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Mission
Statement:
The mission of the Cultural Coalition, Inc is to foster
community engagement and provide unique cultural programs
and processes dedicated to the promotion, education and
development of the Indo-Latino arts and artists in Arizona.
Goals:
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1.
The Goals of the Cultural Coalition are
to provide spaces and opportunities for persons to engage
in dialogue, experiences, and research that expand the definition
and understanding of the role of the arts in enriching our
daily lives in community and academic settings.
First gathering
of Cultural Coalition participants
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community cultural development projects are built around
learning experiences. Overall, the aim is to transmit
arts-related skills while helping to develop critical
thinking and establish a clear link between the two
capabilities, thought leading to action.
P.28, Creative Community: the Art of Cultural Development
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Examine and explore "guiding arts' practices"
of programming that meet the needs of community.
George Waterhouse contributes information and African objects
to
The Bead Museum, October 2004
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Celebrate
and feature projects and programs at regular meetings as well
as larger, community focused forums.
Fatimah
Halim celebrating 10th year of Rites of Passage ceremony for
African-American females
Our
intent should be to help others, whether children, teens,
people of middle age, or older adults, to use the arts
as a means by which they can explore "the human condition
(including her or his own condition) in and through time."
Bolin, Paul E., Editorial, "The Value of Local History
and Place Within Art Education", National Art Education
Journal, July 2000, p.4 |
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4.
Document
and publish methods and examples of successful cultural
arts delivery in academic and community settings.
A
section of a Hopi mural at Museum of Northern Arizona by
Michael Kabotie and Delbridge Honanie
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5.
Generate
connections across an expanding network of individuals and
groups who embrace the mission and goals of the Cultural Coalition.
The Cultural Coalition does not exist to replicate those arts
and cultural organizations that are already functioning in
specific capacities. Rather the Cultural Coalition is meant
to be a supportive agency of concerned citizens that provides
an expanded definition of the arts in community settings and
helps to provide some measurable tools and guidelines that
can assist anyone wanting to get involved with community cultural/arts
activities.
An
Ofrenda created by a Yaqui community
during a Dia de los Muertos event.
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the purpose of Cultural Coalition, "community"
is presently defined as the people who reside within one
locality, following similar codes of conduct (laws), values
and beliefs and having similar interests (possibly being
determined by a similar cultural background). |
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