UMass Arts Extension Service’s publications and signature Work Kits provide practical information, ideas, inspiration, and answers to address your day-to-day needs and answer your questions. Click on the books below to order, and contact us with any questions at @email or 413-545-2360. Please note that book orders are shipped out of the office during weekday business hours only.

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Fundamentals of Arts Management, 6th Edition

Fundamentals of Arts Management, 6th Edition is the classic text in arts management that has been helping professional and volunteer arts leaders learn to connect the arts and community since the first edition was created in 1987. Combining in-the-trenches experience with scholarly research, our authors share practical information and provide cutting edge tools for artists, arts administrators, educators, students, cultural advocates, civic leaders, economic development specialists, regional and urban planners, municipal officers, and human service organizations. Our trusted reference book Fundamentals of Arts Management, 6th Edition is utilized by 45% of college and university arts management programs in the U.S. More about Fundamentals of Arts Management

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ISBN: 978-0-945464-16-7
PRICE: $69.00 + $9.99 S&H

A tan book with an abstracted image of a face on the cover, as well as the text "Art in Other Places: Artists at Work in America's Community and Social Institutions by William Cleveland"

Art in Other Places: Artists at Work in America's Community and Social Institutions

This book recounts the histories of 22 arts programs that pioneered the burgeoning field of arts-based community development and social change in America. Author: William Cleveland.

ISBN: 0275940543
PRICE:
$20.00 + $9.99 S&H

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Arts Festival Work Kit - Download

The Classic is back! Now available as an environmentally friendly download.

Don’t miss the book that since 1989 has remained the How-To Reference for creating your own Fair or Festival. A detailed guide to planning, organizing, funding, implementing and evaluating an arts festival.

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ISBN: 978-0-945464-02-0
PRICE:
$10.00

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Community Cultural Planning Work Kit - Download

Developed by Louise K. Stevens, ArtsMarket, Inc. in association with the AES staff. 1987. Work Kit includes Vol. I and Vol. II.

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ISBN: 978-0-945464-04-4
PRICE:
$15.00

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Fairs and Festivals, 1999 - Download

Proving that all things old are new again, we continued to get requests for this classic that provides a month-by-month listing of fairs and festivals across the United States in 1999, a bibliography and resource section, and a listing of State-wide craft organizations, and a per state festival index. While dated, this offers a great place to start when searching for fairs and festivals.

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ISBN: 1067-1846
PRICE:
$10.00

A black and white photo of a stepped bridge over water with "Arts Extension Service - University of Massachusetts Amherst" superimposed in white below.. Above this, black text in a yellow background reads "Going Public: a field guide to developments in art in public places"

Going Public: A field guide to developments in art in public places - Download

The first guide to establishing and operating a public art program through numerous cases and annotated sample documents, Going Public provides useful and instructive tools to allow you to adapt the material to your unique situation. Geared toward the public art administrator who is coordinating an ongoing publicly funded art program as well as for artists to glean insight into the process of public art. Download only. 1988. Authors: Jeffrey L. Cruikshank and Pam Korza. *Download link will be emailed separately within 1-2 business days after payment has been made.

ISBN: 978-0-945464-00-6
PRICE:
$15.00

A book cover divided into three sections. The top is a photo of children on a school bus, the middle reads "Intersections: Community Arts and Education Collaborations", the bottom is a photo of children peering over seats at the camera

Intersections I: Community Arts and Education Collaborations - Download

Dr. Craig Dreezsen, in collaboration with the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), Kennedy Center Alliance for Art Education, National Assembly of Local Art Agencies (NALA), and Arts Extension Service. 1992 This book synthesizes two parallel projects initiated by the NEA to examine what contributes to, and what blocks, successful community and school partnerships on behalf of arts in education and creates a “How To” for planning and executing a partnership, including pitfalls, cultural awareness, developmental stages of a partnership, and how to address trends or change.

