Arts and Culture

Take advantage of these free resources, to bring more art and culture into your home.

Classes and Events

10 University Art Classes You Can Take for Free Online

Dancing Alone Together

Kennedy Center Artists

Economic Resources for Artists

Arts and Culture Leaders of Color Emergency Fund

RESOURCES FOR BEING GOOD NEIGHBORS:  PRINCIPLES OF COMMUNITY CARE SESSION @ COMMON FIELD  (APRIL 2020)

This is an open document. If you have any questions or want to get in touch please contact info@c3initiative.org.

DISCUSSION TOPICS – WAYS WE SEEK TO BE GOOD NEIGHBORS

• Using a creative approach to engage with complex, systemic issues
• Challenging stigma
• Building trust over time
• Clearly living + sharing our values 

> LINK TO THE SLIDESHOW WE SHARED AT OUR COMMON FIELD SESSION

> SIGN UP FOR A MAILED PUBLICATION FEATURING RESOURCES FROM THIS SESSION + A LIST OF ALL THE QUESTIONS ASKED

LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT RESOURCES

Native Land Map Project

USDAC Honor Native Land: A Guide and Call to Acknowledgement 

Instigating Institutional Change Towards Decolonization – PICA 

KALEIDOSCOPE CONVERSATION INFO

Thoughts behind the format + how it works – Tova Averbuch

On Generous Listening & Asking Better Questions – Krista Tippett

SOCIAL JUSTICE + TRANSFORMATION TOOLS

Dismantling Racism: A Workbook for Social Change Groups –  Kenneth Jones and Tema Okun

Pods and Pod Mapping Worksheet – Mia Mingus for BATJC

Artivism: Painting a Future of Justice and Peace – Bioneers exploration of Artivism = art + activism

COMMUNITY CARE IN TIMES OF CRISIS

Community Care in the Time of Coronavirus – USDAC

BOOKS 

How can we practice radical hospitality, Practice Space Design Studio 2019

Entry Points: The Vera List Center Field Guide on Art and Social Justice, No. 1

Making Spaces Safer: A Guide to Giving Harassment the Boot Wherever You Work, Play, and Gather – Shawna Potter

The Feminist Utopia Project – edited by Alexandra Brodsky and Rachel Kauder Nalebuff

PROJECTS USING CREATIVE APPROACHES TO LIFT UP UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES (PORTLAND, OREGON FOCUS)

• Gather:Make:Shelter
• Tender Table 
• Write Around Portland
• P:ear
• Caldera
• Nat Turner Project
• Street Roots + Coffee For A Cause
• The City Repair Project
• I Love This Place PDX
• Cumbersome Multiples

GUIDES/TOOLS FOR COMMUNITY COLLABORATING 

Municipal Artist Partnerships: Tools and Resources

CRITICAL ESSAYS ABOUT SOCIAL PRACTICE + COMMUNITY ENGAGED ARTMAKING

We Need to Talk About Social Practice – manuel arturo abreu

Artwashing, or, Between Social Practice and Social Reproduction – Magally Miranda and Kyle Lane-McKinley

The Art of Direct Action – Karen van den Berg, Cara Jordan and Philipp Kleinmichel