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This book is a fantastic and unique examination of participatory art practices, the ethics of public engagement, and, most importantly, how to aim the power of imagination and collaboration toward the idea and practice of local democracy. A read I will return to many times. --Michael Rohd, artist for civic imagination, Center for Performance and Civic Practice The City We Make Together is a book that asks what kinds of creative processes build mutual respect within and between communities, and how we honor the histories of our neighborhoods and our activism. Catlett and Landsman help us see the ways the work we are already doing can be made more visible and celebrated as art. --Rick Lowe, artist, founder, Project Row Houses Following a structure that artfully replicates the political dramaturgy of a city council meeting, this lovely and poignant book joins the messiness of politics with the experiment of aesthetics. The elements of theatre turn out to be vehicles for better understanding the stakes of essential civic processes that we too often take for granted. --Shannon Jackson, author, Social Works: Performing Art, Supporting Publics

"""This book is a fantastic and unique examination of participatory art practices, the ethics of public engagement, and, most importantly, how to aim the power of imagination and collaboration toward the idea and practice of local democracy. A read I will return to many times.""--Michael Rohd, artist for civic imagination, Center for Performance and Civic Practice ""The City We Make Together is a book that asks what kinds of creative processes build mutual respect within and between communities, and how we honor the histories of our neighborhoods and our activism. Catlett and Landsman help us see the ways the work we are already doing can be made more visible and celebrated as art.""--Rick Lowe, artist, founder, Project Row Houses ""Following a structure that artfully replicates the political dramaturgy of a city council meeting, this lovely and poignant book joins the messiness of politics with the experiment of aesthetics. The elements of theatre turn out to be vehicles for better understanding the stakes of essential civic processes that we too often take for granted.""--Shannon Jackson, author, Social Works: Performing Art, Supporting Publics"

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Mallory Catlett is coartistic director of Mabou Mines, an associate artist at CultureHub, and artistic director of Restless Productions NYC. She lives in New York City. Aaron Landsman is a theatre artist, writer, and teacher. He lives in New York City.

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