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Artists Working in Community

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Hello!

Facilitators

    • Sam Buffington, sam@springboardforthearts.org

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Housekeeping

    • Edit your name with your pronouns/anything that is important for how folks might address you
    • Gather paper and writing instrument

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Expectations

    • Stay for the entire time
    • Be present (in the best way you can)
    • There will be some breakout discussions
    • Take care of yourself and your needs

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Introductions

Via Zoom Chat Waterfall

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Drop your:

  • Name
  • Location
  • Artistic practice/Community of Practice
  • Q: In one word, Community is ….

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Definition of Artist

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Why Local Artists?

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Your Values

Why does working in community matter to you?

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BREAK

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Project Examples

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Central Village Park

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Definition of Artist

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Why Local Artists?

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Spectrum of Collaboration

  • Who is in charge? Who makes decisions? Use this worksheet to clarify your thinking about a specific project OR your community-based work in general. Also use this tool to talk with collaborators, stakeholders, and other members of the community about project decision-making.

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  • If your role is staff/non-artist, use this worksheet to clarify your ideas about the role of the artists – and also you can modify this worksheet with you/your role in the place of the artist.

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  • For each aspect of a project, mark on the spectrum where the ideal balance between you (the artist) and the community falls. Answer the reflection questions afterwards.
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Spectrum of Collaboration

  • IDEATION. Who dreams, brainstorms, creates the vision, comes up with the ideas?
  • Community <—-------------------- >Artist
  • PROJECT PLAN. Who makes the decisions about project activities, timeline, budget, project evaluation, etc.?
  • Community <—-------------------- >Artist
  • ARTISTIC DESIGN. Who makes decisions about the design of any artistic products?
  • Community <—-------------------- >Artist
  • IMPLEMENTATION/CREATION. Who makes decisions related to creation and implementation? Who is involved in creation of the final product?
  • Community <—-------------------- >Artist

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Reflection Questions

  • Are you comfortable with your role? Is it a stretch for you, or the community you are working with?
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  • Is there a conflict between what you are comfortable with and what the project needs?
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  • Will you need to bring others onboard to help with aspects of the project where you are not comfortable?
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  • If your team or the community has a greater decision making role how do you support them in that role?
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  • How do you move from one portion of the spectrum to the other?

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Asset Based Thinking/ Asset Mapping

All communities have assets!

  • Individuals

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  • Groups/ institutions

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  • Physical Spaces

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EXHALE BY BRIAUNA WILLIAMS

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PROSPERITY DANCE BY DEJAJOELLE

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Agenda

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  • Overview of Springboard’s Work
  • Artist Working in Community Handbook Overview
  • Artists Groundwork Activity/Discussion
  • Community Groundwork Activity/Discussion
  • Asset Based Thinking
  • Project design

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Artist Impact

Change/enhance community narrative & identity

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Build social capital & diversify �cross-sector networks

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Increase community health�& economic vitality

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Office Hours

We invite you to join any or all of the 2023 Springboard Virtual Drop-In Office Hours for Creative Community Work

Calendar invite to follow via email

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*Please plan to arrive in the Zoom Meeting Room at the top of the hour

Sept 14, 2023 1-2:30PM Central Time

Sept 28, 2023 1-2:30PM Central Time

Oct 12, 2023 1-2:30PM Central Time

Oct 26, 2023 1-2:30PM Central Time

Nov 9, 2023 1-2:30PM Central Time

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Homework

Artists & Org Staff-What I bring, Project Scoping Worksheet for September 13

  • All: Using the What I bring Worksheet and Project Scoping Worksheet as tools, have a conversation with your partner org/artist
  • Goal: Get to know each other's’ strengths (What I Bring Worksheet), and discuss Goals, Community, Context, and Opportunities for your project. (Project Scoping Worksheet).
  • Artists: Prepare to share about your conversation at the September 13 session
  • Roses and Thorns

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