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A Community without Art is a Community without Heart

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Rebecca Weinbar
Editor, Do It Green! Minnesota
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"So many times art is looked upon as a luxury and rarely recognized for its influences in all areas of life/society. In many indigenous cultures there were no words for art, yet there were multitudes of activities that provided interwoven services to their communities, from building shelters to creating songs to herald their accomplishments. Art has always been and should always be an important part of the development of a community." -Ta-coumba T. Aiken, People, Places, Connections Curator at Intermedia Arts

Strengthen Our Communities to Strengthen Sustainability

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SEAN GOSIEWSKI
Alliance for Sustainability
Minnesota has some of the highest levels of social capital and volunteerism in the US However, community ties in the US have been declining for decades. With most households needing two incomes and many people working longer hours, time for neighborly pursuits can seem scarce. Perception of danger on the streets keeps many indoors. Television and other indoor pursuits are replacing face-to-face time with family and friends.

A Tool for Creating Social Understanding

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Greg Nielsen
East Side Arts Council

Footnotes/Endnotes


Hmong Homepage: www.hmongnet.org

Minnesota State Art Board: www.arts.state.mn.us


Art in Theory 1900 - 1990: An anthology of changing ideas, ed. Charles Harrison & Paul Wood, 1992

Art and Culture: Critical Essays, Clement Greenberg, 1961


Resources and Counseling for the Arts
308 Prince St.
Suite 270
St. Paul, MN 651-292-4381

Metropolitan Regional Arts Council
2324 University Ave. W.
Suite 114
St. Paul, MN 651-645-0402
www.mrac.org

Minnesota, Nice or Not?

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--Reprinted with permission from The Minneapolis Foundation's "Immigration In Minnesota"

Veiled African women wrapped in long gowns on their way to work, Mexican youths playing basketball, a Russian couple strolling in a mall, a Hmoung family buying groceries. These are Minnesota's newcomers, a second wave of immigration that has significantly increased our foreign-born population.

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