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April 10, 2006 Workshops Focus on Building Community Vitality Through Cultural Arts North Dakota State University’s Center for Community Vitality is holding three workshops in May to help rural communities energize themselves by creating an environment for artists and cultural activity. Developing the cultural arts – fine arts, humanities and a community’s heritage – is worthwhile because they enrich quality of life and strengthen a community’s social fabric, according to Tom Isern, a professor in the NDSU Department of History and one of the workshops’ presenters. “Given the mobility and opportunities deriving from technological and social changes in our society, however, the cultural arts no longer can be considered a luxury or an enrichment,” he says. “They are essential infrastructure for competing in the new economy, where for many people and companies, location is a matter of choice.” The workshops, which run from 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., will be:
“Building Community Vitality Through Arts and Heritage” will help community leaders create a strategic plan to develop the cultural arts, introduce area adults and youth to the cultural wealth in their communities and showcase area artists. The workshops will start with registration at 8:30, followed by an overview of the initiative and a presentation on the value of cultural arts to a community. Other sessions include:
For more information about the workshops, contact:
### Source: Kathleen
Tweeten, (701) 328-9718, ktweeten@ndsuext.nodak.edu |
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