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Publications for Sale
Essential community arts publications for sale from the Wisconsin
Assembly for Local Arts: special discounted rates for Assembly
members!
Fundamentals of Local Arts Management
written and compiled by Arts Extension Service, University
of Massachusetts-Amherst
If you work in community arts development, you've got to have
this book! This bookshelf basic is designed to help staff and
volunteer leadership gain the skills and confidence to capably
manage community arts organizations. Fundamentals emphasizes contemporary
community arts issues and discusses program accountability and
evaluation, political controversy, arts and social issues, new
governing models, fundraising in an environment of cutbacks, and
genuine inclusion of the community.
Price:
$50 WALA members
$60 non-members
ART After School
by Jane Brite and Marlene Jaglinksi
A practical and useful workbook focusing on the positive impact
art programming and using professional artists to teach classes,
can have on children. This new publication, written by founders
of the Hands On after-school program at the Walker's Point Center
for the Arts in Milwaukee, is also a comprehensive guide detailing
how to build collaborations and partnerships with businesses,
schools, from kindergarten through college and university level
and community groups. An entire section is devoted to fundraising
strategies and ideas including how to prepare grant proposals,
the importance of documentation, publicity and donor recognition,
recruiting youth to a program and keeping a program fresh and
dynamic to encourage children and teenagers to make it their place
of choice.
Price:
$28 WALA members
$33 non-members
Health Insurance: A Guide for Artists, Consultants, Entrepreneurs
and Other Self-Employed
by Lenore Janecek
A comprehensive guide which offers a lifeline in your struggle
to obtain affordable health care. Written by a top insurance professional,
the book explains in clear language choices in health insurance,
and explores the variety of health insurance options available.
Price:
$15 WALA members
$20 non-members
Prairie Visions
by Robert Gard
with an introduction by Studs Terkel
In his pioneering community arts development work, Robert Gard
(1910-1992) captured the stories and legends—and the people—of
the Midwest. Affiliated with UW-Extension throughout his long
career, Gard and his life exemplified a unity of artistic expression
and a sense of place. This autobiographical journey into the heartland
distills tales and folklore of the region and reveals the spiritual
foundation of middle America. The book is Gard's story of the
universal struggle for creativity and self-expression.
Price:
$5 WALA members
$10 non-members
Grassroots Theatre
by Robert Gard
with a new introduction by Gard's daughter, Mary Gard Ewell
A reprinting of Gard's classic work, with insights that apply
to the entire arts spectrum.
Price:
$15 WALA members
$20 non-members
Rebuilding the Front Porch of America
essays by Patrick Overton
To build public support for the arts at the community level, Overton
invites us to explore the arts as "the new front porch of
America," a creative, cross-cultural gathering place that
contributes significantly to the community-making process. While
this book focuses on the role of the arts in community development
in small and rural communities, it is an inspiration for all individuals
and organizations large and small.
Price: $
$15 WALA members
$20 non-members
The Filebox Project: Organizational Development Manual and Legal
and Financial Primer
by Nola Ruth and Tina Burdett
The Filebox Project provides a framework to educate staff members,
boards of directors, committee chairs, and others about the different
elements that build a strong organization. Also included are suggestions
to incorporate these elements into organizational operations.
Price:
$45 WALA members
$55 non-members
Foundations in Wisconsin
A useful research tool for grantseekers and others interested
in locating information about more than 1,000 private, corporate,
community foundations in Wisconsin. Published by Marquette
University's Memorial Library.
Price: $48 WALA members
$55 non-members
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