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June 19, 2008

A Bridge Conversation on Direct and Indirect Approaches to Community Change
Littleglobe and South West Organizing Project talk about finding a relationship between community-engaged arts and organizing. By Valerie Martinez, Robby Rodriguez, Molly Sturges and Rosina Roibal (June 2008)

A Bridge Conversation on Who Will Carry the Work Forward
An intergenerational conversation at the State of Nation Arts & Performance Festival and a tribute to Nayo Watkins. By Caron Atlas, R. Lena Richardson and Carlton Turner (June 2008)

A Bridge Conversation on the Tensions and Synergies of Being Strategic and Creative
Brad Lander and Esther Robinson talk about organizing and art, anthropological listening, and whether being holistic is important. By Esther Robinson (June 2008)

June 11, 2008

A Bridge Conversation on Planning the Revolution over Collards
Tufara Waller Muhammad and Javiera Benavente talk about the long tradition of arts and culture in Southern organizing and the danger of putting the spotlight on individuals. By Javiera Benavente (June 2008)

A Bridge Conversation on the Creativity of Strategic Communications
Dee Davis and Michelle Miller talk about the aesthetics and mathematics of social change. By Michelle Miller (June 2008)

A Bridge Conversation on Listening to the Stories Underneath the Work We Do
Paula Allen and Lena Richardson talk about traditional arts and culture as resources for Native community health. By R. Lena Richardson (June 2008)

June 05, 2008

Community Arts Perspectives: An Editorial
Introducing the online publication of the Community Arts Convening and Research Project. By Amalia Mesa-Bains (June 2008)

[classified]: stories that catalyze dialogue about diversity
Four Virginia Tech students bridge the gap between university policy and individual experience. From Community Arts Perspectives, Vol. 1, No. 1. By Laura Agnich, Kimberly Baker, Megan Carney and Shannon Turner (June 2008)

Between Grace and Fear: The Role of the Arts in a Time of Change
Talking with creative thinkers about a major shift in worldview. From Community Arts Perspectives, Vol. 1, No. 1. By William Cleveland and Patricia A. Shifferd (June 2008)

Framework for Understanding Ruby Payne
Teaching art students to apply a theory about poverty to their internships in Baltimore's public schools. From Community Arts Perspectives, Vol. 1, No. 1. By E. Blaise DePaolo (June 2008)

Finding Multiple Truths in Challenging Times
Liz Lerman Dance Exchange partners with science in a trans-domain process with many outcomes. From Community Arts Perspectives, Vol. 1, No. 1. By Jane Hirshberg (June 2008)

Structuring a Catalytic Arts Education Program: The Saturday Program at Cooper Union
Student teachers run a powerful community program for teens in New York, founded by undergraduates in the 1960s. From Community Arts Perspectives, Vol. 1, No. 1. By Karma Mayet Johnson (June 2008)

A New Day in the Academy
What happens when discussions about privilege, power and difference butt up against the entrenched conservatism of the academy and establishment art? From Community Arts Perspectives, Vol. 1, No. 1. By Ken Krafchek (June 2008)

Creating a Model for Institutional and Personal Change with Music Theatre Workshop
Collaborative playwriting helps incarcerated girls in Chicago heal from abuse. From Community Arts Perspectives, Vol. 1, No. 1. By Meade Palidofsky (June 2008)

Viewpoint: Community Collaborative Arts
Community art is an edgy collective experience with aesthetic qualities of its own. From Community Arts Perspectives, Vol. 1, No. 1. By Johanna Poethig (June 2008)

Interposing on the Collective Culture through the Arts: A Case Study of One University Course
What if artists merged discussions about formal aesthetics and the elements and principles of art/design with discussions about moral growth and public good? From Community Arts Perspectives, Vol. 1, No. 1. By Rachel Marie-Crane Williams (June 2008)