This book is for creatives who are trying to understand themselves and for the loved ones who are trying to understand and support them. Jeff’s observations come from his years leading a school for artists while Julie’s observations come from her years a clinical psychologist who has worked with many artists. Great insights and possibly some freedom for those of you who live with the nagging fear that your creative cycles might indicate, or be the precusor to mental illness. |ISBN-10: 0987104608 ISBN-13 ‏: ‎978-0987104601 Click on content to learn more.

We see Fujimura’s books on artist’s shelves around the world. Intelligent, thoughful, deeply rooted in art history and biblical theology, Fujimora’s writings are inspiring and grounding to many artists. I believe that Culture Care is the core to all of his teaching (so far). Highly recommended. ISBN-10 : ‎0830845038 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0830845033 Click on content to learn more >

Brian Schrag’s practical manual has become the foundational resource for integrating community arts to accomplish Kingdom goals. This is the core text for ethnomusicolgy/ethnodoxology courses at Dallas International University, Liberty University, and All Nations Christian College (UK). An abridged version of this text has been translated into (at last count) seven languages for use around the world. Note: there is a version of this text called Make Arts for a Better Future (see below) which is devoid of the biblical foundations and is designed for use in community contexts where such Christian language and motivation would be problematic. ISBN-10 : ‎978-0-8708-494-4  Click on content to learn more >

• A condensed version (53p) of “Creating Local Arts Together Manual” (282p)
• Designed as a refresher or guideline for those who have completed the “Arts for Better Future” course
• William Carey Publishing
• ISBN: 978-1-64508-180-7

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• Offers an in-depth guide to researching arts within communities
• Provides a step by step process through which to develop, create, and evaluate arts programs that meet locally-defined needs
• Written and formatted to reach a wide audience that includes both public-sector workers and academics
• Oxford University Press
• ISBN: 9780190878283

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Students will learn how to become artistic catalysts and so facilitate local community engagement and effective outreach through music and the arts, including: 1) strategies for development of professional and intercultural relationships; 2) systems of pre-engagement and assessment of current issues; 3) contextualization of music in local worldwide contexts; 4) promoting the creation of indigenous songs; 5) promoting the distribution of such songs through appropriate media. 3 credits graduate level Click on this content to learn more. >

Crafted as a “blended” course, a required two-week period of on-campus participatory classes is preceded and followed by online reading and writing assignments. The course is offered during Spring with a two-week intensive in the UK or during May Extended with a two-week intensive on campus in Dallas. Click on this content to learn more. >

In this undergrad course, students will learn to help a community recognize, value, and plan to use its own arts to meet local needs and goals. The course provides a compact overview of the Creating Local Arts Together (CLAT) model of community engagement. The CLAT process consists of seven flexible steps grounded in ethnographic and appreciative inquiry approaches: meet a community and its arts; specify goals; select communication genre and content; analyze the genre; spark creativity; improve new works and creative systems; and integrate and celebrate for continuity. Students will work with the model through three pedagogical cycles. This course is also available at the graduate level. Click on this content to learn more. >