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Places to Study: Training in Community Arts

This is a partial guide to training in the field of community arts. We have concentrated here on academic degree programs, other academic-credit courses and workshop courses (of all kinds), but with emphasis on training that includes experience in the field. Please contact the listed sources for accurate and complete information. This is by no means a complete guide. (Web links may take you to a department, but not the specific class.) If you have corrections or additions for this list, please e-mail apinews@apionline.org.

ALABAMA | Nondegree Course/Program
School of Architecture
Auburn University, Newbern

ARIZONA | Degree Program
School of Theatre and Film
Arizona State University, Tempe

ARIZONA | Degree Program
Herberger College of the Arts
Arizona State University, Tempe

AUSTRALIA | Degree Program
University of Melbourne

CALIFORNIA | Nondegree Course/Program
California College of the Arts, Oakland & San Francisco

CALIFORNIA | Nondegree Course/Program
California Institute for the Arts, Valencia

CALIFORNIA | Fellowship
Cornerstone Theater, Los Angeles

CALIFORNIA | Degree Program
Visual & Performing Arts Dept.
University of San Francisco

CALIFORNIA | Degree Program
School of Fine Arts
University of Southern California, Los Angeles

CALIFORNIA | Workshop
Precita Eyes Mural Arts and Visitors Center
San Francisco

CALIFORNIA | Degree Program
Dell'Arte International School of Physical Theatre
Blue Lake

CALIFORNIA | Degree Program
Department of Theatre
Cal Poly Pomona

CALIFORNIA | Institute
Center for Art & Public Life
California College of the Arts, Oakland campus

CALIFORNIA | Degree Program
Otis College of Art and Design
Los Angeles

CALIFORNIA | Degree Program
Visual and Public Art Department
College of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences
California State University Monterey Bay, Seaside

CALIFORNIA | Apprenticeship/Internship
Los Angeles County Arts Commission, Los Angeles

CALIFORNIA | Institute
Cornerstone Theater Company, Los Angeles

CALIFORNIA | Degree Program
California College of the Arts, Oakland and San Francisco

CANADA | Workshop
Headlines Theatre
Vancouver, B.C.

CANADA | Degree Program
with specialization in Theatre and Development
Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec

CANADA | Degree Program
School of Dramatic Art
Drama in Education and Community
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
University of Windsor, Ontario

CANADA | Apprenticeship/Internship
Jumblies Theatre and Davenport Perth Neighbourhood Centre Toronto, Ontario

CANADA | Degree Program
University of Victoria, Victoria, B.C.

CANADA | Degree Program
Faculties of Environmental Studies and Fine Arts
York University, Toronto, Ont.

CANADA | Nondegree Course/Program
Wikwemikong Unceded Indian Reserve
Manitowaning, Manitoulin Island, Lake Huron, Ontario

COLORADO | Degree Program
University of Action Learning
Boulder, Colorado

CZECH REPUBLIC | Nondegree Course/Program
SIT Study Abroad
World Learning
Prague

ENGLAND | Degree Program
King Alfred's College, Winchester

ENGLAND | Degree Program
School of Architecture and the Visual Arts
University of East London

ENGLAND | Degree Program
School of Arts and Humanities
Oxford Brookes University, Oxford

ENGLAND | Degree Program
University of East London, England
Newham Sixth Form College, London

ENGLAND | Degree Program
Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts, Liverpool

ENGLAND | Degree Program
Drama Department
Manchester University, Manchester

ENGLAND | Degree Program
Goldsmiths College, University of London

ENGLAND | Degree Program
Cumbria Institute of the Arts, Carlisle

ENGLAND | Degree Program
DeMontfort University, Leicester and Bradford

FLORIDA | Degree Program
Florida State University, Tallahassee

FLORIDA | Degree Program
Dance Program, Department of Theatre and Dance
Florida International University, Miami

FLORIDA | Degree Program
Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale

ILLINOIS | Nondegree Course/Program
Columbia College Chicago

ILLINOIS | Degree Program
School of the Art Institute of Chicago

ILLINOIS | Degree Program
with concentration in Community Arts Management
Department of Public Administration
University of Illinois at Springfield

ILLINOIS | Degree Program
Columbia College Chicago

ILLINOIS | Nondegree Course/Program
Department of Liberal Education and
Office of Community Arts Partnerships
Columbia College Chicago

ILLINOIS | Degree Program
School of Art and Design
University of Illinois at Chicago

IOWA | Nondegree Course/Program
Art Education Program
University of Iowa, Iowa City

KENTUCKY | Nondegree Course/Program
Department of Theatre
University of Kentucky, Lexington

LOUISIANA | Degree Program
Department of Art, Xavier University of Louisiana, New Orleans

