Arts For Global Development Inc Knowledge Center

Arts For Global Development, Inc.

We are in the process of developing a "Knowledge Center" - a resource bank that contains publications, working papers, research, success stories, and reports, etc. Through this site we hope to promote those who are in this field and also provide information that may be beneficial for those who are doing research and may need to contact experts in social, economic, educational and creative (cultural and artistic) development area. If you are or your organization is interested in sharing your know-how please get in touch with us and let us post your documents (or create links). Thank you for your interest and cooperation.

art4development.net publications
art'ishake is an e-publication that aims to provide an outlet for interdisciplinary and international exploration of the concepts and practices of creative and arts-infused development projects.
Arts and MDGs (news and articles related to arts and the Millennium Development Goals)
A4D-base (coming soon) Art4Development.Net has one of the most comprehensive records of projects, practitioners, and works based on arts, social change, and development. The objective with this project is to create a user-friendly system to allow social workers and interested arts activists to access the Art4Development.Net database which will help them better address the enhancement of underprivileged individuals and communities.
Foundation Grants for Arts and Culture, A Study by GIA, USA 2001(PDF)
Learning and the Arts: Crossing Boundaries (PDF File provided by GIA) (Notes/Speeches from the meeting for education, arts and youth funders held in January 12–14, 2000, Los Angeles. Meeting organized by Geraldine R.Dodge Foundation, J.Paul Getty Trust, and the John D.and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation)
Human Development Report 2002, United Nation's Development Program
UNDP Millenium Development Goals (PDF)
Social, cultural and economic values of cultural goods (PDF) by Arjo Klamer, Professor in the economics of art and culture- Erasmus University, September 2001, (www.Klamer.nl)
The YouthARTS Development Project (PDF) by U.S. Department of Justice / Office of Justice Programs, May 2001
On the Global Digital Divide (Why is the global digital divide an important issue, and what benefits would result from bridging it? by Asfaq Ishaq, founder and Executive Director of the International Child Art Foundation,Washington, DC.), IMF, Finance & Development, September 2001, Vol.38, No.3.
HOW DOES CULTURE MATTER? (PDF) by Amartya Sen, Trinity College, Cambridge, March 2002
Finola Kerrigan and Mustafa F. Özbilgin (2002) ‘Art for the Masses or Art for the Few? Ethical issues in film marketing in the UK’ Journal of Non-Profit and Voluntary Sector Marketing, 7, 3, pp. 195-207.
Royal Society of Arts Paper (PDF) regarding the British Film Industry, 2002
Mustafa F. Özbilgin with Kerrigan, F. (2002) ‘Access to minority cinema in the UK: The need for audience development’ paper presented at the The Second International Nonprofit, Social and Arts Marketing Colloquium, London Metropolitan University, 18 September.
The FotoDialogo Method : Using Pictures and Storytelling as Learning Tools by Flavia S. Ramos
'Educating Rita or Freeing Willy: An exploration of the marketer - consumer interface in the UK film industry' by Kerrigan, F. and Ozbilgin, M. (2002), published as a competitive paper at the Academy of Management Conference Proceedings July 2002.
Mustafa F. Özbilgin with Kerrigan, F. (2002) ‘What’s ethics got to do with it? Providing an ethical framework for the cinema exhibition sector in the shadow of ‘the dirty dozen’ in the UK’ University of Hertfordshire Business School Working Paper Series, Marketing Paper, 17. (http://mustoz.netfirms.com)
PhotoVoice Projects: The Rose Class Project with Bhutanese Refugees; The Street Vision Project in Vietnam; Transparency: Living Without Borders Project in London; and Positive Negatives Project in Congo.
On the importance of creativity article by Dr.Asfaq Ishaq
Publications at the Center for Arts and Culture Site
Publications at the Americans For the Arts Site
Arts For Social Change Workshop Documents Part 1(Brazil) by Pioneers of Change
Publications on Theater addressing HIV/AIDs from AIDs Channel as well as UNESCO's AIDS and theater: How can theater be used in response to HIV/AIDS? manual
Publications at Community Arts
Community Theater Manual by Susie Prest focusing on street theatre organisation in southern India, describing the methodology used by the organisation to promote health and address social issues with live performance.
Orchestrating Collaboration at Work: Using Music, Improv, Storytelling, and Other Arts to Improve Teamwork, by Arthur B VanGundy & Linda Naiman (Wiley, 2003) Orchestrating Collaboration at Work is an activity book for trainers, coaches, mediators and facilitators, who want to use the arts to create transformative learning experiences in organizations.
'Media and Glocal Change - rethinking Communication for Development' which includes articles on edutainment, art and development, popular culture, film, etc .by Thomas Tufte Professor of Communication Studies, Roskilde University, Denmark
Australia Council for the Arts Handbook 2006 provides information for people and organisations that seek support from the Australia Council for the Arts
Development Education Journal by DEA. "The Development Education Association (DEA) "aims to raise awareness and understanding of how global issues affect the everyday lives of individuals, communities and societies and how all of us can and do influence the global."
Smithsonian Center Uses ICT to Preserve Traditional Music Worldwide. Source: Smithsonian Global Sound
Culture and Sustainable Development. Source: World Bank
Cultural Rights: What Are They, Why They Matter, How They Can Be Realized Source: Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs
Culture is Not a Luxury: Culture in Development and Cooperation. Source: Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)
Participatory Approaches to Museum Development by Christina Krep. Source: Fellowships in Museum Practice in Smithsonian
Dialogue on Urban Cultures: Globalization and Culture in an Urbanizing World. Source: UN Habitat
Free Culture: How Big Media Uses Technology and the Law to Lock Down Culture and Control Creativity by Lawrence Lessig . Source: Development Gateway
Organizations that work in the Theater of the Oppressed field
Maya Ajmera - "is the creator and spokesperson for Children from Australia to Zimbabwe: A Photographic Journey Around the World (Charlesbridge, 1997) and co-author of the global education guide, Raising Children to Become Caring Contributors to the World. Maya Ajmera's books are published in partnership with SHAKTI for Children, and a portion of the proceeds from the sales of her books go to support community-based educational projects for children around the world. Shakti for Children is a publishing venture of the Global Fund for Children and Charlesbridge Publishing. The award winning books give children insight into cultural, social, and environmental diversity, and help young people grow into productive, caring members of our global society. You may find further information about Global Fund for Children at www.globalfundforchildren.org . To purchase books please go to www.shakti.org.
Involvement in the Arts and Success in Secondary School, James S. Catterall, The UCLA Imagination Project, Graduate School of Education & Information Studies, UCLA, Americans for the Arts Monograph, January 1998
International Children Art Foundation (ICAF) is one of the world's premier organizations for children. ICAF publishes ChildArt quarterly magazine, research articles for journals and books on children's art and creativity. You may find further information about ICAF and the process for purchasing childart at www.icaf.org

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