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RESEARCH Crossroads Project is built upon more than 10 years of experimentation, documentation and research. 1987: The "Voices of Dissent" conference draws hundreds of artists, educators and activists from around the United States to Philadelphia. 1990: An anthology titled "Reimaging America: The Arts of Social Change" is published based on the conference. In the book, theatre artist/activist Judith Malina and many others call for stronger ties between artists, educators and community organizers. 1995: The East Bay Institute for Urban Arts in Oakland, CA grows out of the Center for Third World Organizing, and begins to use its organizing model "CRAFT" to plan, implement and evaluate community-based arts projects. 2001: Urban Arts ends after 6 years of testing and refining the framework with hundreds of teens and adults. Center for Digital Storytelling sponsors the creation of a "Beginner's Guide" prospectus. 2002: The National Performance Network in New Orleans sponsors the development of the guidebook outline, criteria and methodology under the name Building the Code Project. 2003: A multimedia report entitled "Weaving the Web of Community" demonstrates how community-based performing artists work in a New Orleans high school. 2004: Xavier University of Louisiana takes over as the sponsor for completion of the guidebook. 2005: "The Beginner's Guide to Community-Based Arts" is published by New Village Press. Crescent City Peace Alliance becomes sponsor of the Crossroads Project for Art, Learning and Community. 2006: Beginner's Guide co-authors Knight and Schwarzman visit communities across the country to make presentations, lead workshops and consult with community groups. Also, New Orleans model program site is established at New Orleans Charter Science & Math High School 2007: Crossroads launches the online CRAFT Circle, an online collaborative inquiry group made up of artists, educators and activists around the country who utilize the Beginner's Guide in their work with youth.
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