The CAN Report

The State of the Field of Community Cultural Development: Something New Emerges

A Report from the CAN Gathering, May 2004

By Linda Frye Burnham, Steven Durland and Maryo Gard Ewell

Published by Art in the Public Interest July, 2004

Table of Contents Summary The Charge of the Gathering, Its Methodology and Terms Comparing the Field: 2001 to 2004 Emergence of a New Energy What Must Happen for This Field to Develop? Appendices

Appendix II: Participant Biographies and Answers to Three Preparatory Questions

Prior to the Gathering, participants (including Rockefeller and CAN staff) were asked to:

• share biographical information
• respond in writing to: “How do you describe the work you do?”
• respond in writing to: “What is the most recent significant change in the way you do your work?”
• List the burning questions you bring to this meeting.” This question was deliberately left open-ended so that questions could range from the highly personal to the global, from the concrete to the theoretical.

Their responses are presented in this appendix. It is available as a 22-page downloadable PDF document (160k).

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