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ISBN: 978-0-945464-09-9
PRICE:
$10.00

A book cover divided into three sections. The top is a photo of children on a school bus, the middle reads "Intersections II: Community Arts and Education Collaborations", the bottom is a photo of children peering over seats at the camera

Intersections II: Community Arts and Education Collaborations - Download

Dr. Craig Dreezsen, in collaboration with the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), Kennedy Center Alliance for Art Education, National Assembly of Local Art Agencies (NALA), and Arts Extension Service. 1992

This work builds from the work of NALAA and AES convening of institutes for 177 individuals in six cities, and the other a Kennedy Center, AES and NEA convening of 76 individuals from 14 states. This book synthesizes two parallel projects (NEA/NALAA/AES “Six Cities” study and Kennedy Center/AES/NEA institutes in fourteen states) initiated by the NEA to examine what contributes to and what blocks successful community and school partnerships on behalf of arts in education and creates a “How To” for planning and executing a partnership, including pitfalls, cultural awareness, developmental stages of a partnership, and how to address trends or change.

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ISBN: 978-0-945464-11-2
PRICE:
$10.00

A book cover divided into three sections. The top is a photo of children on a school bus, the middle reads "Intersections II: Community Arts and Education Collaborations", the bottom is a photo of children peering over seats at the camera

Intersections II: Community Arts and Education Collaborations - Print Edition

Dr. Craig Dreezsen, in collaboration with the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), Kennedy Center Alliance for Art Education, National Assembly of Local Art Agencies (NALA), and Arts Extension Service. 1992

This work builds from the work of NALAA and AES convening of institutes for 177 individuals in six cities, and the other a Kennedy Center, AES and NEA convening of 76 individuals from 14 states. This book synthesizes two parallel projects (NEA/NALAA/AES “Six Cities” study and Kennedy Center/AES/NEA institutes in fourteen states) initiated by the NEA to examine what contributes to and what blocks successful community and school partnerships on behalf of arts in education and creates a “How To” for planning and executing a partnership, including pitfalls, cultural awareness, developmental stages of a partnership, and how to address trends or change.

ISBN: 978-0-945464-11-2
PRICE:
$10.00

A green book with the title "Learning Partnerships: Evaluation Workbook 1"

Learning Partnerships: Evaluation Workbook 1

Dr. Craig Dreezsen, Arts Extension Service; Arnold Aprill, Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education; and Richard Deasy, the national Arts Education Partnership. 2001 Our Evaluation Workbook 1, is the companion to the Learning Partnership Planning Workbook. This Workbook prepares you to plan a program evaluation and works for collaborative projects or programs within one institution. Evaluation Workbook 1, poses questions to guide you through four steps. Your answers to the workbook questions will produce a plan that your partners may use to evaluate your program.

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Learning Partnerships: Evaluation Workbook 2

Dr. Craig Dreezsen, Arts Extension Service; Arnold Aprill, Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education; and Richard Deasy, the national Arts Education Partnership. 2001

Our Evaluation Workbook 2, is the companion to the Learning Partnership Planning Workbooks. Using this Workbook you will implement your Evaluation Plan. This workbook offers advice on how to collect and analyze evaluation data and then report and use results. As methods of evaluation vary according to program designs, Evaluation Workbook 2 offers implementation advice in a workshop format.

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A green book with the title "Learning Partnerships: Planning Workbook"

Learning Partnerships: Planning Workbook

Dr. Craig Dreezsen, Arts Extension Service; Arnold Aprill, Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education; and Richard Deasy, the national Arts Education Partnership. 2001

Use this 10-step process to design a new partnership or improve an existing one. Our Planning Workbook distills the information requested by the U.S. Department of Education and the National Endowment for the Arts to guide community leaders from the arts, education, business, civic and government sectors who seek to combine their talents and resources in partnership to address the arts and arts education needs of the young people of their community.

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Learning Partnerships: Set

Dr. Craig Dreezsen, Arts Extension Service; Arnold Aprill, Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education; and Richard Deasy, the national Arts Education Partnership. 2001.

ISBN: 978-0-945464-10-5

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A blue book with the text "Partnerships in Creative Economy Planning Workbook"

Partnerships in Creative Economy Planning Workbook - Download

Craig Dreeszen with Tom Borrup and Maren Brown
The Partners in Creative Economy Planning Workbook provides a framework for planning that fits your unique community.

Interested in refining or building durable community arts collaborations at the local level? Want to understand the steps needed to build your Creative Economy? Order your workbook today!

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PRICE: $20.00
ISBN: 978-0-945464-15-0