Resources
Books
- Rebuilding the Front Porch of America: Essays on the Art of Community Making by Patrick Overton
- Grassroots Theater: The Search for Regional Arts in America by Robert Gard
Reports
- Gifts of the Muse: Reframing the Debate about the Benefits of the Arts (PDF)
- The Demand for Informal Arts (PDF)
- More Than a Pastime: Informal Arts Improve Communities and Increase Arts Participation (PDF)
- The Pro-Am Revolution (PDF)
- Strengthening Rural Arts Participation (PDF)
Articles
- Higher Ground: Informal Arts, Cultural Policy, and the Evolving Role of Non-Profits (Tom Borrup)
- Authentic Passion: An Introduction to the Arts in Rural and Small Communities (Janet Brown)
- Acting on a Dream (Linda Frye-Burnham)
- Creativity, Faith, and a Stronger Community (Maryo Gard Ewell)
- Let Art Begin at Home: The Amery Story (Lamoine MacLaughlin)
- The Arts and the Wisconsin Idea: A Conference Report (Maryo Gard Ewell)
Blogs
- A Poor Player (Tom Loughlin)
- Creatiquity (Ian David Moss)
- Arlene Goldbard