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Praise for Arts for Change <br><br> Art can be a powerful thing, saying much with little or no words. Arts for Change: Teaching Outside the Frame is an exploration of art and its place in campaigning for change in today's society. Discussing art and its applications to countless issues, and how people have empowered themselves through it, Arts for Change is a look at arts, politics, and culture as a whole through modern America. Arts for Change is an intriguing read, especially recommended for those who transmit messages through their art. <br>- Midwest Book Review <br><br> Whether Naidus' story is close to your own or not, the resources gathered are quite useful. From the practitioner profiles to the Other Practitioners, Programs and Hubs of Useful Information listed in the appendix, there are plenty of avenues to explore and groups to become involved with. For further reading, the Socially Engaged Art Bibliography offers contemporary as well as historical writings that delve further into the terrain traversed in the book and Naidus' life. This book offers an important glimpse into the personal development of one engaged artist/educator who seeks to keep growing through her dialogue with others, colleagues and students alike. <br>- Anusha Venkataraman, Community Arts Network <br><br> Arts for Change is not just a book for teachers; it is a book that invites everyone to think about how the individual affects the collective. It explains how socially engaged work can be done in isolation, or within a community. It asks us to reflect upon the difficulty of solving problems within cultures that cannot dream of a future. It reminds us of the need and central role of art in thinking out[side] the frame; facing our fears with constructive creativity and moving beyond the habits of the rational mind. <br>- Andrea Avila, Canadian Art Teacher <br>

Praise for Arts for Change <br> Art can be a powerful thing, saying much with little or no words. Arts for Change: Teaching Outside the Frame is an exploration of art and its place in campaigning for change in today's society. Discussing art and its applications to countless issues, and how people have empowered themselves through it, Arts for Change is a look at arts, politics, and culture as a whole through modern America. Arts for Change is an intriguing read, especially recommended for those who transmit messages through their art. <br>- Midwest Book Review <br> Whether Naidus' story is close to your own or not, the resources gathered are quite useful. From the practitioner profiles to the Other Practitioners, Programs and Hubs of Useful Information listed in the appendix, there are plenty of avenues to explore and groups to become involved with. For further reading, the Socially Engaged Art Bibliography offers contemporary as well as historical writings that del

Art educators, unlike Mathematics or Language teachers, are frequently confronted with the need to justify their place in school. There is a long history of art teachers constantly fighting budget, space and time constraints. In schools, Art is often seen as a commodity meant for consumption as publicity, decoration or in support of holidays or else it is valued and supported when it is linked to other subjects.</p>Many of us know that Art is more than doing colorful drawings that will decorate the school corridors or the home fridge. However within the constraints of the schools, it is not always easy to put those feelings into words and within a pedagogical structure. Although we know that as humanity we have been expressing through images since the beginning of time, as art educators, we can always use more support reflecting this transformational power of Art by developing and guiding our students to meaningful art experiences that will empower them to help them grow. The demands and details in the classroom make it easy to lose touch with the power of Art to question and celebrate the world.</p><em>Arts for Change: Teaching Outside the Frame</em>, a book by artist and educator, Beverly Naidus, reminds us that Art is a truth teller, a healer, a form of resistance and a promoter of dialogue. In her book, Naidus combines her personal journey with a rich narrative and multiple resources. Through the development of six chapters, she eloquently explains why art is essential in the healing of today's world. She details pedagogical aspects of 'Engaged Art, ' bringing us through the process of developing programs at all edcational levels.</p>Naidus encourages educators to use art in the development of problem solving skills and as a visionary tool. Emphasizing educators' responsibility for helping our students to realize their highest potentials, the book explores different strategies with which teachers can inspire and support their students' creating and constructing processes as well as fulfilling their dreams.</p>The book also explores the multiple difficulties that teachers encounter when developing Engaged Art programs and explores ways to approach: grading, power, time constraints, students with health, stress and economic problems, difficulty for students in sharing their stories, lack of funding, interfacing with administration and corporate education models, burnout, and her experiences with the current wave of repression and attack against free speech and progressive thinking in the US educational system.</p><em>Arts for Change</em> is not just a book for teachers; it is a book that invites everyone to think about how the individual affects the collective. It explains how socially engaged work can be done in isolation, or within a community. It asks us to reflect upon the difficulty of solving problems within cultures that cannot dream of a future. It reminds us of the need and central role of art in thinking out[side] the frame; facing our fears with constructive creativity and moving beyond the habits of the rational mind.</p>The book offers examples of art activities designed to open people to more compassionate behavior. <em>Arts for Change</em> gives examples of the meaning and value of art processes that document experiences; question and foster dialogue; awaken those who are in denial; make the invisible visible; and develop positive images of the future by envisioning different realities.</p>Developed as a series of interviews with artists and activists, <em>Arts for Change</em> describes multiple perceptions and approaches through which Engaged Art programs can work. An extensive and useful list of names of artists, websites, and print publications in the appendix connects the reader with an enormous net of resources.</p>Beverly Naidus currently teaches Eco-Art, Body Image and Art, Art in a Time of War, Cultural Identity and Art, and Labor, Globalization and Art at the University of Washington in Tacoma, Seattle. Her book is the book that many of us had been waiting for. This book is ripe and necessary during these times of global change.</p>--Andrea Avila Canadian Art Teacher

