Hello, All! Here is what Jenna and I have come up with, including edits from our 4-10 class:
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Certificate Program ASAP Group Project
Prepared by: Irene Loy and Jenna Michael
SUGGESTED NAME
Community Arts Leadership (CAL) Certificate
INTRODUCTION
All over the country, Artists are coming out of their studios. Playwrights are leaving their theatres. Architects are stepping away from their drafting tables.
Artists of all kinds are engaging their communities, asking the hard questions, and seeing how their chosen art forms can make a positive social impact.
Interested in joining the movement?
Apply for the Community Arts Leadership Certificate today!
MISSION
The Community Arts Leadership (CAL) Certificate is a professional, non-degree certificate offered through the College of Fine Arts at the University of New Mexico. Its purpose is to train both UNM students and working professionals in core capacities necessary to engage communities successfully in creative projects. These projects are as diverse as the program’s participants and span theatre, dance, architecture, graphic design, painting, murals, pottery, printmaking, quilt-making—virtually any art form. Their unifying factor is participatory art-making based on the convictions that everyone has the capability to collaborate in art-making, and that engaging in this process has the power to transform individuals and communities. Through learning how to facilitate this process effectively, graduates will become social change leaders in their communities by employing the arts.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Community Arts Leadership (CAL) Certificate is a modular program which allows for flexibility in choosing options for completion. Courses may be taken for undergraduate or graduate credit through UNM, and workshops can be completed individually or in groups of three, which go toward completion of the certificate program (please see costs of certificate for more information). The aim of the program is the integration of research and practicum, as evidenced by the following program design.
Part I: 4 UNM Courses 12 Credit Hours—Can be taken for undergraduate or graduate credit* 1. Community Arts Leadership Core Course (CALE 101) 2. Art Practices I or II (ARTS 125, ARTS 126) 3. Another Arts-Based Course (Department of Theatre & Dance, Department of Architecture, Department of Art and Art History, Art & Ecology Department, Music, etc. – Please see College of Fine Arts course offerings per semester) 4. One Approved Core Course from the following: (Economy, Ecology, Business, Psychology, Humanities – Please Speak with CAL coordinator for approved list)
*These credit hours can be earned through other institutions, if transcripts are provided.
Part II: 5 Weekend Workshops Two mandatory* Weekend Workshops for all program participants: 1. Creative Practice Toolkit 2. Community Dialogue Facilitation
Then choose 3 Weekend Workshops from the 9 elective workshops offered: 1. Grant-Writing 2. Conflict Resolution 3. Learning from Failure 4. Forming Intentional Partnerships 5. Making Project Budgets and Timelines 6. Understanding the History and Context of Community Arts Leadership 7. Understanding Community Arts Leadership in the American Southwest 8. “Working with Diverse Communities” (an existing Littleglobe workshop) 9. Technical/Online Resources and Skills (e.g., Electronic Art, Social Media, etc.)
*The mandatory workshops will be offered annually. Participation (at least) once in each is mandatory.
Part III: Professional Portfolio
For completion of the program, a Portfolio of documentation of community arts projects must be presented and approved by both a university professor and a community arts practitioner. Therefore, work must integrate research and practice and be sound from both perspectives. If approved, graduates will complete the program not only with a strong portfolio of field work but also with two letters of recommendation—one from each program mentor (the university professor and the community arts practitioner).
Portfolios must include: 1. Documentation of Community Arts Projects a. Original Artwork b. Case Studies c. Journal Entries d. Photographs e. Video f. List of Active Community Partnerships 2. An Essay/Research Paper detailing what the participant learned in the program and how he/she will use it in the real world.
The program must be completed in three years or less to be eligible for the certificate.
*Students must achieve at least a 3.0 grade average or higher from required and approved classes to be eligible for completion of the certificate.
An application is necessary for all who wish to be accepted to this unique certificate program. Application is open to University of New Mexico undergraduate students, graduate students, post-graduate students from UNM and other accredited institutions, as well as working professionals with a strong aptitude towards creative cultural change. The application is required for enrollment regardless of current enrollment within any area of study at UNM.
UNM Undergraduate Students and Graduate Students: Along with the formal application, currently enrolled UNM students must provide an official transcript of classes while at UNM. A minimum 3.0 cumulative grade point average or higher is recommended for consideration. Applicants may use existing credit towards certificate from previous study, if credit earned contributes to a 3.0 or higher from the four required classes for completion.
Post Graduate Students: Students who have recently graduated from UNM, or any other accredited institution, may also apply for the certificate. Along with the formal application, a student must provide proof of completion of degree from his or her institution along with academic transcripts. A minimum 3.0 cumulative grade point average or higher is recommended for consideration. Applicants must also provide two letters of recommendation from a professor, instructor, or working professional.
