Hi Erica - you're email was forwarded to me; and I have some questions.
Exactly what are you looking for when you say 'archival collections?'  Since
you described your project as a resource - are you requesting visual
documentations, actual artworks, paper trails, reference material or
sources?  Are there particular formats you are requesting?
I administrate Outreach programs for the Indpls Art Center, and I am
constantly involved in community arts projects from the creation,
collaboration, to the employment of artists/instructors to working with the
children themselves...we don't have space to collect the actual artwork, so
we document as much as possible, and we exhibit their works year round and
in a large format annual exhibition. We serve approximately 2900 children
per year, with a variety of programs and projects.  I may have some
information that is useful, however, more details are needed.
Suggestion:  If you want administrative information, perhaps a Q&A format
would work best - so you get what you really want!
Thanks,

gloria carbajal pearson

 -----Original Message-----
From:   Stephanie Robertson
Sent:   Wednesday, April 04, 2001 5:03 PM
To:     Gloria Pearson
Subject:        FW: a query


Gloria--this might be something you would know how to approach.

J.

-----Original Message-----
From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On
Behalf Of Erica Yerkey
Sent: Friday, March 30, 2001 5:04 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: a query


Hello,

The Community Arts Network (CAN) Project would like to ask you to share
your knowledge of any archival collections pertaining to the field of
community-based art making.

In brief the CAN Project promotes information exchange, research and
critical dialogue within the field of community-based arts, that is, art
made as a voice and a force within a specific community of place, spirit,
or tradition.  The CAN project is designed and managed by a partnership of
Art in the Public Interest, a national not for profit organization, and the
Virginia Tech Department of Theatre Arts.  The CAN Project currently
consists of the CAN web site which may be visited at
<www.communityarts.net>.

It is our intention to build an archive for materials pertaining to the
field of community-based art making.  As a preliminary step on our way to
building this archive, we desire to know of archival collections already in
existence in the field.

We want to avoid redundancy.  We want to avoid un-necessary re-invention of
the wheel.  We feel that the history of community-based art in the 20th
Century would best be located in a few, well supported and well
administered collections.  Simply said, we are interested in building such
a collection, if no other exists or, if we are among many, to work with the
others to make wise, useful decisions in cooperation with overall needs of
the field.

Please direct your mail to Erica Yerkey, CAN Project administrative
assistant at [log in to unmask]

The results of this query will be summarized and posted.

In thanks,

Erica Yerkey


Erica Yerkey
Administrative Assistant
Community Arts Network Project (CAN)
Theatre Arts - PAB 308
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA 24061-0141
(540) 231-6594
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