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September 08, 2008

The New Hybridity: HOME, New Orleans and Emerging Forms of Community/ University/Arts Collaboration
The ins and outs of a conflicted and fragile undertaking. By Ron Bechet and Amy Koritz (September 2008)

Belongings - A Neighborhood Search: Creative Alliance at The Patterson
We are born into our family, our skin color, our culture and class. Can we really choose a community? By Luisa Bieri de Rios (September 2008)

Principles of Working in a Community: Resources for Social Change
The working philosophy of a mobile lab for arts and activism in the American South. By Gwylene Gallimard and Hope Clark (September 2008)

The Collaboration Among Youth, Organizers and Artists
Working together on gang violence in Baltimore. By Whitney Frazier (September 2008)

What the Moment Requires of Us: Toward Egalitarian Relationships in Community Arts Mentoring
A road map for community arts mentors. By Cinder Hypki (September 2008)

Comparative Arts Training in Richmond's Inner City
Nurturing excellent and engaged young performing artists in the Bay Area's Iron Triangle. By Jordan Simmons (September 2008)

An Ethic of the End: How Planning and Evaluation Make Art Political
Art for social justice: Is it Art? Only if it has a clear vision of its purpose. By David Sloan (September 2008)

Models for Working with Youth in Community Arts
A comparison of the educative model and the youth development model. By Stephani Etheridge Woodson (September 2008)