Grounded in the history of artists in place and community arts methods and theories, the Creative Community Development graduate minor brings together artists, power, and place. It is designed to prepare students to employ artists and artistic practices and programming as key strategies and tools with which to address community needs.

This minor provides a pathway for artists and non-artists alike to develop the necessary skills and knowledge to build collaborative longer-term relationships and programs and do this important work. The minor is offered in the recognition that people and creativity are two vital local resources that all communities have and that they can be deployed to encourage more effective and more systemic approaches to community development.

The Creative Community Development minor is available to all graduate students at The New School.

Interested graduate students should consult with their Student Success advisor. The College of Performing Arts Student Success advisor is Olivia Framke at framkeo@newschool.edu. For curriculum questions, please email maame@newschool.edu.

Faculty interested in being a part of the graduate minor, please email maame@newschool.edu.

For all others with questions, please email maame@newschool.edu.