Engaging Communities through an Art Program at a Domestic Violence Shelter

Elzbieta T. Kazmierczak

Source Title: Handbook of Research on the Facilitation of Civic Engagement through Community Art

ISBN13: 9781522517276|ISBN10: 1522517278|EISBN13: 9781522517283

DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-1727-6.ch016

MLA

Kazmierczak, Elzbieta T. "Engaging Communities through an Art Program at a Domestic Violence Shelter." Handbook of Research on the Facilitation of Civic Engagement through Community Art, edited by Leigh Nanney Hersey and Bryna Bobick, IGI Global, 2017, pp. 339-366. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-1727-6.ch016

APA

Kazmierczak, E. T. (2017). Engaging Communities through an Art Program at a Domestic Violence Shelter. In L. Hersey & B. Bobick (Eds.), Handbook of Research on the Facilitation of Civic Engagement through Community Art (pp. 339-366). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-1727-6.ch016

Chicago

Kazmierczak, Elzbieta T. "Engaging Communities through an Art Program at a Domestic Violence Shelter." In Handbook of Research on the Facilitation of Civic Engagement through Community Art, edited by Leigh Nanney Hersey and Bryna Bobick, 339-366. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2017. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-1727-6.ch016

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Abstract

This chapter is a case study, written from the perspective of a visual artist, designer, and educator, reflecting on a five-year volunteer initiative of developing, leading, and funding an art program at a domestic violence shelter for battered women and adolescent girls who experienced sexual violence. One purpose of this chapter is to provide information about establishing art programs that can be sustained by the institutions in which they are introduced. This chapter discusses the following aspects: 1) breaking the ice and establishing rapport; 2) training and supervising staff and student volunteers; 3) fund-raising, grant writing, and seeking support both within and outside the agency; 4) partnering with organizations or community groups to set up art exhibitions; 5) partnering with artists and writers to print and distribute an educational publication; and 6) developing research with vulnerable populations serviced by the agency.