Working Professionals: Individuals who are not currently enrolled in an institution and who do not possess at least a bachelors degree, but are interested in obtaining skills within a creative social context for their field of work, are still encouraged to apply. Applicants must fill out a formal application along with an essay of personal testament, commitment, and related work towards a desire in the field of community arts leadership. Two letters of recommendation are required from applicant’s field of work or business for consideration.
Applications may be mailed to the Director of the Community Arts Leadership (CAL) Program or submitted electronically as long as all components are present. All applications are required to submit a non-refundable $25 fee along with required materials to be considered.
The cost of admittance is based on UNM class fees and administration. A standard $2,500 certificate fee is to be paid at the beginning of the certificate program. In addition to the certificate fee, workshop fees are paid separately due to the nature of many workshops being off campus. Participants can pay $1,500 up front (along with their flat rate fee) to pay for all five workshops, or they may pay for them separately at the rate of $400 per workshop over the course of the program, for a total of $2,000.
Financial aid may be available for students who qualify.
Actually, we're going to go with a flat certificate fee of $750 for all participants + the course fees (at UNM or elsewhere) as determined by the educational institutions + the workshop fees (as above: $1,500 for all five up front, or $400 for each workshop individually as they take place).
A Program Director as well as Coordinator oversees all applicants and ultimate completion of certificate by final evaluation of portfolios. Along with these two leaders are professors, instructors, mentors, and practioners who are dedicated to the needs and projects of all participants. Collaboration and teamwork are integral to completion of the certificate, which includes collaboration with the teachers and leaders of this unique program. Therefore, the evaluation and letters of recommendation at the end of the program are expected to grow organically from professional relationships with mentors developed over the course of the program.
Hello, All! Here is what Jenna and I have come up with, including edits from our 4-10 class:
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Certificate Program
ASAP Group Project
Prepared by: Irene Loy and Jenna Michael
SUGGESTED NAME
Community Arts Leadership (CAL) Certificate
INTRODUCTION
All over the country,
Artists are coming out of their studios.
Playwrights are leaving their theatres.
Architects are stepping away from their drafting tables.
Artists of all kinds are engaging their communities, asking the hard questions, and seeing how their chosen art forms can make a positive social impact.
Interested in joining the movement?
Apply for the Community Arts Leadership Certificate today!
MISSION
The Community Arts Leadership (CAL) Certificate is a professional, non-degree certificate offered through the College of Fine Arts at the University of New Mexico. Its purpose is to train both UNM students and working professionals in core capacities necessary to engage communities successfully in creative projects. These projects are as diverse as the program’s participants and span theatre, dance, architecture, graphic design, painting, murals, pottery, printmaking, quilt-making—virtually any art form. Their unifying factor is participatory art-making based on the convictions that everyone has the capability to collaborate in art-making, and that engaging in this process has the power to transform individuals and communities. Through learning how to facilitate this process effectively, graduates will become social change leaders in their communities by employing the arts.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Community Arts Leadership (CAL) Certificate is a modular program which allows for flexibility in choosing options for completion. Courses may be taken for undergraduate or graduate credit through UNM, and workshops can be completed individually or in groups of three, which go toward completion of the certificate program (please see costs of certificate for more information). The aim of the program is the integration of research and practicum, as evidenced by the following program design.
PROGRAM DESIGN
ReplyDeletePart I: 4 UNM Courses
12 Credit Hours—Can be taken for undergraduate or graduate credit*
1. Community Arts Leadership Core Course (CALE 101)
2. Art Practices I or II (ARTS 125, ARTS 126)
3. Another Arts-Based Course (Department of Theatre & Dance, Department of Architecture, Department of Art and Art History, Art & Ecology Department, Music, etc. – Please see College of Fine Arts course offerings per semester)
4. One Approved Core Course from the following: (Economy, Ecology, Business, Psychology, Humanities – Please Speak with CAL coordinator for approved list)
*These credit hours can be earned through other institutions, if transcripts are provided.
Part II: 5 Weekend Workshops
Two mandatory* Weekend Workshops for all program participants:
1. Creative Practice Toolkit
2. Community Dialogue Facilitation
Then choose 3 Weekend Workshops from the 9 elective workshops offered:
1. Grant-Writing
2. Conflict Resolution
3. Learning from Failure
4. Forming Intentional Partnerships
5. Making Project Budgets and Timelines
6. Understanding the History and Context of Community Arts Leadership
7. Understanding Community Arts Leadership in the American Southwest
8. “Working with Diverse Communities” (an existing Littleglobe workshop)
9. Technical/Online Resources and Skills (e.g., Electronic Art, Social Media, etc.)
*The mandatory workshops will be offered annually. Participation (at least) once in each is mandatory.
