In the next two weeks, I will be speaking publicly, and I wanted to invite you all to those events, but I also offer you a few of my current resources for this work.
First, you are cordially invited to Hope College and SUNY Purchase. Both events are free and open to the public.
Hope College in Holland, MI
“Art in the Real World” A Conversation with Shawn Renee Lent
Thursday, January 14, 2016 / 3:00pm-4:30pm, Jack Miller Recital Hall
From a childhood cancer hospital to the scene of a shooting, from post-war Bosnia to revolutionary Egypt, hear real stories of the power of the performing arts in our world. Shawn Lent will share her experiences on the ground and bring you inspiration and resources for doing this work. Sponsored by: The Departments of Dance, Art & Art History, Music, Theatre, & the Dean of Arts & Humanities
Slides available here.
State University of New York (SUNY) in Purchase, NY
MOVEMENT/MOVEMENTS
Wednesday, January 20, 2016 / 2:30 – 6 pm, Dance Theatre Lab, Dance Building
The School of Arts at Purchase College is thrilled to present a one-day collaborative workshop, conversation, and performance program that deals with the intersection of dance, movement, social justice, and psychology. This project, funded by SUNY’s Network of Excellence, introduces work by a variety of artists, practitioners, researchers and theorists across various SUNY campuses and abroad. MOVEMENT/MOVEMENTS will feature examples and inquiries on how engagement in body-based arts can positively impact peace, conflict resolution and prevention, and diplomacy. Throughout the session students from the School of the Arts will provide a real-time visualization of the language and concepts introduced by the speakers. Featuring: Doug Varone, Shawn Lent, Jonathan Hollander, Chris Robbins, Roman Baca, Andrew Fitz Gibbon, Rachel Owens, Christina Merilees, and Melanie Gambino.
Now on to the promised resources. I will stick to what is most useful and inspiring to me currently. You will note that I am most interested in social practice and community-engaged dance, with a focus in intercultural, inter-group and international work. This is an acknowledged departure from teaching artistry in both the arts integration and community-based arts worlds. I also do not consider my practice dance therapy and do not offer resources in those areas, but what I do offer will hopefully be helpful to some of you out there. It is not comprehensive but is a follow-up to a previous post. Please feel free to add additional links and resources in the reply section below. I will offer resources in the following categories:
- Undergraduate Programs
- Graduate Degree, Professional and Certificate Programs
- Fellowships, Jobs/Internships, Volunteer Opportunities and Residencies
- Groups, Initiatives and Organizations
- Readings, Webinars and MOOCs
Lastly, if you are interested in joining a Facebook group to share opportunities and resources in social practice dance, let me know.
Undergraduate Programs
Performing Arts & Social Justice with a Dance Concentration at University of San Fransisco
Community Arts BFA Major at California College of the Arts
Contextual Practice BFA Major at Carnegie Mellon University
Graduate Degree, Professional and Certificate Programs
Master of Education (M.Ed.) in Community Arts at Lesley University
Master of Arts (M.A.) in Teaching Artistry at Wayne State University (3 years, part-time, low-residency)
Master of Education (M.Ed.) in Arts for Social Change at Simon Fraser University (Canada)
Master of Arts (M.A.) in Art, Education, and Community Practice at NYU Steinhart
Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) at University of Maryland cultivating teaching artists.
M.A., M.F.A., and Ph.D. in Performance as Public Practice at The University of Texas at Austin
Master of Arts (M.A.) in Social Practice and Public Forms at California College of the Arts
Master of Arts Management (M.A.M.) in Community Arts Management at University of Oregon
Master of Arts (M.A.) in Socially Engaged Art at NCAD in Dublin, Ireland
Socially Engaged Practice Certificate at Arizona State University
Social Emotional Arts (SEA) Certificate at UCLA
Dancing to Connect Institute (June 15-26 in NYC)
Luna Dance Summer Institute (July 22-29 in Oakland, CA)
Look out for programs at Arizona State University with Liz Lerman now there looking at the arts and the environment, arts and equity.
Fellowships, Jobs/Internships, Volunteer Opportunities and Residencies
Next Level, Seeking Hip-Hop Artist-Educators to participate in an international exchange program.
Daniels Spectrum Artist-inResidency for community-engaged professional artists.
A Blade of Grass Fellowship for Socially Engaged Art
Imagining America Page Fellowship for graduate students
Artists Striving to End Poverty (ASTEP) volunteer opportunities
On-the-Move cultural mobility network’s list of residencies.
International Peace & Collaborative Development Network forum listings of jobs, conferences, grants and more.
Idealist volunteer opportunities and job postings.
Design-Your-Own Volunteer Opportunities at your local children’s hospital, veterans’ affairs group, refugee center, homeless shelter, juvenile detention facility, or public or private religious school (insular or divided communities).
Creative Time jobs, internships, fellowships, and volunteer opportunities.
Artslink international grants and fellowships.
Move This World position as a U.S. Trainer
Mladi Info with lists of scholarships, fellowships, conferences etc. mostly in Europe.
Alliance of Artists Communities case study residencies in social practice.
Surdna Foundation grants for artists engaging in social change (not currently open).
U.S. Fulbright Scholar Program (for artists, faculty, researchers or staff) DUE August 3 – This is the program I did. Let me know if you have questions or want my help reviewing your application!
U.S. Fulbright Student Program (for current masters and PhD students, recent grads, and young professionals in the arts and other fields) DUE Mid-October
Groups, Initiatives and Organizations
MindLeaps dance – vocational training – youth advancement programming in Rwanda, Guinea, and Bosnia-Herzegovina
(SPAN) Social Practice Artist Network
The International Centre of Art for Social Change
Readings, Webinars and MOOCs
1/20 Social Justice Funders webinar by Americans for the Arts
Bibliography listings and Glossary for the 2015 Duke MOOC on Public Art
Americans for the Arts’ On-Demand Webinars including Arts Deployed and Current Trends in Public Art & Social Practice
1/18 Creative Capital: Values-Based Goal Setting
4 Questions for Artists Working in Social Justice
On Social Practice and Performance by Andy Horwitz.
Who Gets to Perform? The Ethics and Aesthetics of Social Practice by Simon Dove
Arts-based Conflict Resolution, an interview with Michelle le Baron.
Acting Together documentary and toolkit (peacebuilding and theatre)
Dancing to Connect’s Cultural Diplomacy Toolkit
Imagining America publications, case studies, research, blog and Public journal
Dancer Citizen online scholarly journal.
ASC! (Art for Social Change) resource articles and publications.
50 Titles, 50 Perspectives: A Reader’s Guide to Art + Social Practice by Broken City Lab.
Dance, Human Rights, and Social Justice: Dignity in Motion by Naomi Jackson.
Movement as Cultural Diplomacy at Battery Dance
Arts in the Public Interest Archives.
Outside the Citadel, Social Practice Art Is Intended to Nurture (New York Times) by Randy Kennedy.
How the Art of Social Practice is Changing the World, One Row House at a Time by
Alliance of Artists Communities resource list.
Free PDF Books on Race, Gender, Sexuality, Class and Culture
Am I a Dancer Who Gave Up? by Shawn Lent (Huffington Post).
Hi Shawn. I keep coming across your name on the internet, for the obvious reasons. Anyway, It makes me smile seeing a Shawn Lent making such a difference in the world. Keep up the good work.
The family and I are heading to the park now. We’ll send sunny thoughts your way.