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This section will lead you to sites and information regarding work in communities. It should help you understand how your school can work with others to address larger social issues and concerns.
Community Arts Network provides a comprehensive scope of the art world and its relationship to cultural preservation, society, and education through articles, resources, and data on the state of the arts at a community based level.
communityarts.net
Center for Arts & Culture provides information on current issues surrounding policies affecting cultural life. Includes links to past Cultural Policy at the Grassroots reports.
www.culturalpolicy.org/issuepages/grassroots.cfm
Grassroots Arts Program. Although this site specifically addresses funding for projects in all counties in Georgia, a link to project ideas can serve as a model for all grassroots arts organizations.
www.abac.edu/arts/gap
California Assembly of Local Arts Agencies provides networking, advocacy, and one-on-one technical services to new local arts organizations in the state of California. The Arts Education Tool Kit and nonprofit arts organizations resources can be useful for local arts agencies nationwide.
www.calaa.net
ArtServe Michigan provides a direct link to the article Harnessing the Power of the Creative Community: A Grassroots Toolkit for Arts and Culture, which is produced by ArtServe Michigan.
www.artservemichigan.org/advocacy/ArtsAlive2003/toolkit.html
Grassroots: Art in Action, grassroots networking group providing resources and data for artists and art educators, while fostering collaboration and the benefits of art in the community and schools.
coe.uh.edu/arted/grassroots
Robert E. Gard Wisconsin Idea Foundation provides a pdf file containing The Arts in a Small Community-A National Plan, as well as links to supplementary reports on the role of the arts in smaller communities. Reports written by Robert E. Gard, Ralph Kohlhoff, Michael Warlum, Kenneth Friou, and Pauline Temkin.
www.wisconsinacademy.org/gard/WindmillProjects.htm
Alliance for Arts and Cultures. Arts in Community: Arts and culture in the community, part 1. by Jenifer Milner. This article discusses the significant opportunities provided by arts and culture and its effect on the connection between people and their community.
allianceforarts.com/resources/arts-in-community/arts-culture-comm-part1.html
The Rural School and Community Trust. Grassroots Organization Shapes Arts and Learning in Rural IdahoSchools and Communities. After facing major economic depression, a small town revitalizes itself through partnerships with its local schools forming coalitions between educators, arts organizations, and its community members. Through the community’s belief in the importance of artistic expression and a continuous need for education, Communities Creating Connections was formed.
www.ruraledu.org/projects/idatxt.htm
Independent Arts and Media, based in the Bay Area of California, Independent Arts and Media acts as a fiscal sponsor and service organization for nonprofit arts agencies promoting the collaboration of the arts and their surrounding communities.
www.artsandmedia.net