LOUISIANA | Nondegree Course/Program
Tulane and Xavier Universities, New Orleans

MARYLAND | Degree Program
Limited Residency Program
Goucher Gollege, Baltimore

MARYLAND | Institute
Liz Lerman Dance Exchange, Takoma Park

MARYLAND | Apprenticeship/Internship
Liz Lerman Dance Exchange, Takoma Park

MARYLAND | Degree Program
Center for Art Education
Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore

MASSACHUSETTS | Workshop
Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, Beckett

MASSACHUSETTS | Institute
Arts Extension Service
Division of Continuing Education
University of Massachusetts Amherst

MASSACHUSETTS | Institute
Artist's Resource Center, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

MICHIGAN | Nondegree Course/Program
U-M Ginsberg Center
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

MICHIGAN | Nondegree Course/Program
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

MINNESOTA | Nondegree Course/Program
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

MINNESOTA | Nondegree Course/Program
Higher Education Consortium for Urban Affairs
Minneapolis-St. Paul

MINNESOTA | Institute
Intermedia Arts, Minneapolis

MISSOURI | Institute
Regional Arts Commission and Webster University
St. Louis

NEW JERSEY | Nondegree Course/Program
Continuing Education and Professional Development Program
School of Social Work
Rutgers University, New Jersey

NEW JERSEY | Nondegree Course/Program
Transcultural New Jersey-Public Service Arts Program
Academic & Public Partnerships in the Arts and Humanities
Rutgers University, New Brunswick & Newark

NEW JERSEY | Institute
New Brunswick

NEW YORK | Nondegree Course/Program
Paul A. Kaplan Center for Educational Drama
Creative Arts Team
City University of New York, New York City

NEW YORK | Nondegree Course/Program
Paul A. Kaplan Center for Educational Drama
Creative Arts Team
City University of New York, New York City

NEW YORK | Degree Program
Department of Art and Public Policy
Tisch School of the Arts
New York University, New York City

NEW YORK | Degree Program
Theatre Studies, Department of Drama
New York University, New York City

NEW YORK | Institute
Urban Bush Women, Brooklyn, New York

NEW YORK | Degree Program
School of Professional Studies
City University of New York, New York City

NEW YORK | Nondegree Course/Program
Graduate Studies in Theatre
Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxvile

NEW YORK | Nondegree Course/Program
Graduate School of Arts and Science
New York University, New York

NORTH CAROLINA | Workshop
Center for Documentary Studies
Duke University
Durham, North Carolina

NORTH CAROLINA | Degree Program
with Community Dance Concentration
Department of Dance
University of North Carolina, Greensboro

OHIO | Nondegree Course/Program
Theatre Department
Miami University
Oxford, Ohio

OHIO | Nondegree Course/Program
Department of Theatre and Film
Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green

OREGON | Degree Program
with Community Arts Concentration
Arts and Administration Program
School of the Arts and Applied Architecture
University of Oregon, Eugene

OREGON | Degree Program
Arts and Administration Program
School of the Arts and Applied Architecture
University of Oregon, Eugene

OREGON | Apprenticeship/Internship
Sojourn Theatre, Portland

OREGON | Institute
Sojourn Theatre at Lewis & Clark College
Portland, Oregon
July 11-16, 2005

PENNSYLVANIA | Degree Program
Drexel University, Philadelphia

PENNSYLVANIA | Nondegree Course/Program
Art and Art Education Department
Tyler School of Art, Temple University
Philadelphia

PENNSYLVANIA | Fellowship
Asian Arts Initiative
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

PENNSYLVANIA | Apprenticeship/Internship
Touchstone Theatre, Bethlehem

PENNSYLVANIA | Degree Program
Eastern University, Philadelphia

PENNSYLVANIA | Institute
Music School Settlement, Philadelphia

RHODE ISLAND | Degree Program
Art + Design Education Department
Rhode Island School of Design, Providence

RHODE ISLAND | Nondegree Course/Program
Education Department, Brown University, Providence

SCOTLAND | Degree Program
Department of Sport, Culture and the Arts
University of Strathclyde, Glasgow

SCOTLAND | Degree Program
Centre for Community Arts Research & Practice
School of Drama
Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh

SWITZERLAND | Degree Program
European Graduate School, Saas Fee

TEXAS | Nondegree Course/Program
Esperanza Center, San Antonio, Texas

TEXAS | Degree Program
Department of Theatre and Dance
University of Texas, Austin

VERMONT | Degree Program
Goddard College, Plainfield

VIRGINIA | Degree Program
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg

WASHINGTON | Workshop
Mandala Center
Port Townsend, Washington

WASHINGTON | Degree Program
Goddard College, Port Townsend

WISCONSIN | Fellowship
John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan

WYOMING | Nondegree Course/Program
The Bauen Camp. Parkman

 
 


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