Community Arts Convening and Research Project

Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) announces the second annual National Convening and Research Project to advance the field of community arts. Funded by the Nathan Cummings Foundation and sponsored by MICA, the gathering will be held at California State University Monterey Bay (CSUMB), in the spring of 2009.

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How to Participate

To participate, please submit a brief abstract by November 15, 2008, and submit a preliminary text between October 1 and December 1 of 2008.

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Project Timeline

Learn more about the Project Timeline for the Community Arts Convening and Research Project.

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Criteria for Text Selection

Texts selected for presentation should meet the criteria provided.

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MICA’s Commitment to Community Arts

The nation’s oldest independent, fully accredited, degree-granting college of art, MICA has a long history of creative community engagement and is dedicated to the development and advancement of community arts models at several levels.

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The National Context for this Project

The Nathan Cummings Foundation (NCF) has provided funding to support the Community Arts Convening and Research Project, making possible this national convening, as well as the research, and publication of resulting research and writing concerning the work of the universities with degree-granting programs in arts and community building, community practitioners of all kinds, and communities and members from across the country.

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Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) announces a national convening & research project to advance the field of community arts. Funded by the Nathan Cummings Foundation, the gathering will be held at California State University, Monterey Bay (CSUMB) in the spring of 2009.