Expert praise for Arts for Change Art can be a powerful thing, saying much with little or no words. Arts for Change: Teaching Outside the Frame is an exploration of art and its place in campaigning for change in today's society. Discussing art and its applications to countless issues, and how people have empowered themselves through it, Arts for Change is a look at arts, politics, and culture as a whole through modern America. Arts for Change is an intriguing read, especially recommended for those who transmit messages through their art. -- Midwest Book Review Whether Naidus' story is close to your own or not, the resources gathered are quite useful. From the practitioner profiles to the Other Practitioners, Programs and Hubs of Useful Information listed in the appendix, there are plenty of avenues to explore and groups to become involved with. For further reading, the Socially Engaged Art Bibliography offers contemporary as well as historical writings that delve further into the terrain traversed in the book and Naidus' life. This book offers an important glimpse into the personal development of one engaged artist/educator who seeks to keep growing through her dialogue with others, colleagues and students alike. --Anusha Venkataraman, Community Arts Network Arts for Change is not just a book for teachers; it is a book that invites everyone to think about how the individual affects the collective. It explains how socially engaged work can be done in isolation, or within a community. It asks us to reflect upon the difficulty of solving problems within cultures that cannot dream of a future. It reminds us of the need and central role of art in thinking out[side] the frame; facing our fears with constructive creativity and moving beyond the habits of the rational mind. --Andrea Avila, Canadian Art Teacher Naidus does an excellent job of drawing in all kinds of readers by weaving story and academic reflection together as opposing yet familiar textures. The overall effect is a powerful account in which theory develops through history, personal story, and the words of others, making Arts for Change an enlightening read. --Kelly Campbell-Busby, Journal of Community Engagement and Scholarship

Expert praise for Arts for Change Art can be a powerful thing, saying much with little or no words. Arts for Change: Teaching Outside the Frame is an exploration of art and its place in campaigning for change in today's society. Discussing art and its applications to countless issues, and how people have empowered themselves through it, Arts for Change is a look at arts, politics, and culture as a whole through modern America. Arts for Change is an intriguing read, especially recommended for those who transmit messages through their art. --Midwest Book Review Whether Naidus' story is close to your own or not, the resources gathered are quite useful. From the practitioner profiles to the Other Practitioners, Programs and Hubs of Useful Information listed in the appendix, there are plenty of avenues to explore and groups to become involved with. For further reading, the Socially Engaged Art Bibliography offers contemporary as well as historical writings that delve further into the terrain traversed in the book and Naidus' life. This book offers an important glimpse into the personal development of one engaged artist/educator who seeks to keep growing through her dialogue with others, colleagues and students alike. --Anusha Venkataraman, Community Arts Network Arts for Change is not just a book for teachers; it is a book that invites everyone to think about how the individual affects the collective. It explains how socially engaged work can be done in isolation, or within a community. It asks us to reflect upon the difficulty of solving problems within cultures that cannot dream of a future. It reminds us of the need and central role of art in thinking out[side] the frame; facing our fears with constructive creativity and moving beyond the habits of the rational mind. --Andrea Avila, Canadian Art Teacher Naidus does an excellent job of drawing in all kinds of readers by weaving story and academic reflection together as opposing yet familiar textures. The overall effect is a powerful account in which theory develops through history, personal story, and the words of others, making Arts for Change an enlightening read. --Kelly Campbell-Busby, Journal of Community Engagement and Scholarship Expert praise for Arts for Change Art can be a powerful thing, saying much with little or no words. Arts for Change: Teaching Outside the Frame is an exploration of art and its place in campaigning for change in today's society. Discussing art and its applications to countless issues, and how people have empowered themselves through it, Arts for Change is a look at arts, politics, and culture as a whole through modern America. Arts for Change is an intriguing read, especially recommended for those who transmit messages through their art. --Midwest Book Review Whether Naidus' story is close to your own or not, the resources gathered are quite useful. From the practitioner profiles to the Other Practitioners, Programs and Hubs of Useful Information listed in the appendix, there are plenty of avenues to explore and groups to become involved with. For further reading, the Socially Engaged Art Bibliography offers contemporary as well as historical writings that delve further into the terrain traversed in the book and Naidus' life. This book offers an important glimpse into the personal development of one engaged artist/educator who seeks to keep growing through her dialogue with others, colleagues and students alike. --Anusha Venkataraman, Community Arts Network Arts for Change is not just a book for teachers; it is a book that invites everyone to think about how the individual affects the collective. It explains how socially engaged work can be done in isolation, or within a community. It asks us to reflect upon the difficulty of solving problems within cultures that cannot dream of a future. It reminds us of the need and central role of art in thinking out[side] the frame; facing our fears with constructive creativity and moving beyond the habits of the rational mind. --Andrea Avila, Canadian Art Teacher Naidus does an excellent job of drawing in all kinds of readers by weaving story and academic reflection together as opposing yet familiar textures. The overall effect is a powerful account in which theory develops through history, personal story, and the words of others, making Arts for Change an enlightening read. --Kelly Campbell-Busby, Journal of Community Engagement and Scholarship

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Beverly Naidus works in the Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences program at the University of Washington in Tacoma, where she is co-creating a studio arts program (Arts in Community) with a focus on art for social change and healing.

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