The term community art can refer to field of community, neighbourhood and public art practices with roots in social justice and popular and informal education methods.
In the art world, community art signifies a particular artmaking practice, emphasizing community involvement and collaboration.
Recently community arts and sustainability work or environmental action have begun to interface, including urban revitalization projects creating artwork at a neighbourhood level.
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SHOOTING GALLERY
The Shooting Gallery is one component of the ArtsAccess Project of the Thunder Bay Art Gallery. ArtsAccess is a three-year community arts initiative designed to increase public involvement…
updated 02.27.2008 by DEKAI
In Your Face
In 2006, the Art Gallery of Ontario opened its doors to the public for a collaborative community project. Interpretive planner David Wistow and I had collaborated previously on two…
updated 05.12.2008 by Gillian McIntyre
Carbon Copy
The AGO Youth Council worked in Spring 2007 with guest artist Jeffrey McLarnon to create a forest out of paper waste produced by the AGO in one month that would otherwise have been recycled.…
updated 11.27.2007 by AGO Youth Council
Colour Quay March 25 - May 7 2006
York Quay Gallery- Harbourfront Centre
March 25 - May 7 2006
Through video, diorama and other mixed media elements, the installation explores and documents both past and future site…
updated 03.17.2008 by city beautification
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