Works of Heart
Building Village Through the Arts
Suzanne Young author Lynne Elizabeth author
Format:Paperback
Publisher:New Village Press
Published:4th Sep '18
Should be back in stock very soon
This paperback is available in another edition too:
- Hardback£39.00(9780976605409)
This full-color celebration of communities engaged in creative cultural expression profiles nine exemplary grassroots arts projects depicting an intersection of creativity with love of place. Stories range from children building an African-inspired mud facade on their Oregon middle school to an annual blessing-procession and festival in North Philadelphia that brings to life dozens of the most depressed blocks in urban America. Other regions represented include Minneapolis, Boston, Berkeley, rural Maine, San Francisco, the New York Bronx, and Vancouver, Canada. Community-based arts resources are sited throughout.
Works of Heart offers a compendium of multicultural human-interest stories that will inspire and inform both community development professionals and citizen activists. Among those profiled are Lily Yeh and the Village of Arts and Humanities, Clara Wainwright and the Faith Quilts Project, Dolly Hopkins and Public Dreams, and the Beehive Collective.
""power-packed, inspirational . . . a tribute not only to the communities with the courage to engage in forward-thinking approaches for community change but to the artists who participated."" * Children, Youth and Environments Vol. 17 No. 4: Elise Wood *
""A remarkable spectrum of artists who immersed themselves in their communities and emerged with projects, connections and experiences that transcend traditional notions of community art."" -- Jennifer Roche * Community Arts Network Reading Room *
""Community building is not just about housing, although we are doing that. It's not just about gardens, but that's an important backbone here. It's not just about education. It's all of that . . . but we must remember the heart."" -- Lily Yeh * Founder The Village of Arts and Humanities, Philadelphia *
ISBN: 9781613320853
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 272g
144 pages