Community Art » art and social work

Whether community art should be regarded as either art or social work or both is hotly debated. In this section you will find a number of articles and organizations that address this question.

The Mural at the corner of Luis Viale Street and Rojas Street

The large painting at the corner of Luis Viale St. and Rojas St. is reality. It was an ambitious project, but possible. Bold, as most dreams are within the logic of community-based theatre, but achievable.
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Spotlight 1: The Neighbourhood

This Spotlight is about community artists and their community participants. Directors from different community theatre groups from the Netherlands, Belgium and France explain their way of working while creating a community art performance.
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Sandra Trienekens on Community Art

This publication brings together the experiences of some 100 Dutch community art projects that have taken place over the past two or three years and Dutch (as well as some European) theoretical thinking on the subject.
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Lotte van den Berg

Lotte van den Berg (1975) is a theatre director who favours a minimalist style with little text. Occasionally she makes theatre at the community-level, such as with inmates and guards of an Antwerp prison.
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Théâtre du Fil

Théâtre du Fil (France) Youth theatre company working with vulnerable youngsters in the northern Parisian suburbs.
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Pedro Sarmiento’s report on the ‘Art in my Backyard’ conference

Read Pedro Sarmiento’s report on our last festival and conference, ‘Art in my Backyard’. His report is written in Spanish.
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The Mural at the corner of Luis Viale Street and Rojas Street

Spotlight 1: The Neighbourhood

Sandra Trienekens on Community Art

Lotte van den Berg

Théâtre du Fil

Pedro Sarmiento’s report on the ‘Art in my Backyard’ conference

The Community Art Lab