Artists' Communities: A Directory of Residencies That Offer Time and Space for Creativity (3rd Edition)
The 3rd Edition of this widely-praised directory has been revised and updated to include an introduction by Robert MacNeil, an index of 347 residency pportunities worldwide, and comprehensive details on 95 residency centers, including:
Learn MoreArtists' Communities: Making the Case
A report on perception research conducted by the Alliance of Artists Communities in the Fall of 2005.
The Ultimate Residency Resource Guide
With more than 600 pages of newly compiled information, The URRG offers the essential tools needed for artists’ residencies to function at a highly professional level.
Learn MoreArtists Communities at Work: Lessons Learned
The first in the “Lessons Learned” series addresses three critical issues in the field of artists’ communities: Fund Development, Building Community Within, and Community Engagement/Outreach. The report includes case studies of six artists’ communities, detailing the programs, fundraising ideas, and creative environments that have enabled them to thrive. In addition, the report gives a detailed and thought-provoking analysis of a membership-wide survey on community engagement – the challenges and opportunities it presents, and a vision for the future.
Learn MoreAmerican Creativity At Risk: Restoring Creativity as a Priority in Public Policy, Cultural Philanthropy, and Education
Organized by the Alliance of Artists Communities and hosted by Brown University and the Rhode Island School of Design, the “American Creativity At Risk” symposium explored the nature of human creativity and its significance in a wide range of disciplines, taking artists’ communities as a model and a metaphor for fostering pure research and innovation in all sectors of our society and culture. The symposium resulted in a call to action addressing the challenges and opportunities of restoring creativity as a priority in public policy, Learn More
The Future of Creativity
What role will artists, scientists, thinkers and visionary citizens play in building the communities of the future? Organized by the Alliance of Artists Communities and hosted by the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, the “Future of Creativity” symposium brought together some of the nation’s leading thinkers to present a range of models of innovative, sustainable communities. Symposium speakers and panelists included Carol Becker, Stanley Crouch, Kahil El’Zabar, Guillermo Gómez-Peña, Dr. Clifford A. Jones, Sr., Bill Joy, T. Allan Comp, Monica Haslip, Ruby Lerner, Chris Quigg, Alan Weisman and Street-Level Youth Media, among others. The book is a narrative report of the proceedings.
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