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CultureWork
CultureWork: A Periodic Broadside for Arts and Culture Workers CultureWork is an electronic publication of the University of Oregon Center for Community Arts and Cultural Policy. Its mission is to provide timely workplace-oriented information on culture, the arts, education, policy, and community. ISSN 1541-938X 
1) Do.It.Yourself? - Reflections on an arts exhibition in Portland, Oregon...
2) Zines and Do-It-Yourself Democracy Current Issue Includes: July 2008. Vol. 12, No. 2. How Can Arts Leaders Play an Active Role in Cultural Planning Initiatives in Their Local Communities? Tina Rinaldi Welcome to the latest edition of CultureWork! In this issue, Tina Rinaldi shares her experiences and reflects on serving as a novice chair for a community cultural planning committee. Drawing on her time on this advisory committee, Rinaldi provides an overview of the challenges and successes for citizen-led cultural review. What does it mean for the arts and culture professional to work in a forum with a high level of community participation? What are the roles of each stakeholder? Rinaldi addresses these and other questions of this dynamic and exigent forum for municipal cultural engagement. Regards, Julie Voelker-Morris Robert Voelker-Morris Editors Current Special Topic: Second Life: Virtual DIY  The third piece in our ongoing special topic series on DIY (Do-it-yourself) arts and culture moves into the world of online virtual worlds. Under consideration are ways in which organizations can utilize virtual spaces as locations for low-overhead international outreach. We are highlighting a specific organization, The Heron Sanctuary (THS), using a Second Life (http://secondlife.com/) platform. Of particular interest is that THS works with, and is administered by, people with disabilities (physical, mental, and emotional) using digital arts as forms of personal expression. What follows is an interview with THS co-founder Gentle Heron and artworks and poems by co-founder SuperQuiet Heron. Previous Issue Includes: March 2008. Vol. 12, No. 1. Mid-Career Professional Development: Long-Term Asset or Short-Term Liability? Victoria Saunders In this, the second of a two part series (see Fall 2007 issue for the first installment), Victoria Saunders continues the exploration of what it means to be a mid-career arts and culture professional today. In this issue Saunders completes her analysis of feedback received from surveyed arts and culture professionals working at a stage in their lives in which they feel both committed to the cause of moving the arts forward in society yet stuck in a static career. Saunders then addresses possible solutions for mid-career burnout including rejuvenation and renewal through career development, professional coaching, and sabbaticals. Julie and Robert Voelker-Morris Editors View All Previous Issues Previous Special Topics: Do.It.Yourself? - Reflections on an arts exhibition in Portland, Oregon that was "independently" produced by the artists it showcased (with a little help from their peers, neighbors, patrons, lovers and the Whitney Museum of American Art)  As part of our special topic series on DIY (Do-it-yourself) arts and culture, we present a commentary by Wendy Miller, an arts consultant in Portland, Oregon. In 2003, a group of Portland based artists resolved to form the large-scale exhibit, Core Sample, in reaction to the neglect they felt was created by an extensive regional presentation of artists. Miller outlines her experiences as the at-will production manager for Core Sample, exploring ways in which administrative practices may effectively organize and fund arts initiatives that support the hands-on nature of DIY culture. To expand this inquiry, Miller further provides recommendations for working within a DIY organizational model. Julie and Robert Zines and Do-It-Yourself Democracy represents the explorations of the students and faculty associated with the Zines and Do-It-Yourself Democracy freshman seminar at the University of Oregon. This exhibit features examples of zines created by zinesters from around the United States as well as by students in the seminar. This exhibit is an online interpretation of a Spring 2005 University of Oregon Knight Library exhibit of the same title. Curators: Doug Blandy Robert Voelker-Morris CultureWork seeks submissions of concise (500-1500 words) critiques and advisories on community arts and the preparation of community arts workers. Graphics that express the spirit of community arts are welcome, to be published with attribution. Manuscripts should be sent via email as an attachment (as either .doc Word format or .txt plain text format), or can be sent via postal mail on zip disk, CD-R, or DVD-R. Use American Psychological Association guidelines for style and citations (http://apastyle.apa.org/). If accepted for publication, authors may be asked to make revisions. Send submissions to culturwk@uoregon.edu or via postal mail: care of Arts & Administration Program, School of Architecture and Allied Arts, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403 CultureWork is an electronic publication of the University of Oregon Center for Community Arts and Cultural Policy. Its mission is to provide timely workplace-oriented information on culture, the arts, education, and community. For previous issues of CultureWork, visit the Previous Issues page. Prospective authors and illustrators please see the guidelines above. |
  
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