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Hal Niedzviecki takes you on a how-to journey to creating pop culture in his new book, The Big Book of Pop Culture: A How-to Guide for Young Artists, published by Annick Press. In upbeat, spirited writing, Niedzviecki first leads readers through a quick history of entertainment, then shows how to reclaim cultural expression by using the tools of modern media such as print, CDs and the internet.

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Involving Youth in Nonprofit Arts Organizations:  A Call to Action
The future of nonprofit arts organizations large and small depends on attracting the best new talent to administer their affairs, to serve as artists and audiences, and to act as advocates, boosters, and financial supporters. Given the shrinking pool of younger people and the increased competition for their attention, action to meet this pressing, and increasingly complex, challenge can no longer be left to a vague future date.

This report, prepared by Barry Hessenius and commissioned by The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, explores these issues and challenges with the hope of sparking a national discussion.  

Creative Communities Initiative Summary Report
From 2001 to 2004, the National Guild's Creative Communities Initiative provided funding, training and technical assistance to 20 community schools of the arts in cities across the United States.  This report summarizes lessons learned and strategies for successful partnerships gleaned from an evaluation of each of the Creative Communities sites.

Making the Case for Culture: Personal and Social Development of Children and Youth 
Report from the Creative City Network of Canada 

Summary Bulletin         Full Report 

"Imagine a Toronto... Strategies for a Creative City" report released today
The report concludes an 18-month study directed by Dr. Meric Gertler and involving a 17-person 'leadership team.' The study was developed in conjunction with Creative London [UK]  and funded by the City of Toronto, Province of Ontario, and the London Development Agency.

The 40-page report is available here:
http://www.imagineatoronto.ca  

Cultural Values and the Crisis of Legitimacy by John Holden from Demos in the UK
The ‘cultural system’ faces a crisis of legitimacy – a problem that has dogged culture for the last 30 years.  Cultural professionals have focused on satisfying the policy demands of their funders in an attempt to gain the same unquestioning support for culture that exists for health or education. But the truth is that politicians will never be able to give that support until there exists a more broadly based democratic consensus. The question is where will this come from?  In his article Cultural Values and the Crisis of Legitimacy, John Holden looks at why culture needs a democratic mandate from the public. 

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