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Rural Action's Toolbox Promotes Community Murals

Rural Action
19627 Walnut Street
P.O. Box 157
Trimble, OH 45782

phone: 740-767-4938
FAX: 740-767-4957

E-mail Rural Action:
info@ruralaction.org

E-mail Arts and Heritage
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The Community Murals Toolbox Project, including workshops and book, was funded in part by a grant from the Ohio Arts Council.

Community Murals
Handbook & Case Studies

A Rural Action Community Toolbox Book
by Amy Lipka and Steven McDaniel
Introduction by Carol Kuhre

Rural Action's Arts & Cultural Heritage Program released this illustrated handbook on its community mural process in May 2001. During the development of that process over the past six years, a number of rural communities in Appalachian Ohio have been touched by the ability of the arts to inspire pride of place.

The book contains step-by-step guidelines along with essays on asset building, partnerships, the artistic process, visioning, volunteerism, tourism, youth murals and more. There are chapters on community involvement, publicity, special events, technical information, sample contracts, volunteers, safety and liability, costs, funding, and marketing as well as a resource section that includes a list of helpful web sites and publications.

"In the long run," according to the book's introduction, "the impact of the mural happens both during the process and after the completion of the project and is felt by participants, visitors, and in the regional economy."

Essays in the book were contributed by collaborators, funders, community partners, mural artists, and Rural Action staff.

Nontraditional Partnerships by Svea Maxwell, TEAM Athens Program Coordinator: ADAMH Services Board of Athens, Hocking and Vinton Counties
Asset Based Community Development by Candi Withem, Rural Action Community Organizing and Support Initiative
Creating a Historical Community Mural: An Artist's View by Terry Fortkamp, Muralist
As I Remember It: The Shawnee Mural Experience by John Winnenberg, Sunday Creek Associates; Community Exchange Gift Shop
Youth Murals by Svea Maxwell, TEAM Athens
The Visioning Process by Lisa Trocchia, Muralist
The Shawnee Mural Project by Cindy Yeager, Arts for All
Essentials of Volunteerism by Jamie Fox, AmeriCorps VISTA volunteer, Ohio University Center for Community Service
The Pomeroy Mural Experience by Karin Johnson, Meigs County Tourism Director

Community Murals Handbook & Case Studies
ISBN 0-9709856-0-6
Comb bound, 48 pages.
Includes photographs, case studies chart, map, and
$10.00 plus $1.75 S&H;
Ohio residents add 7.25% sales tax. Allow 4 weeks for delivery.

To order a copy of the book, download a printable orderform and mail along with your check or MasterCard/VISA information to:
Rural Action, PO Box 157, Trimble, OH 45782

The handbook orderform is available online in PDF format and can be printed in Acrobat Reader:

Printable Orderform: Community Murals Book

Make checks payable to Rural Action.

For more information on the publication, mural workshops, or Rural Action's Arts and Cultural Heritage Program call 800-351-5074 or write raarts@ruralaction.org

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