The Community Arts Minor is designed for students who want to learn how to use the arts as a tool for community development. The curriculum balances coursework and practical work experience in community arts. Core courses for the Community Arts Minor include:

ART 2600 Building Community through the Arts

In communities throughout the world, artists work alongside their fellow citizens – including city planners, school administrators and educators, health care providers, and elected officials – to improve the political, social, and economic status of their communities.  Building Community through the Arts explores the theory and practice of community-based arts and the relationship between arts and community development.  As part of their learning, students work in teams with artists and other partners on Home, New Orleans – a multi-disciplinary, art-and-community development project grounded in selected New Orleans neighborhoods.  This course is offered jointly by Xavier, Tulane, and Dillard Universities.

 

ART 3200 Arts Trends and Policy

This course provides a critical overview of current theories, practices, and policies in the arts.  Topics include current support systems for the arts (both non-profit and for profit), alternative ways of sharing art, and models of art impacting social policy.