Art and Upheaval: Artists on the World's Frontlines

Citizen artists successfully rebuild the social infrastructure in six communities devastated by war, repression and dislocation.

Author William Cleveland tells remarkable stories from Northern Ireland, Cambodia, South Africa, United States (Watts, Los Angeles), aboriginal Australia, and Serbia, about artists who resolve conflict, heal unspeakable trauma, give voice to the forgotten and disappeared, and restitch the cultural fabric of their communities.

Art can be a powerful agent of personal, institutional and community change. The stories in this book have valuable implications for artists, academics, educators, human service providers, philanthropists, and community leaders throughout the world. The artists documented in the book have generated new technologies for advocacy, organizing, peacemaking, healing trauma and the rebuilding of community. Creativity is our most powerful capacity, and it can mitigate and heal our most destructive tendencies.

Author: William Cleveland
Publisher: New Village Press
Published: 07/01/2008
Pages: 334
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 9.90h x 6.90w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780976605461

Review Citation(s):
Multicultural Review 12/01/2008 pg. 59

About the Author
Cleveland, William: - William Cleveland is the founder and Director of the Center for the Study of Art and Community.Estés, Clarissa: - Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés is an American poet, cantadora, psychoanalyst, and post-trauma specialist.