Part III: Professional Portfolio
For completion of the program, a Portfolio of documentation of community arts projects must be presented and approved by both a university professor and a community arts practitioner. Therefore, work must integrate research and practice and be sound from both perspectives. If approved, graduates will complete the program not only with a strong portfolio of field work but also with two letters of recommendation—one from each program mentor (the university professor and the community arts practitioner).
Portfolios must include:
1. Documentation of Community Arts Projects
a. Original Artwork
b. Case Studies
c. Journal Entries
d. Photographs
e. Video
f. List of Active Community Partnerships
2. An Essay/Research Paper detailing what the participant learned in the program and how he/she will use it in the real world.
The program must be completed in three years or less to be eligible for the certificate.
*Students must achieve at least a 3.0 grade average or higher from required and approved classes to be eligible for completion of the certificate.
AUDIENCE
ReplyDelete Undergraduate Students
Graduate Students
Post Graduate Students
Working Professionals
APPLICATION PROCEDURES:
ReplyDeleteAn application is necessary for all who wish to be accepted to this unique certificate program. Application is open to University of New Mexico undergraduate students, graduate students, post-graduate students from UNM and other accredited institutions, as well as working professionals with a strong aptitude towards creative cultural change. The application is required for enrollment regardless of current enrollment within any area of study at UNM.
UNM Undergraduate Students and Graduate Students:
Along with the formal application, currently enrolled UNM students must provide an official transcript of classes while at UNM. A minimum 3.0 cumulative grade point average or higher is recommended for consideration. Applicants may use existing credit towards certificate from previous study, if credit earned contributes to a 3.0 or higher from the four required classes for completion.
Post Graduate Students:
Students who have recently graduated from UNM, or any other accredited institution, may also apply for the certificate. Along with the formal application, a student must provide proof of completion of degree from his or her institution along with academic transcripts. A minimum 3.0 cumulative grade point average or higher is recommended for consideration. Applicants must also provide two letters of recommendation from a professor, instructor, or working professional.
Working Professionals:
Individuals who are not currently enrolled in an institution and who do not possess at least a bachelors degree, but are interested in obtaining skills within a creative social context for their field of work, are still encouraged to apply. Applicants must fill out a formal application along with an essay of personal testament, commitment, and related work towards a desire in the field of community arts leadership. Two letters of recommendation are required from applicant’s field of work or business for consideration.
Applications may be mailed to the Director of the Community Arts Leadership (CAL) Program or submitted electronically as long as all components are present.
All applications are required to submit a non-refundable $25 fee along with required materials to be considered.
CERTIFICATE PROGRAM COSTS
ReplyDeleteThe cost of admittance is based on UNM class fees and administration. A standard $2,500 certificate fee is to be paid at the beginning of the certificate program. In addition to the certificate fee, workshop fees are paid separately due to the nature of many workshops being off campus. Participants can pay $1,500 up front (along with their flat rate fee) to pay for all five workshops, or they may pay for them separately at the rate of $400 per workshop over the course of the program, for a total of $2,000.
Financial aid may be available for students who qualify.
Actually, we're going to go with a flat certificate fee of $750 for all participants + the course fees (at UNM or elsewhere) as determined by the educational institutions + the workshop fees (as above: $1,500 for all five up front, or $400 for each workshop individually as they take place).
DeleteSTAFFING
ReplyDeleteA Program Director as well as Coordinator oversees all applicants and ultimate completion of certificate by final evaluation of portfolios. Along with these two leaders are professors, instructors, mentors, and practioners who are dedicated to the needs and projects of all participants. Collaboration and teamwork are integral to completion of the certificate, which includes collaboration with the teachers and leaders of this unique program. Therefore, the evaluation and letters of recommendation at the end of the program are expected to grow organically from professional relationships with mentors developed over the course of the program.
CRITICAL PARTNERSHIPS
ReplyDeleteAnimating Democracy, Littleglobe, Art Street, Academy for the Love of Learning (Lifesongs), Working Classroom (and more), Opportunity Agenda
SUPPORTING TEACHING PRACTITIONERS
Michelle Otero, Molly Sturges, Daniel Banks, Valerie Martinez, Chris Jonas, David Gallegos, Henry Rael, Chrissie Orr, Edie Tsong (and more)
Examples of Existing Programs
ReplyDeleteRegina's Music Institute at UNM
http://music.unm.edu/department_areas/music_ed/nm_kodaly_inst/2012_nmki_brochure.pdf
Socially Engaged Art
http://www.spontaneousinterventions.org/statement/socially-engaged-artis-a-mess-worth-making
Design for Good
http://www.aiga.org/design-for-good/
Design for Social Change
http://impact.sva.edu/
Expressive Arts at Sofia University
http://www.nrogers.com/training.html
UNM Peace and Justice Studies Certificate
http://www.unm.edu/~peace/certificate.html
wooohoo! go team certificate :)
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