http://www.artistcommunities.org/blog/creativity-in-context Creativity in Context blog entries - Alliance of Artists Communities xx http://www.artistcommunities.org/blogs/creativity-in-context/2009/11/extra-americans-losing-sense-of-place <p> One of the things that we hope will characterize Madroño Ranch: A Center for Writing and the Environment is a strong sense of place. It's right there, implicitly and explicitly, in our mission and vision statements. </p> <p> But how does one develop a sense of place? http://www.artistcommunities.org/blogs/creativity-in-context/2009/11/extra-americans-losing-sense-of-place#comments Creativity in Context Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:49:47 -0500 madrono 2615 at http://www.artistcommunities.org http://www.artistcommunities.org/blogs/creativity-in-context/2008/08/a-somewhat-unsettling-tour-of-aac-residencies-in-the-south-0 <p> A TRIP TO THE HEARTLAND<br /> A report from Taylor Van Horne, Director of the Instituto Sacatar  </p> <p> http://www.artistcommunities.org/blogs/creativity-in-context/2008/08/a-somewhat-unsettling-tour-of-aac-residencies-in-the-south-0#comments Creativity in Context Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:30:26 -0400 sacatar 1266 at http://www.artistcommunities.org http://www.artistcommunities.org/blogs/creativity-in-context/2008/05/its-all-connected-the-context-of-place How often has an artist at a residency felt that their work was deeply informed by and related to the ecology of that place? How about the local economy (such as it is)? How about the local cultural community (such as it is)?<br /> <br /> Beyond that, how many artists have felt that they are bringing their home community (if they call one home) with them to inform their work or to relate to the work of the residency?<br /> http://www.artistcommunities.org/blogs/creativity-in-context/2008/05/its-all-connected-the-context-of-place#comments Creativity in Context Mon, 12 May 2008 09:52:38 -0400 island 854 at http://www.artistcommunities.org