Animating Democracy Programs include special initiatives such as the Animating Democracy Lab funded by the Ford Foundation, periodic convenings focused on arts- and humanities-based civic engagement and dialogue, and the on-line Animating Democracy Project Profile Database which provides summaries and contact information for a wide variety of arts and humanities-based civic engagement and dialogue projects.
Special Initiatives
From 1999 to 2003, Americans for Arts’ Animating Democracy Lab provided grants and advisory support to 32 cultural organizations across the country to implement projects that experimented with or deepened existing approaches to arts- and humanities-based civic dialogue. Investigation through these diverse projects, individually and collectively, aimed to advance field learning about the philosophical, practical, and social dimensions of this work. Learn about the initiative and the lab projects.
Convenings
Animating Democracy periodically sponsors presentations, workshops, and learning exchanges focused on arts- and humanities-based civic engagement and dialogue. Learn about:
- Upcoming Animating Democracy professional development opportunities
- The National Exchange on Art & Civic Dialogue, October 2003
- Past Learning Exchange reports
Project Profile Database
Animating Democracy’s Project Profile Database features profiles of a wide range of projects that demonstrate the capacity of the arts and humanities to stimulate public dialogue about contemporary civic issues and features over 30 case studies from the Animating Democracy Lab.
Submit a Project Profile
Animating Democracy is always seeking profiles of projects initiated by artists and cultural organizations as well as organizations in other fields who wish to share their experience and findings with other professionals. Visit this section of the website to share your story with the field.
