Author: Gibans, Nina Freedlander

Publication Year: 1981

Media Type: Book

Summary:

The author traces the history of the community arts council movement.

Abstract:

The author traces the history of the community arts council movement.

CONTENTS
Part I: The settings.

  1. On the Dream.
  2. The contexts.

Part II: On History.

  3. The first thirty years.
      Beginnings.
      Definitions and functions.
      Future directions.

  4. Into the eighties.
      National groups and committees.
      States and Communities.
      One state: a framework for communities; North Carolina.
      Statewide and regional organizations.
      Toward a Federal-State-Local Partnership.
      Appendix: Chronology of Municipal involvement in the arts.

Part III. Creating a climate in which the arts can thrive.

  5. Services from A to Z.
  6. Fundraising.
  7. Technical assistance and training.
  8. Facilities.
  9. Information. research, media.
10. Update on festivals and performing and exhibiting opportunities; new
      places and spaces.
11. College/University relationships.
12. laws for public arts.
13. Programming for someone; professional outreach.

Part IV.: Ideas and Opinions.

14. The Washington and Jeffersons. 
      The people: Irwin, Hanes, and Newton.

15. Special perspectives.
      Jack Backus.
      Nancy Hanks.

16. Local political power and the national scene.
      The setting.
      Results.
      The people: Logue, Uhlman, and Jackson.

17. Practitioners.
      More People: Blaine and Lomas.
      Background.

Part V: On issues; old myths and new realities.

18. TLC is not enough.
      Considering an arts councils.
      Role and value of community planning.

19. Leadership, defined and redefined.
      On training the professionals.
      Volunteerism. 
      Advocacy: an educated citizenry.

20. Artist roles and value systems.
      Artists in the community.
      Value systems and next audiences.

21. On Images.
      Evaluation and the place of the arts council.
      The arts and the total community.
      The image of the arts.

Epilogue: The Future.
Appendix: interviewees and resources.
Bibliography.
Index.

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Categories: Funding