Community Arts

Hey, for school we do house competitions consisting of art, drama and music this is for years 7-9.
I am in year 10 and have to guide my house in the art sector…. I have to come up with an idea a piece of Art could be anything from Mosaic to wire…. to do with the community (could be in school or out our the entire world…) any ideas?

Hang up a large piece of drywall. Next to it a large scroll of paper. People write a sentence or two creating or adding to a story. Then paint a picture as depicted by your words, goes on and on.

C.C. Arshagra’s Introduction II on Bio-Ethics. Intro to online community project Art and science, and CCA Cultrual Communication Arts come together here to promote awareness of The GENETIC BILL of RIGHTS. A Bill authored in 2000 by THE COUNCIL for RESPONSIBLE GENETICS. Sheldon Krimsky is currently the Chair of THE COUNCIL for RESPONSIBLE GENETICS.

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I followed this link to a large community art contest/project for students and it sounds like the teachers send in their artwork and it gets delievered in armored vehicles to New Orleans and it will be a part of a large piece of art there and will help rebuild (raising money I guess?) New Orleans. Sounds like a great project for my students but I can’t find the information again anywhere! have tried several searches! Had something like "bucks" in it or something to do with money in the name of the project. Does anybody know what i’m talking about? I have to find it so we can get started!

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I do have some, but at our school we have this emphasis on community art things so in a way it would be helping with sources from other places.

If that makes sense!!
Thanks

I have several wonderful emails that were sent to may showing pictures that you will ot see in a lifetime and pictures of earth from space etc. I am more than happy to email them to you and you can take a look at them and see if they will help you just drop me a line if you do.

With the generous support of the Houston A+ Challenged and the leadership of Kashmere High School, the Museum of Cultural Arts Houston(MOCAH) has taken on one of it’s most ambitious community art projects todate. The Kashmere High School Community Arts Initiative is designed to engage students, teachers, faculty, alumni, parents and community members into a public art project that reflects the historical and academic legacy of Kashmere High School.

MOCAH uses art & creativity as tools for social and community development.

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Hello All,

My mom, who is a high school art teacher, and her students are inviting the public to participate in a community art project for an installation at Hebron High School (Northwest Indiana). Your participation would be greatly appreciated by the students at Hebron High and it will only take up a minute or so of your time.

Students are asking residents of every age to anonymously share their answer to the following question:

“What is your favorite sound?”

Your response should be brief, honest, and reflect a memory brought to mind from the question.

Answers may be sent to me or to the following e-mail address: favsounds@hotmail.com.

Responses will be compiled now through April 25th and included in a large scale, temporary, assembled artwork during the annual Hebron High School Student Art Exhibit.

Thank you in advance for your time and consideration!

I love the sound of a cat purring!!!!

I love the sound of a thunder storm!

For my project I’m supposed to:

Demonstrate creativity in the communication of the concerns of the Asian American community in areas such as Health, Education and Culture. The display of this communication can be in the form of written reports, film, video, new media techniques, and the development of performances or materials in the Arts and Sciences.

Any ideas?

One interesting fact is that Asian Americans use the mental health system less than other groups, and yet it appears that their mental health status is no better. It’s mor a social stigma to be thought of as going for help. That leads to more suicides and extreme behavior (think Virginia Tech). What is being done to increase awareness in AA communities? What plays and art by AAs take this into account? Would be interesting.

For the last 10 years People’s CORE, a not-for-profit, community based organization, has been
serving the communities of Los Angeles and the South Bay through the following programs:
Community Health and Environmental Justice Advocacy, Resource Leadership Development
Institute for the Youth, Immigrant Rights and Social Justice, Culture and Arts Enhancement, and
other Special Projects. People’s CORE also initiated and continues to support the Filipino WWII
Veteran’s struggle for justice and equity.

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I am both a Christian and a performance/visual artist. However, when choosing which projects to align myself with, I almost always stay away from faith-based endeavours, as I find that Christian arts are usually poor quality and lack creativity. Instead of working in arts ministries in my church, I try to be a positive force in the arts programs at school and in the community. It frustrates me to no end that people seem to think that you can take a piece of art, make it about God, and expect people to appreciate it because the artist’s "heart was in the right place"!
Am I morally wrong for choosing only secular art projects?
Is it really too much to expect faith-based art to show the same quality and imagination, if not more, than its secular counterparts?
Do you think a Christian artist should be above reproach simple because they did what they did with God in mind?

I hear what you’re saying; however, perhaps the frustration you are experiencing is rooted in personal taste and differences between trained vs. untrained.

Determining the "quality" of a creative product is a very subjective experience—do you mean "degree of technical skill" or "ingeniousness" or "good intent?" The same holds true for establishing its degree of "creativity."

An arts ministry does not exist to impress and compete and get a good review in the New Yorker; it ideally encourages the creative gifts of those who participate, and fosters individual and community growth. "They" don’t expect your appreciation; that’s not the point. It’s a different paradigm than that of the professional or aspiring professional who throws their hat in the commercial and critical ring.

Nothing wrong with what you are doing, though—you should develop your art through the means most expedient to you.

An artist ideally pursues and manifests "their thing" with little regard to acceptance by any assumed audience—to "tailor" or purge one’s expression in order to promote one’s career veers into commercial hire. This is why "professional" artists often end up producing craft rather than art, while "amateurs," unfettered by critical concerns and free to express themselves, can produce things of pure inspiration and artistic integrity, even while lacking in standardized, technical "skills."
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EDIT: yeah ormus you tell the truth

EDIT 2: Are you feeling guilty for not participating in faith-based programming, because you prefer to express yourself in a personal and intimate way, which appears incongruent with the "message" or "outreach" goals of a religious organization? If so, you are not alone in this and should feel confident that an integrated faith finds expression in creation, even if the endeavor is not labeled "religious."

Google some of these creative artists and intellectuals: Gerald Manley Hopkins; CS Lewis; Philip Lamantia; Joseph Cornell; Marc Chagall; Hans Arp; Thomas Merton………..
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Greenacre is a suburb that is typical of the cultural diversity of South Western Sydney. The local community is made up of cultural groups that may have only some understanding of each other’s stories and values. Bankstown Council decided to initiate a town centre upgrade that established quality public space and Public Art projects. The priority was that this development process would engage local people.

Key Public Artworks have been installed with great approval of locals. The success of the ongoing Greenacre project is that it provides an opportunity for dialogue and cultural representation which is helping build stronger understanding and community harmony in Greenacre today.

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