Engaging classrooms and communities through art : a guide to designing and implementing community-based art education /

Krensky, Beth, 1965-

Engaging classrooms and communities through art : a guide to designing and implementing community-based art education / Beth Krensky and Seana Lowe Steffen. - Lanham : Altamira Press, c2009. - xvi, 188 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-177) and index.

Introduction to community art and community-based art education -- The practice of community art: from setting the stage to making art -- The art practitioner: making the most of opportunities and challenges -- The participants: seeing the power of community art -- The theory behind the practice -- Murals, with case study by Juliet Biagi -- Photography, with case study by Jennifer Atkinson -- Graphics in posters and billboards, with case study by Juliet Biagi -- Video by Irina Zadov, with case study by Matt Bradley -- Dance by Kathleen Kingsley, with case study by Deborah Reshotko -- Appendix A: a brief history of murals -- Appendix B: a brief history of photography -- Appendix C: a brief history of posters and billboards -- Appendix D: a brief history of video -- Appendix E: a brief history of dance -- Appendix F: general resources.

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Community arts projects--United States.
Arts--Study and teaching--United States.
Proyectos de arte comunitario--Estados Unidos.
Arte--Estudio y enseñanza.

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