Conversations about Community-based Arts and Literacy Partnerships
Posted by on February 17, 2006
Save the date! Join us for conversations about Community-based Arts and Literacy Partnerships
Friday, March 17th
9 AM ? 4 PM
Historic Church of the Advocate, 18th & Diamond Streets
Conference sessions include storytelling and art-making, panel discussions, performances and breakout sessions. Topics include:
*Art for Hearts? Sake: can arts and letters really transform lives?
*Doing Community: storytelling and case studies
*Institutional Collisions: the triumphs and wounds of partnering
Panelists include:
Jan Cohen-Cruz, writer/practitioner of activist and community-based performance and associate professor in New York University’s drama department. Deborah Brandt, Professor of English at University of Wisconsin-Madison and Research Associate, National Research Center on English Learning and Achievement.
We hope to see:
Community-based arts and community literacy organizations
Educators, students, and youth (K-12, community college, university)
Artists
Foundation and government funding representatives
Together we can explore the possibilities for new projects, relationships and directions. RSVP is advised as conference attendance will be limited. Conference fee: $10 and includes lunch. For more information, contact: Nicole Meyenberg at [email protected], 215-204-7347
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