P.L.A.C.E. PROGRAM
The PLACE Program is a service learning program that uses community arts practices to develop partnered projects. We believe the engaging nature of the arts offers a vital method of connecting social research to community service. Our mission is to respond to New Mexico's youth, community and economic needs while enriching the artistic and cultural life of our State's communities. Our goal is to mentor art students through service and experiental learning opportunities that prepare UNM art graduates to excel and prosper in a multiplicity of career paths that contribute to New Mexico's creative economies.
We believe that as we play, work and serve together, we learn to create commUNITY.
PLACE offers faculty teaching grants and students project grants that explore community arts practice. Faculty teaching grants are aimed at encouraging new approaches to community arts teaching, learning and practice. Students project grants are also for community arts practice but support individual projects that are IN the community, ABOUT the community and WITH the community. We foster active community engagement that involves all participants to envison art as vital to the well being of our communities.
More information on PLACE grants:
http://place.unm.edu/precall.html
Join the Living Mural Project. We are always seeking artists (student, community or novice) to volunteer their talents and to work with nationally known community muralist Joe Stephenson. Our mural learning site is a highly visible 88' long wall in the College of Fine Arts that is enjoyed by the constant flow of passerbys. This is an excellent opportunity to learn more about community mural making.
