In November 2007, artistic directors from four artist-led organizations (Cornerstone Theater Company, Liz Lerman Dance Exchange, Sojourn Theatre, and Urban Bush Women) gathered to share ideas about community-engaged art practices, and connection with and responsibility to audiences and young artists. This report, written by Hannah Treuhaft, a company member from Sojourn Theatre and participant at the gathering, recaps and assembles themes and perspective from the four participating organizations. Through discussion, four themes and conversations dominated: 1) methodologies and implications of entering and leaving communities through residency projects, 2) annual training institutes and leadership training for citizen-artist participants, 3) successes and challenges of corporate partnerships as a source of revenue, and 4) arts-based community practice for traveling artist companies and their relationship to their home communities.
In November 2007, artistic directors from four artist-led organizations (Cornerstone Theater Company, Liz Lerman Dance Exchange, Sojourn Theatre, and Urban Bush Women) gathered to share ideas about community-engaged art practices, and connection with and responsibility to audiences and young artists. This report, written by Hannah Treuhaft, a company member from Sojourn Theatre and participant at the gathering, recaps and assembles themes and perspective from the four participating organizations. Through discussion, four themes and conversations dominated: 1) methodologies and implications of entering and leaving communities through residency projects, 2) annual training institutes and leadership training for citizen-artist participants, 3) successes and challenges of corporate partnerships as a source of revenue, and 4) arts-based community practice for traveling artist companies and their relationship to their home communities.
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