ERIC Number: EJ1385137
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-0039-3541
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The Community Art Center of the Works Progress Administration as a Third Space
Dicindio, Carissa
Studies in Art Education: A Journal of Issues and Research in Art Education, v64 n1 p40-52 2023
This article examines how community art centers of the Federal Art Project (FAP) of the Works Progress Administration served as a third space, one that was explicitly designed to be different from art museums at that time. Created to employ artists during the Great Depression under President Franklin D. Roosevelt, goals of FAP programs included creating a national identity in the arts through cultural production, and developing individual consumers of art who would continue the support after government programs had ended. Another motivation for these programs was created in the spirit of progressivism. Thus, by incorporating art into the community, artists and organizers reenvisioned how citizens could interact with art through active engagement by developing studio experiences, art exhibitions, and community programming. The programs were conceived in direct contrast to established museums as new organizations developed with the communities they were designed to reach.
Descriptors: Art Education, Federal Programs, Art History, Community Centers, Arts Centers, Community Involvement, Community Programs, Museums
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Language: English
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