Community Arts | Springfield College

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	Program Contact Meghan Gaul Program Director, Department of Visual and Performing Arts Associate Professor (413) 748-3679 mgaul@springfield.edu
	Curriculum and Delivery 15-credit minor Courses offered on campus in Springfield, Mass. View the course requirements View a sample schedule

Springfield College students, staff, faculty, and administrators share stories and art projects with Springfield Public School 2nd Graders during National African American Read-In events at the Springfield College Campus

The Community Arts minor at Springfield College introduces students to the field of socially-engaged art practices and is designed for students interested in merging social activism, creative work, performance, teaching, and community development.

Students will learn how to identify, approach, and construct classes for community sites, including youth organizations, schools, and afterschool programs, as well as institutions serving other populations through the arts in a community setting. Students will examine the processes of creative thinking, community involvement, collaborative enterprise, research, and education in community arts.

Through this minor, students explore training in at least two different arts disciplines and develop their learning through service learning experiences in a supervised practicum pursuing their own art projects in the community.

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Our Intro to Arts in the Community class built a community-based art habitat in Springfield.

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Studying Community Arts at Springfield College

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William Simpson Fine Arts Series

Celebrate the arts

The William Simpson Fine Arts Series entertains and inspires. Experience the arts with magnificent work from artists and performers from both inside and outside the Springfield College community. Attendees will be dazzled by dance performances and theater presentations, captivated by art exhibitions and thought-provoking film, and delighted by concerts and literary events.

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