Publications
Essential community arts publications for sale from Arts Wisconsin: special discounted rates for Arts Wisconsin members!
To order, contact Arts Wisconsin at 608 255 8316
/ akatz@artswisconsin.org.
All prices include shipping and handling. Please allow 2-4 weeks for
delivery.
NEW! The
Arts in the Small Community
the 1969 classic by community arts pioneer Robert E. Gard, updated
2006 by Maryo Gard Ewell and Michael F. Warlum
order
directly from Americans for the Arts (Arts Wisconsin and
AFTA members receive a special member price, and all Wisconsin residents
receive an additional special discount, through the generosity of the
Wisconsin Arts Board!)
Arts Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Arts Board, and Americans for the Arts are
happy to announce the republication of the landmark 1969 book, The
Arts in the Small Community, by Maryo Gard Ewell and Michael F. Warlum.
The new guide stays true to its original roots and mission set forth by
Robert Gard, but has been thoroughly updated to address contemporary examples
in the realm of community arts.
NEW! Beyond the Mission Statement: Why Cause-Based Communications Lead to True Success
by Jim Armstrong, founder and creative director of Good for Business, Inc., Madison
Communications become stronger when everybody in a company knows exactly why the company exists. In a step-by-step process, communications specialist Jim Armstrong tells you how to boil your company's "why" down to one word that will effectively convey to customers why you exist and how you can help them. You will learn the ten questions to ask and see numerous examples of how these questions have propelled profit-making and non-profit organizations alike to greater success.
Jim Armstrong is founder and creative director of Good For Business, a communications company based in Madison, Wisconsin, that is dedicated to helping clients capture and communicate their cause. Jim has created socially responsible messages in sectors ranging from the environment and energy to education and economic development.
Arts Wisconsin's 2004 planning process is featured as a case study in this worthy book!
Price:
$19.95 Arts Wisconsin members
$24.95 non-members
Art Law Conversations: A Surprisingly Readable Guide for Visual Artists
by Madison, WI attorney Elizabeth Russell, a nationally-known expert on legal issues for artists and arts organizations.
Art Law Conversations contains the legal info you need as a working artist. The book achieved finalist status in ForeWord Magazine's 2005 Book of the Year awards and earned a rating of "Essential" from CHOICE Magazine.
Price:
$16.95 Arts Wisconsin members
$21.95 non-members
Fundamentals of Local Arts Management
written and compiled by Arts Extension Service, University of Massachusetts-Amherst
If you work in community arts development, you've got to have this book! This bookshelf basic is designed to help staff and volunteer leadership gain the skills and confidence to capably manage community arts organizations. Fundamentals emphasizes contemporary community arts issues and discusses program accountability and evaluation, political controversy, arts and social issues, new governing models, fundraising in an environment of cutbacks, and genuine inclusion of the community.
$50 Arts Wisconsin members
$60 non-members
ART After School
by Jane Brite and Marlene Jaglinksi
A practical and useful workbook focusing on the positive impact art programming and using professional artists to teach classes, can have on children. This new publication, written by founders of the Hands On after-school program at the Walker's Point Center for the Arts in Milwaukee, is also a comprehensive guide detailing how to build collaborations and partnerships with businesses, schools, from kindergarten through college and university level and community groups. An entire section is devoted to fundraising strategies and ideas including how to prepare grant proposals, the importance of documentation, publicity and donor recognition, recruiting youth to a program and keeping a program fresh and dynamic to encourage children and teenagers to make it their place of choice.
Price:
$28 Arts Wisconsin members
$33 non-members
Health Insurance: A Guide for Artists, Consultants, Entrepreneurs and Other Self-Employed
by Lenore Janecek
A comprehensive guide which offers a lifeline in your struggle to obtain affordable health care. Written by a top insurance professional, the book explains in clear language choices in health insurance, and explores the variety of health insurance options available.
Price:
$15 Arts Wisconsin members
$20 non-members
Prairie Visions
by Robert Gard
with an introduction by Studs Terkel
In his pioneering community arts development work, Robert Gard (1910-1992) captured the stories and legends—and the people—of the Midwest. Affiliated with UW-Extension throughout his long career, Gard and his life exemplified a unity of artistic expression and a sense of place. This autobiographical journey into the heartland distills tales and folklore of the region and reveals the spiritual foundation of middle America. The book is Gard's story of the universal struggle for creativity and self-expression.
Price:
$5 Arts Wisconsin members
$10 non-members
Grassroots Theatre
by Robert Gard
with a new introduction by Gard's daughter, Mary Gard Ewell
A reprinting of Gard's classic work, with insights that apply to the entire arts spectrum.
Price:
$15 Arts Wisconsin members
$20 non-members
Rebuilding the Front Porch of America
essays by Patrick Overton
To build public support for the arts at the community level, Overton invites us to explore the arts as "the new front porch of America," a creative, cross-cultural gathering place that contributes significantly to the community-making process. While this book focuses on the role of the arts in community development in small and rural communities, it is an inspiration for all individuals and organizations large and small.
Price:
$15 Arts Wisconsin members
$20 non-members
The Filebox Project: Organizational Development Manual and Legal and Financial Primer
by Nola Ruth and Tina Burdett
The Filebox Project provides a framework to educate staff members, boards of directors, committee chairs, and others about the different elements that build a strong organization. Also included are suggestions to incorporate these elements into organizational operations.
$45 Arts Wisconsin members
$55 non-members
Foundations in Wisconsin
A useful research tool for grantseekers and others interested in locating information about more than 1,000 private, corporate, community foundations in Wisconsin. Published by Marquette University's Memorial Library.
Price:
$52 Arts Wisconsin members
$57 non-members
To order, contact Arts Wisconsin
at 608 255 8316 / akatz@artswisconsin.org.