Cannons and Muses: Art in Real-time Crisis
You're invited to participate in an international collaboration that began in Israel when two art students organized an "urgent conference" during the 2009 Gaza war.
By Moran Been-noon
(June 2009)
Giving “Birth” in Little Rock
"Birth: The Play" opens in Little Rock, Arkansas, a city where some say attitudes toward birthing are influenced by a “subculture of fear.”
By April Gentry-Sutterfield
(June 2009)
Exchanging Gifts in Charleston, South Carolina
A Charleston critic looks at a local/global community arts project: The Future Is on the Table.
By Darryl Lorenzo Wellington
(March 2009)
Silk Road Theatre Project's Alternative Cultural Education
Starting a conversation with U.S. students about the cultures of the Silk Road, an ancient network of trade routes connecting China, Asia and the Mediterranean world.
By Carol Ng-He
(February 2009)
The Creative Economy: Views from Abroad
A report from the Creative Clusters international conference in Glasgow, and thoughts on what community-based art can bring to the table.
By Tom Borrup
(January 2009)
July 2, 2009 New in CAN BlogNet: Creativity and Aging
We're happy to welcome the National Center for Creative Aging to BlogNet, CAN's network of Weblogs from all over our community.
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July 2, 2009 Launch: In Place of War International Network
In Place of War will launch a new international network of theater practitioners and academics at a reception at The Martin Harris Centre, University of Manchester, England, July 24, 2009.
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July 2, 2009 Battle of the Bands To Save Music Programs
Five middle school bands in California's San Fernando Valley squared off in June during the first Battle of the Bands Family Music Festival to raise funds to save their music programs.
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July 2, 2009 TechSoup Helps Arts Orgs Save $100 Million
TechSoup.org has won Carnegie Mellon University's ArtsTech Award for enabling arts organizations to save over $100 million in expenses to date.
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June 29, 2009 LAND/ART Opens in New Mexico
"LAND/ART," a massive six-month environmental art project involving more than 25 presenting organizations in New Mexico, opened last weekend with a symposium.
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June 25, 2009 New Prison Art Doc Opens 7/23, Philadelphia
"Concrete Steel & Paint," a new documentary featuring the work of the Mural Arts Program at Graterford prison, debuts July 23, 2009, in Philadelphia.
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June 23, 2009 SPARC Celebrates Significant Public Art Works
The Social and Public Arts Resource Center (SPARC) celebrates several significant public art works with an upcoming event at its Venice, California, headquarters.
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June 23, 2009 New Funding for Affordable Artist Space
August 24, 2009, is the deadline for applications to Space for Change, a new funding program supporting "building community through innovative art spaces."
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June 22, 2009 CAN Staff Aids in Getty's L.A. Arts History Project
CAN staff will participate in "Pacific Standard Time: Art in L.A. 1945-1980," the largest collaborative initiative ever undertaken by arts entites in the Los Angeles region.
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June 19, 2009 The Encampment: A Moving Experience
See a marvelous story from the June 2009 Culture Pour Tous newsletter about The Encampment, a traveling public art installation about mental disability.
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June 18, 2009 ReGeneration Conference, Australia, September
"ReGenerating Community: Arts, Community and Governance" is an international conference in Melbourne, Australia, September 2-4, 2009.
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June 10, 2009 Baltimore Community Builds Reverse Ark
Baltimore community members have been donating recycled items and volunteering to help build "The Reverse Ark," an exhibition that illustrates the city's industrial past.
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Performing Arts Workshop
San Francisco-based nonprofit organization dedicated to "helping young people develop critical thinking, creative expression, and...
The Workshop Out of School
Performing Arts Workshop’s guide to workshops out of school, based in its Artists-in-Communities programming in...
"Creative Connections," summer institute on using drama, visual art and creative writing to teach language arts and history, by Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, Santa Rosa, Calif., July 13-17, 2009.
"Arts Infused Education Training," fourth annual summer intensive by Marygrove College’s Institute for Arts Infused Education, Detroit, Mich., July 23, 28, 2009.
"Concrete Steel & Paint," film debut by Cindy Burstein and Tony Heriza, Philadelphia, Pa., July 23, 2009.
"In Place of War," network launch, Manchester, England, July 24, 2009.
Go to the Reading Room for a complete listing of all essays 
In Place of War will launch a new international network of theater practitioners and academics at a reception at The Martin Harris Centre, University of Manchester, England, July 24, 2009.
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Five middle school bands in California's San Fernando Valley squared off in June during the first Battle of the Bands Family Music Festival to raise funds to save their music programs.
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"LAND/ART," a massive six-month environmental art project involving more than 25 presenting organizations in New Mexico, opened last weekend with a symposium.
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"Concrete Steel & Paint," a new documentary featuring the work of the Mural Arts Program at Graterford prison, debuts July 23, 2009, in Philadelphia.
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The Social and Public Arts Resource Center (SPARC) celebrates several significant public art works with an upcoming event at its Venice, California, headquarters.
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See a marvelous story from the June 2009 Culture Pour Tous newsletter about The Encampment, a traveling public art installation about mental disability.
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Baltimore community members have been donating recycled items and volunteering to help build "The Reverse Ark," an exhibition that illustrates the city's industrial past.
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