Artists and Community
An indispensable series of conversations on the nature of art and community have been taking place around the country as part of a project at the Center for Community Change. Called Bridge Conversations, they are being posted on Community Arts Network.
One of the things we learned is that some of the most creative strategies live in the intersections of disciplines, sectors, cultures and generations. We also found that many of the most effective people we met were those who are building bridges and creating hybrid and integrated programs and strategies. This series of essays seeks to learn from a diverse group of these creative people who recognize and further deep connections between environment, education, community development, politics, social service, public health and anthropology, and art and culture. While we started out focusing primarily on people’s work, we soon found that the journey to a holistic perspective includes people’s personal lives– how they grow up, how they connect cultures and world views and how they balance their personal life and their work.
