Information on Small-scale Community Arts?

[Kirsten]

I am a student researcher who has recieved a grant to study small-scale community arts programs, specifically focusing on the visual arts. If you are involved with or know of a local oranization that has done a great job of chanelling the creative energy in their area, please let me know so I can get in contact!

Thanks
Kirsten

[Geeta]

Hello Kirsten,

I do not know whether I can be of any help. I am a UK based research student and my subject is Youth and Community Arts.

I have been involved with various organizations in this regard and have done small projects with communities.

If interested, I can send you details of the same.

Thanks
Geeta

[Kirsten]

Geeta,

Thanks for your reply! I would love to know of any organizations you have encountered in your research that do an exemplary job of getting the community involved in the arts, or that work in a unique way.

I am based in Oregon, in the US, but I would be interested in organizations based anywhere in the US/Europe. Let me know if I can be of help to you as well.

take care
Kirsten

[Kirsten]

Geeta,

By the way, my email address is kwesselh@willamette.edu if you want to contact me that way.

Kirsten

[Linda Frye Burnham]

Right now there's great energy for small shows in NYC. The best place to hook up is The Change You Want to See, a gallery and convergence space in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, that showcases visual art pieces representing the culture of resistance. Go to www.thechangeyouwanttosee.org

[Chantal]

SKEA (Society for Kona's Education and Art) is a small community arts center, is that what you're looking for? I just became program director. We focus on bringing art into the schools, ongoing adults and children's art programs and spring and summer art camps for children. My email is chantal_18823@msn.com or skea@hawaii.rr.com

[Laura Evonne]

Hi Kristen,
I've opened my art studio hand in hand arts in Warsaw, Poland and offer artshops to folks of all ages and background in English. Once a month I offer an artshop at a local cafe. Fun for the everyone! Community arts is very new in this area but people attending the artshops seem to really like it.

let me know if you would like to know more.

peace,
Laura

[joannagw]

Learning For Life in San Leandro Calif does great work with the kids in Alameda County, mostly visual art.

Joanna

[Sabelo]

Hi

Just wondering if you are interested in SA arts org. Could refer to www.ekhayaartcentre.co.za, search for 'sibikwa'. You can get some orgs on www.pioneersofchange.net

Hope it helps.

[noriam]

I am a visual artist with 47 years working for the arts and 37 years a a professional in Visual Arts since 1975, also involved in small projects with kids in the community of New Haven,CT and would be so glad to contact you and work together. I am a founder of a new tendency of the Contemporary Art that I denominated "El Primimodernismo"( Precolumbian and Modern Art mixed with the essence of my own aesthetic expression) since 1980. I had the pleasure of exhibit my artwork at the United Nations, presented infront of 50 ambassadors invited exclussivelly for the public aknowledgement of this new tendency in the contemporary art.
I was nominated last year at the "Prince of Asturias Awards" in Spain by one of the foundations in New York,NY. Please contact me and see if somehow we could develop some art projects with the community. I have my son, the architect Jose L. Mejia who coordinates all my projects and you could contact him also and see what we can do in this regards.

My web page is : www.primimodernismo.com

Sincerelly yours,

M. NOrey Agudelo
"Noriam"
Visual Artist