NATIONAL ARTS PUBLICATION DATABASE (NAPD)
Arts Resolution Services: A National Mediation Program for the Arts

Author: Robinson, Alma

Publication Year: 1994

Media Type: Periodical (article)

Summary:

California Lawyers for the Arts (C.L.A.) began its alternative dispute resolution program in 1980, when a group of concerned board members decided that the adversarial nature of litigation was not the best service for most conflicts in the arts community.

Abstract:

California Lawyers for the Arts (CLA) began its alternative dispute resolution program in 1980, when a group of concerned board members decided that the adversarial nature of litigation was not the best service for most conflicts in the arts community. Some 550 resolved cases later, CLA has developed a new national project, Arts Resolution Services, with collaborating art/law organizations in Texas and Washington, D.C.

As a result, local arts agency leaders now have a substantive resource available for direct services or referrals when confronted with disputes such as: misunderstandings between artists, problems arising in regranting programs, disputes between collaborating organizations, conflicts between staffs and boards or between agency personnel. Alternative dispute resolution processes have aso been adapted for use in facilitating meetings developing collaborative ventures, managing organizational change and gathering community input as part of cultural planning processes. (p. 1)

CONTENTS
Inter-state conflicts.
Other critical issues facing the arts community.
Cultural equity issues.
Cultural facilities issues.
Freedom of expression disputes.
Economic distress.
Managing organizational change.
Youth conflict resolution and the arts.
Tips for successful collaborations.

Arts & Intersections:

Categories: Leadership

ADDITIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Series Title: Americans for the Arts Monograph

Edition: Volume 3, Number 4

URL:

SBN/ISSN:

Pages: 16

Resources: Document

PUBLISHER INFORMATION

Name: Americans for the Arts

Website URL: https://www.americansforthearts.org