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Arlene Goldbard Culture, Politics and Spirituality

Arlene Goldbard

Biography Arlene Goldbard is a writer and speaker whose focus is the intersection of culture, politics and spirituality. Her blog and other writings may be downloaded from her Web site.

She was born in New York and grew up near San Francisco. She now lives in Richmond, California.

Her most recent book, New Creative Community: The Art of Cultural Development was published by New Village Press in November 2006. She is also co-author of Community, Culture and Globalization, an international anthology published by the Rockefeller Foundation and Clarity, a novel. Her essays have been published in In Motion Magazine, Art in America, Theatre, Tikkun, and many other journals.

She has addressed countless academic and community audiences in the U.S. and Europe, on topics ranging from the ethics of community arts practice to the development of integral organizations. Recent speaking engagements include the National Conference for Community Arts Education in Los Angeles, the Center for Arts Policy’s Democratic Vistas series in Chicago, Temple University in Philadelphia, Creative Exchange in London and Interferencia in Barcelona.

She has provided advice and counsel to hundreds of community-based organizations, independent media groups, and public and private funders and policymakers including the Rockefeller Foundation, Global Kids, the Independent Television Service, Appalshop and dozens of others. She currently serves on the Board of Directors of The Shalom Center.

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  • Married to Don Adams

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