Creativity in Context

The Alliance provides me with colleagues in this small and unique field. It is wonderful to have people to touch base with on questions as large as how to support creativity in American society or as specific as what to do when the chef quits!

— Susan Page Tillett, Ragdale Foundation

Extra! Americans losing sense of place!

Posted november 20, 2009 by madrono

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.

But how does one develop a sense of place?

Creativity in Context

A Somewhat Unsettling Tour of Artists' Residencies in the South

Posted august 28, 2008 by sacatar

A TRIP TO THE HEARTLAND
A report from Taylor Van Horne, Director of the Instituto Sacatar

Creativity in Context

It's All Connected: The Context of Place

Posted may 12, 2008 by island

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)?

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?