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Beginner's Guide to Community-Based Arts, 2nd Edition

by Keith Knight

Subject
Social Topics - General (see also headings under Family)
Age
Teen
Format
Trade Paperback
Pages
200
Publisher
New Village Press
Size
18.5 cm × 24.1 cm
ISBN
9781613320242

Ten transformative local arts projects come alive in this illustrated training manual for youth leaders and teachers. This energetic guidebook demonstrates the enormous power of art in grass-roots social change.

Ten transformative local arts projects come alive in the revised second edition of this comics-illustrated training manual for teens, youth leaders, and young activists. This energetic guidebook demonstrates the enormous power of art in grassroots social change. It presents proven models of community-based arts programs, plus techniques, discussion questions, and plentiful resources.This improved second edition includes updated resources and guidelines, along with a new comic art introduction by illustrator Keith Knight.

About the creators

Keith KnightIllustrator

Keith Knight is an award-winning cartoonist, graphic storyteller, and creator of three popular comic strips?The Knight Life, The K Chronicles, and (th)ink.

Mat SchwarzmanIllustrator

Mat Schwarzman is a theater artist, educator, and writer in the field of community-based arts since 1985, helping to establish arts education programs for teens and college students across the country.

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What reviewers said

"?An amazing educational collection of thousands of social change artists of varied, diverse backgrounds and locations.?"
Nancy Lorraine
"?Cartoons as an educational tool at last! Here?s an inspired book of true stories, written in the language of comics, which graphically conveys the struggles and artistic triumphs of community activism.?"
Eric Drooker
"?By the time they finish this entertaining and inventive book, beginners will become pros. And a whole new wave of community-based artists should be revving up and getting down to work.""
Lucy R. Lippard
""Beginner's Guide to Community-Based Arts is a rich combination of life stories, curriculum ideas and insights about the importance of nurturing creativity to confront the difficult circumstances many people find themselves living in these days""
Erica Kohl-Arenas
"?High school principals take note: this is an ideal manual for promoting high-level learning ? how to use what you have learned to make a difference. It offers a process for activating young people by tapping into the creativity that resides within us all.?"
Tom Tew
"?With its hip and inviting writing and graphics, this manual is a vital tool for youth (and those interested in working with youth) to learn effective ways art can animate transformational social and political change.?"
John R. Killacky
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