Judi Fisher
Judi Fisher is a freelance writer and editor. She began her professional life as a teacher: in Papua New Guinea, USA and Vanuatu and has subsequently worked in community services and management of not-for-profit organisations in Australia. Judi has co-edited several books of non-fiction: her first A Place at the Table: Women at the Last Supper (1993) discussed a unique Australian art project. Face to Face: Making Dance and Theatre in Community (Spinifex, 2002) was co-authored with Beth Shelton around a performing-arts program at a small community centre in Melbourne. She and her husband Rex currently work in Bendigo, Victoria.
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Judi Fisher
Beth Shelton
When a small community agency, the Preston Creative Living Centre embarked upon the risky and exciting venture of engaging local people in artistic programs, it became a thriving centre for performances of theatre, music, circus, dance, visual arts, weaving and the crossover between factory production and artwork. The authors aim to inspire the reader, and give practical support in the development and administration of exciting, viable and fruitful community art. Beginning with a philosophy that informs decision-making and confronting the nitty-gritty of daily practice. A powerful discussion of the value of community arts and guide to creating partnerships between organisations, artists and communities to create community-based art.
2002 | ISBN 9781876756260 | Paperback | 242 x 177 mm | 183 pp