William Cleveland (author)
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William Cleveland is an author and the director of the Center for the Study of Art & Community (CSA&C) in Minneapolis, which he co-founded in 1991. After studying psychology
at the University of Maryland, College Park
, Cleveland went on to an extensive history in leading arts programs, including the California State Summer School for the Arts
and California
's Arts-In-Corrections Program, where he spent 10 years building the largest residential arts program in the state of California. Cleveland also serves as an adviser or on the advisory boards of several organizations, including Partners for Livable Communities, the British American Art Association's International Arts and Education Initiative, the Urban Arts Institute and UCLA's Artsreach. He is on the board of several schools and performance companies and has worked with the National Endowment for the Arts
as a panelist and consultant.
He is the author of Art and Upheaval
: Artists on the World's Frontlines (New Village Press
, 2008), Art in Other Places: Artists at Work in America's Community and Social Institutions (Praeger, 1992, Arts Extension Service Press, U. MA, Amherst 2000) and a former contributing editor of High Performance
magazine. He is also a performing musician.
Psychology
Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Its immediate goal is to understand individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases. For many, the ultimate goal of psychology is to benefit society...
at the University of Maryland, College Park
University of Maryland, College Park
The University of Maryland, College Park is a top-ranked public research university located in the city of College Park in Prince George's County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C...
, Cleveland went on to an extensive history in leading arts programs, including the California State Summer School for the Arts
California State Summer School for the Arts
The , commonly known as CSSSA [See-Suh] or InnerSpark, is a four-week, pre-professional art training program for high school student that is held each summer at the California Institute of the Arts . The goal of CSSSA is to provide a supportive environment in which students acquired useful skills...
and California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
's Arts-In-Corrections Program, where he spent 10 years building the largest residential arts program in the state of California. Cleveland also serves as an adviser or on the advisory boards of several organizations, including Partners for Livable Communities, the British American Art Association's International Arts and Education Initiative, the Urban Arts Institute and UCLA's Artsreach. He is on the board of several schools and performance companies and has worked with the National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts
The National Endowment for the Arts is an independent agency of the United States federal government that offers support and funding for projects exhibiting artistic excellence. It was created by an act of the U.S. Congress in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal government. Its current...
as a panelist and consultant.
He is the author of Art and Upheaval
Art and Upheaval
Art and Upheaval: Artists on the Worlds’ Frontlines, by William Cleveland, with a foreword by Clarissa Pinkola Estés,is a nonfiction book released by New Village Press in August 2008. The book documents artists in six parts of the world who have been working to rebuild peace and the culture of...
: Artists on the World's Frontlines (New Village Press
New Village Press
New Village Press is a not-for-profit book publisher based in Oakland, CA. It is a national publishing project of Architects/ Designers/ Planners for Social Responsibility ADPSR, an educational non-profit organization founded in 1982...
, 2008), Art in Other Places: Artists at Work in America's Community and Social Institutions (Praeger, 1992, Arts Extension Service Press, U. MA, Amherst 2000) and a former contributing editor of High Performance
High Performance Magazine
High Performance was a quarterly arts magazine founded in 1978 and published until 1997. Its editorial mission was to provide support and a critical context for new, innovative and unrecognized work in the arts....
magazine. He is also a performing musician.
Sources
- Biography, Center for the Study of Art & Community
- College-Conservatory of Music Arts Administration, Faculty, University of CincinnatiUniversity of CincinnatiThe University of Cincinnati is a comprehensive public research university in Cincinnati, Ohio, and a part of the University System of Ohio....