Art in Other Places: Artists at Work in America's Community and Social Institutions / Edition 1

by William Cleveland

Overview

During the past 15 years, artists have established a remarkable record of innovation and success in institutional settings. Their work with hospital patients, prisoners, the elderly, the disabled, the mentally ill, and others has shown that the arts can have a significant positive impact on the lives of these people. This book recounts the histories of 22 institutional and community arts programs across the country pioneering this approach through activities such as creative writing and the performing and visual arts.

Consisting largely of first-hand accounts, the book demonstrates how the creative processes have been used to address and solve some of society's most pressing problems. Included are case studies, research, and descriptions of the wide variety of artistic, educational, and therapeutic approaches utilized by each of the 22 programs. Also described are many of the financial and political strategies used to build and sustain support for these unlikely endeavors. This work will provide valuable insights for artists, educators, social service providers, and community leaders.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780275940546
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	08/24/1992
Pages:	312
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.75(d)

About the Author

WILLIAM CLEVELAND is director of the Center for the Study of Art and Community near Sacramento. Prior to that he headed the California State Summer School for the Arts located at the California Institute for the Arts and Mills College. From 1981 to 1989, as director of California's Arts-in-Corrections program, he developed one of the largest and most successful multi-disciplinary residency arts programs in the country. During the late 1970s, Mr. Cleveland coordinated the much acclaimed Artsreach Community Artist Program for the city of Sacramento.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Page Smith
Introduction
The Elderly
Inside Other Places: The Nursing Home Setting
Madeline Rugh: Conversations with the Elders
Liz Lerman: Dancers of the Third Age; Susan Perlstein
Elders Share the Arts
Prisons
Inside Other Places: "Inside"
Geese Theater: America's National Prison Theater Company
Grady Hillman: Jailin' and Writin' in Texas
Arts-In-Corrections: Art from California Prisons
People with Disabilities
Inside Other Places: Programs for the Developmentally Disabled
Victoria Ann-Lewis: Other Voices-Other Solutions
CLIMB Theater Company: Theater-in-Reverse
The Short Centers: "My Name Is Pat and I'm an Artist"
People with Mental Illness
Inside Other Places: Mental Health Facilities
Imagination Workshop: Disciplining the Imagination
Edith Kelman: Strange Apples
Art Programming in the California Department of Mental Health
The Adventures of a Do-Gooder at DMH
Hospitals
Inside Other Places: America's Health Care System
Duke University Hospital Cultural Services: A Hospital Art Community
Hospital Audiences Incorporated: The Healing Role of the Arts
Art That Heals: Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
Youth at Risk
Inside Other Places: Youth in Placement
Laurie Meadoff: The CityKids Empire
Artsreach Ensemble: Inside Out at the California Youth Authority
Young Saints: "Didn't It Rain"
Community
Inside Other Places: In Search of Community
Judy Baca: SPARC—The Social and Public Arts Resource Center
Brandywine Workshop: Printmaking and the Streets
TheaterWorkers Project: Steelworkers Speak
Rebecca Rice: Building Bridges
Directory of Programs
Index