Community Arts Network

http://www.communityarts.net/

i clicked on the first link since prison has been in recent discussion and i started reading the excerpt. then i realized i don't have the time to read all of it. then i realized i need to read more. i wish reading felt more natural to me. (is this a observation reflection... whoops, wrong blog.)

http://www.communityarts.net/readingroom/archivefiles/2010/03/book_excerpt_by.php



this CAN website has a lot of information.

CAPE website

http://www.capeweb.org/index.html

WHY TEACHER/ARTIST PARTNERSHIPS?
Teacher/artist partnerships challenge both partners to broaden their thinking and to expand their effective practice. "The presence of the arts in a school acts as a leveling force. It creates a space – a 'demilitarized zone' – in which educators can reflect on their teaching practice, as well as a generative force, creating an exotic terrain in which educators can reconfigure their relationships."

Renaissance in the Classroom, pg. 19

i think i need this book they keep quoting. could be good for thesis work.

here's another great resource for resources :) a list of some things we are already aware of, but another compilation of resources non the less. always a good thing even if it's information overload at times.

http://www.capeweb.org/resources.html#02

i like their concept for a "living library"

LIVING LABORATORY
CAPE believes that the intersection of formal research and action research is an essential element of school transformation.
CAPE works to be a learning organization – moving from an arts education program delivery model to a living laboratory in which practitioners and formal researchers collaborate to both develop new understandings of their own practices, as well as to contribute to the discourse in the field.

Stockyard Institute

http://www.stockyardinstitute.org/index.html

never heard of the stockyard institute. i'm glad i've been introduced to it though. i checked out their outreach programs and came across this video.

Gang Proof Suit video... just another reminder of what these kids fear.

Gang Proof Suit from Stockyard Institute on Vimeo.

Area Chicago dot org, where'd you go?

i just watched the video on the homepage and it made me happy, but now the website seems to be down. it's not my internet, b/c i can access other websites, but not this one. strange. anyway, i can say a few things b/c i am already a little bit familiar with this website. i used it as a resource last semester and referenced it in a presentation about maps. i love the chicago map project they have (which is what the video was based on). you can submit your own. i'm going to do one. i've been meaning to since last semester. anyway, maybe i'll restart firefox and see if i can get back on the website.... i'll come back with more later.

Chicago Art Department

"try it, make it, share it" the mission statement for CAD. love it. i like what these guys are about. watched the video and it got me excited. now i want to go make some art.

http://www.chicagoartdepartment.org/