Main description:

-Focuses on what actually works in development practice, in order to inform and inspire practitioners and students
-Impressive global reach, with a wide range of case studies drawn from across Algeria, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, India, Kosovo, Taiwan, USA, South Africa, Malawi, and China
-Highlights development projects at the small and large scale and across a range of visual and performing arts

Contents:

Introduction: Bringing forth human expression, forming identity, and empowering communities through arts and culture: Who defines it? Who is it for? Who gets to do it? Ann Holt and Cindy Maguire 1. A temple of art in the middle of the desert: Reflections on creating Motif Art Studio and the role of art in the Sahrawi refugee camps Mohamed Sleiman Labat 2. A Painted Conversation: Narratives in community-based mural making processes Natalia Pilato 3. Ojos que Sienten: Changing the narrative of seeing through sensory photography Gina Badenoch 4. Turning higher education hierarchies inside out: Sticky encounters in co-designing a community centre using multimodal interventions Kim Berman and Boitumelo Kembo 5. Creative teaching through solidarity networks in the Saharawi refugee camps: Desert Voicebox Danielle V. B. Smith and Violeta Ruano 6. Healing and education through the arts: A HEART-based approach Girija Kaimal, Sara Hommel, Lauren Pisani, and Jonathan Seiden 7. Cultivating Black diasporic memories and communities through community archiving Desiree Rochat 8. Cross-cultural collaborations through the lens of art therapy: Sri Lanka Emilija Mecelicaite and Janine Simpson 9. The arts and creative education as resistance and renewal: Kosovo Refki Gollopeni 10. Authentic and ethical fashion design guided by the heart Alexia Sobrado 11. Bridging communities through innovation: Art, design, and entrepreneurship: COPE NYC Vida Sabbaghi 12. Feminist art and education: Facilitating a cross-cultural exchange: U.S.-China Art Summit Karen Keifer-Boyd and Xinxin Guo 13. Moving the margins in Malawi: Culturally responsive art education for girls Darden Bradshaw and Novea Mcintosh