From: the Community Arts Network website, a project of Virginia Polytechnical Institute and State University’s Department of Theatre Arts and Art in the Public Interest

Introduction:

I am going to tell you a few stories, and introduce you to some spiritual ancestors who can guide us and ground us along the way.

For me, "community arts" is about employing creative and artistic means to further humankind’s search for a society that is meaningful and inclusive. So, to write a "history of community arts" simply isn’t possible

Whatever perspective you are coming from, you will probably notice major omissions. Here are some particular historical trends, for instance, that I only allude to because they have been more fully addressed by others, both in this CAN series and elsewhere...