregon Arts Commission
(503) 986-0082

Building Communities from the Inside Out:
A Path Towards Mobilizing a Community's Assets
Kretzmann and McKnight
ACTA Publications
(800) 397-2282

Building Local Leadership: How to Start a Program for Your Town or County
The Heartland Center for Leadership Development
(402) 474-7667

Celebrating America's Cultural Diversity
National Assembly of State Arts Agencies
(202) 347-6352
in collaboration with the National Endowment for the Arts

City of Dreams: A Guide to Port Townsend
Peter Simpson
Bay Press, 3710 Discovery Road North, Port Townsend, WA 98368

Clues to Rural Community Survival
The Heartland Center for Leadership Development
(402) 474-7667

Collaboration Handbook: Creating, Sustaining and Enjoying the Journey
Michael Winer and Karen Ray
Amherst H. Wilder Foundation, Publishing Center
(800) 274-6024

Collaboration: What Makes It Work?
Paul Mattessich and Barbara Monsey
Amherst H. Wilder Foundation, Publishing Center
(800) 274-6024

Creative America
President's Committee on Arts and the Humanities
(202) 682-5409

Crossroads: Reflections on the Politics of Culture
Don Adams and Arlene Goldbard
DNA Press
(707)462-0169

Cultural Policy in the West
Western States Arts Federation
(303) 629-1166

Eloquent Evidence: Arts at the Core of Learning
President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities
(202) 682-5409

The Entrepreneurial Community:
A Strategic Leadership Approach to Community Survival
The Heartland Center for Leadership Development
(402) 474-7667

Exploring America through Its Culture
The President's Committee on Arts and Humanities
(202) 682-5409

Fundamentals of Local Arts Management
Craig Dreezen and Pam Korza
Arts Extension Service
(413) 545-2360

Getting People Together in Rural America
Barbara Swaczy
Ask for a copy from Washington State Arts Commission
(360) 586-2421

A Handbook for Rural Arts Collaborations
COMPAS
(612)292-3249

Learning Audiences
Nello McDaniel and George Thorn
Arts Action Issues
(718) 797-3661

Myths About the Future of Small Towns
The Heartland Center for Leadership Development
(402) 474-7667

Open Space Technology: A User's Guide
Harrison Owen
Berrett-Koehler Communications
(800) 929-2929

Principles for Program Evaluation for Arts Development
Peter Ewell
Ask for a copy from Washington State Arts Commission
(360) 586-2421

Process Improvement Guide
The Air Force Quality Institute
(205) 953-3303

Rebuilding the Front Porch of American:
Essays on the Art of Community Making
Patrick Overton
Americans for the Arts
(202) 271-2830

Reimaging America: The Arts of Social Change
Edited by Mark O'Brien and Craig Little
New Society Publishers, PO Box 582, Santa Cruz, CA 95061

Rural Arts Collaborations: The Experience of Artists in
Minnesota Schools and Communities
COMPAS
(612) 292-3249

Secrets to Coping with Change in Small Towns
The Heartland Center for Leadership Development
(402) 474-7667

Sensing Place
Kathleen Mundell and Hilary Anne Frost-Kumpf
Maine Arts Commission
(207) 287-2724

Small Town (magazine)
The Small Town Institute
(509) 925-1830

Toward a New Arts Order: Process, Power, Change
Nello McDaniel and George Thorn
Arts Action Issues
(718) 797-3661

What is Community Cultural Development and How Do We Practice It?
Bill Flood
Institute for Community Arts Studies, University of Oregon
http://aad.uoregon.edu/culturework/culturework7.html

Working Through Change
Harry Woodward, PhD
Great Performance Inc.
(503) 690-9181

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