2010
No. 4

In the Neighborhood

The Artist's Role in the Community: Six Perspectives

By Adam Kampe

In this video, we hear from a unique group of artists and art administrators on ways artists affect and change the communities they live and work in: musician Andrew Bird, community artist Alexis Iammarino, museum director James Ballinger, visual artist Barbara Ernst Prey, mixed-media artist Mike Weber, and musician Irvin Mayfield. 

Other Articles in this Issue

Crowd in line outside library.
A Community Rewritten
A Public Library Gives a City New Life
Come Together
Diverse Communities Celebrate at the Tamejavi Festival
Woman in tux leading an orchestra.
What the Doctor Ordered
A Community Orchestra Gives Back to the Community
Young at Art
Using the Arts to Build Bridges Between Youth and Their Communities
Man with trumpet next to priest blessing crowd in parade down street.
New Orleans Stories
The Unlonely Poet
Poetry Communities in New York City (and Beyond)
Opening credit to WORLDEAF video.
WORLDEAF Cinema Festival
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