Community Arts

This introduction to the Art Institute previews its world-renowned collection, inspiring gallery spaces, and dynamic educational programs. See more related videos at http://artic.edu/education_videos

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While Community Café deepened its roots in Chicago, IMAN extends its branches in New York City with a very special Community Café at the historic Apollo Theater in Harlem. After an incredibly successful Community Café at the Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial Center in January of 2009, we are returning to New York on January 23rd of 2010 for our grandest edition of Community Café yet, God willing!

www.imancentral.org

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The NALAC Leadership Institute, www.nalac.org

Now in its 8th year, the NALAC Leadership Institute brings emerging Latino artists and key staff of community based Latino arts and cultural organizations from across the nation for intensive training in nonprofit arts management and leadership development. Fifteen to twenty applicants are selected to attend each year, and up to two people from an organization can apply!

The NALAC Leadership Institute has created a powerful national network of Latino arts leaders, whose creative intellect is shaping the future of Latino arts and culture.

The NALAC Leadership Institute training includes instruction in such areas as:

• Fundraising and Grant Writing
• Capacity Building
• Audience Development
• Outreach & Publicity
• New Technologies
• Trends in Philanthropy
• Leadership Transition
• Case Study Reviews

The NALAC Leadership Institute also provides the unique opportunity to meet and network with peers from around the country working in every artistic discipline.

Past Leadership Institute instructors and presenters have included Rosalba Rolon (Pregones Theater), Abel Lopez (GALA Theatre), Maribel Alvarez (The Southwest Center), Anthony J. Garcia (El Centro Su Teatro), Jesse Borrego (Actor) and Tomas Ybarra Frausto (independent scholar).

Applying to the Leadership Institute is a benefit of NALAC membership. We encourage you to become a member today and enjoy other benefits, such as the opportunity to apply to the NALAC Fund for the Arts grant, free admission to the Regional Arts Training Workshops and discounts to NALAC’s National Convenings.

As a member, you will also receive subscriptions to NALAC’s monthly eBoletin newsletter and tri-annual El Aviso magazine, thus keeping informed about upcoming funding opportunities, events and other great resources for the Latino arts field. Affordable annual membership rates start at $35 for individuals and $45 for families.

For more information, please call 210-432-3982, email info@nalac.org. or visit www.nalac.org.

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Instructor, Roderic Watson lead a team of 20 high school students, from YES Prep., in the creation of Sacred Geometry designs. The designs will be incorporated into ceramic tile mosaic sidewalk inlays that will be a part of the new Greenspoint Bridge in Houston Texas. The project is sponsored by the Greenspoint Redevelopment Authority. This is another public art project by the Museum of Cultural Arts Houston. Visit MOCAH online at www.mocah.org or call 713.224.2787 for more information.

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Halloween Parade

The Fourth Dragon of Shandon Halloween Lantern Parade.

www.corkcommunityartlink.com

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The Arts Council for Long Beach is working to update the city’s cultural master plan. The process began last year guided by a Steering Committee of 75 Community Leaders. Input was generated from throughout Long Beach. That first phase produced a documents of six major goals and proposed strategies. The second phase is underway now to develop to implementation strategies and we need everyone’s input.

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[Features photos and video from the "Henniker-San Ramón Comics Exchange" 2009 delegation to Nicaragua.] Young artists in rural San Ramón, Nicaragua plan, discuss, draw, and read original comics about their communities, as part of a comics-based cultural exchange with their sister community in Henniker, NH, USA. Students draw & write about communities, work, food, families, important issues, folktales, local history, and more in a variety of educational settings, public schools, art programs, community organizations, &c.

Program design by Marek Bennett [ http://www.marekbennett.com ]
Henniker-San Ramón Comics Exchange = http://www.marekbennett.com/comicsworkshop/comics-workshops/henniker-san-ramon-comics-exchange

NICARAGUA Comics Travel Journal (graphic novel):
http://www.marekbennett.com/blog/2009/08/nicaragua-comics-travel-journal/

HSR Sister Community Project = http://hennikersanramon.blogspot.com/

~ Music from “A Thicket” (Marek Bennett, 2003), featuring the official ukelele of the 2009 HSR-CE Delegation. ~

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(February 19, 2010) How does a city become a vibrant arts center? What actions can government and private organizations to support the arts? How do we create a culturally engaged citizenry? Connie Martinez and Barbara Goldstein speak about their strategies to transform San Jose into a vibrant cultural center.

Connie Martinez is the Managing Director and CEO of 1stAct Silicon Valley and Barbara Goldstein is the Public Art Director for the City of San Jose Office of Cultural Affairs.

Stanford University:
http://www.stanford.edu/

Stanford Institute for Creativity and the Arts:
http://arts.stanford.edu/

Stanford University Channel on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/stanford

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Experience Haliwa Saponi tribal dancing and drumming rehearsals with the tribes Youth Services Director Sharon Berrun.

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You see it everywhere… in your towns and cities. But is it really art? What would you say if you were asked, “What is public art?”

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