05 July 2007

Community art or finding the way home?

The Canada Council's website has some great 2-pagers (or in this unusual case, five) about their workshops in 2003-04 about critical practice in art. My favourite to date (still working through all of them) is 'Community art or finding the way home?' - looking at the ethical issues fundamental to community art practices.

Find the whole paper here.

A quote to whet your whistle:

It is all about relationships and responsibilities.
What kind of relationships are you coming from,

and what kind are you
developing in the work you are doing?
What are your responsibilities?

This assumes that we are never operating as
individuals, but rather within a community or

multiple communities. We carry
responsibilities in all our relationships,
human and other.

How does our work as artists play into all of this?
- Kim Anderson


Necessary kudos and details:

Saturday, March 13, 2004, La Caserne, Montreal, Quebec
A day of discussion organized by Engrenage Noir on the ethical issues fundamental to community art
practices.
Joanne Gormely (yoga instructor)
Kim Anderson and Pam Hall (speakers)
Louise Lachapelle and Devora Neumark (facilitators)

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