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The Northern Lakes Center for the Arts and the Rural Arts Management (RAM) Institute
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The Northern Lakes Center for the Arts and the Rural Arts Management (RAM) Institute

6 October 2012

LaMoine MacLaughlin, Executive Director of the Northern Lakes Center for the Arts in rural Wisconsin writes about the 23 years of the organizaiton, and how it fits into his community.

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Celebrating the New/Old Work of Community Arts Development in Rural/Small Communities in the United States
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Celebrating the New/Old Work of Community Arts Development in Rural/Small Communities in the United States

4 October 2012

Patrick Overton on the history of cultural development in Rural/Small communites across the United States, and the nessisety of that development to the health of the community.

Green grapes.
Performance in the Fields
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Performance in the Fields

Farming as Artistic Practice

3 October 2012

Nikiko Masumoto blurs the line between farming and performance, and what that can mean for communication between farmers and consumers.

A stage set as an early American settlement.
Toward a Rural Arts Education
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Toward a Rural Arts Education

3 October 2012

Scott Walters discusses the necessity of creating independant and interdisciplinary Rural Arts programs.

Build with Us
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Build with Us

New Play Map Version 4—Update # 2

2 October 2012

Vijay answers some questions about knowledge commons and brings us the latest updates of the New Play Map

Two giant shoes with people gathered around.
Abundance and Transformation
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Abundance and Transformation

2 October 2012

Donna Neuwirth describes the integration of culture and agriculture at the Wormfarm Institute in Wisconsin.

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Twitter Conversation using #newplay on Thursday, Oct. 4
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Twitter Conversation using #newplay on Thursday, Oct. 4

Arts in Rural Communities

1 October 2012

This Thursday's Howl is on arts in rural communities

Two men on a stage look at two people sitting in chairs in front of them.
Rural Theater in a Democracy
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Rural Theater in a Democracy

1 October 2012

Dudley Cocke, the director of Roadside Theater, on Rural Theater, its specific gifts, and the necessity of its inclusion in American Theater.

 

The poster for Lady Luck is a Whore.
What Really Happened in Vegas?
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What Really Happened in Vegas?

28 September 2012

Leanne Linsky writes about the process of writing and performing her own one-woman show.

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Interview with Catherine Filloux
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Interview with Catherine Filloux

27 September 2012

Lydia Stryk chats with playwright Catherine Filloux over e-mail.

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