The Patron/Playwright Experiment
Geva Theatre Center embarked on a Patron/Playwright Experiment to catalyze direct, personal relationships between their patrons, playwrights, and staff.
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Teatro Publico de Cleveland
Cleveland Public Theatre and members of the Latino community formed Teatro Publico de Cleveland, an amateur ensemble theater company that created space for meaningful dialogue and new, powerful performances.
Community of Music Makers
In order to invigorate their renewed vision of service and community partnerships, San Francisco Symphony developed Community of Music Makers, a platform of activities designed to support, encourage and sustain amateur music-making by adults in the Bay Area.
Roanoke Arts Commission: Creating Arts Opportunities Outside of Traditional Venues in Roanoke, VA
The City of Roanoke’s “Parks and Arts” program commissions visual art activities and performances that reinvigorate local city parks and connect residents with art experiences in their own neighborhoods.
Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation: The Arts and Neighborhood Planning in San Diego, CA
The Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation (JCNI) and the San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture developed a land use plan in the Diamond Neighborhoods that aims to unify a diverse community around art and empower residents by involving them directly in the plan’s visioning process.
Wallkill River School: Transforming Art and Agriculture in Montgomery, NY
The Wallkill River School, a nonprofit artists’ cooperative based in Montgomery, has been working on an initiative to develop programs that would mutually benefit farmers and artists.
Finding Your Itch and Scratching It
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company’s recent “Connectivity” strategy is an example of how an organization’s founding motivations and culture can evolve over time to encourage innovation.
Off-Center @ The Jones
An underutilized theater, The Jones, becomes the testing ground for new nontraditional ways of using technology and engaging audiences for Denver’s largest professional theatre company.
The BAM Fisher Building: A Community Arts Center for the 21st Century
BAM planned and piloted programs for their new facility, BAM Fisher, to connect with Brooklyn’s creative community.
Dancing at Casita: South Bronx Culture Trail
Working together, Casita Maria and Dancing in the Streets are investigating the artistic legacy of the South Bronx.
Digital Diaspora Family Reunion
Chimpanzee Productions created a touring multimedia event and online portal to share hidden history contained in family photo albums.
Public Access Design
Public Access Design is a rapid response design clinic that provides community social justice organizations with grass-roots organizing tools.
StreetWise: Hunts Point
Groundswell engaged local youth, artists, and community members in a series of community mural-making projects to identify local traffic and safety issues.
OurGoods.org
OurGoods undertook capacity-building initiatives to attract new users, match the diversity of barter requests, and improve its website.
Mannahatta 2409
Mannahatta 2409 invites the public to develop and share their own ecological designs for the future of Manhattan.