Posts Tagged ‘Community Development’
I had the very fortunate opportunity recently to participate in the NextGen Art and Social Change Residency with InterPlay. This is what I’ve learned about art and social change.
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Tags: Art & Activism, Arts, Community Development, NC Triangle, Personal Development
In an excellent commencement address, Paul Hawken asked students to imagine the invisible writing on the back of their diploma: “You are brilliant, and Earth is hiring.”
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Tags: Career, Community Development, Gap Year, Gen Y, Personal Development, Purposeful Career
It is easy to become disillusioned with the grand-standing associated with Southern religion, politics and culture. Two recently published books, however, explore North Carolina’s legacy of progressive philanthropic, educational and political leadership.
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Tags: Community Development, NC Triad, NC Triangle, Nonprofit
Sure, it is beautiful, but what does art really do for me, you and this big, flawed world? The Soloist, written by Steve Lopez, offers a charming and honest look at the power of art and the role of an artist in depicting and solving community problems.
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Tags: Art & Activism, Arts, Community Development, Reviews
My humble dwelling of Greensboro, NC is hosting a city-wide book club throughout the month of October including discussions, symphony and theater performances, workshops and more. All activities are based on the themes in the book and popular film The Soloist.
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Tags: Arts, Community Development, NC Triad
Art Works: Impact of Arts & Culture on Communities Panel feat. NEA’s Rocco Landesman in NC Triad
This past Friday afternoon, roughly 200 mildly sweaty arts advocates and “arts enablers” filed onto UNC School of the Arts activity buses to ride to UNCSA Performance Place Theater to attend Art Works: The Impact of Arts and Culture on Communities, a panel discussion featuring National Endowment for the Arts Chair Rocco Landesman and NC Triad arts leaders.
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Tags: Arts, Community Development, NC Triad, Nonprofit
