Rebuilding the Front Porch of

Overton, Patrick

ISBN 10: 194002532X / ISBN 13: 9781940025322

Published by Bitterroot Mountain Publishing LLC, 2016

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Rebuilding the Front Porch of
• Publisher: Bitterroot Mountain Publishing LLC
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 194002532X
• ISBN 13: 9781940025322
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Acceptable

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Synopsis

In the twenty years since this book was first published, our nation's communities - from urban centers to rural and small communities dotting our landscape - have had their foundations rocked to the core. Yet, despite the economic, social, and cultural challenges they have experienced, communities all across our country are showing their resilience by
reinventing themselves. This is especially true for many of rural and small communities whose persistence and self-determination show the same creativity, the same grit, the same shared values that brought them into existence.

One of the ways these communities are doing this is by engaging in community making through the arts. The arts invite us to tell our story and listen to the story of others. As we work together and celebrate our community creativity, the arts bring people of all ages, genders, races,
religions, and economic backgrounds together for the common good of reconnecting with each other and celebrating who we are as individuals and communities. Community arts provide a new gathering place, a cultural and spiritual touchstone that is a source of community revitalization and neighborhood revival. I believe our rural and small communities are creating the map our nation is searching for that will help us navigate the challenges awaiting all of us as we work together rebuilding the front porch of America.

Review

"Packed with emotional power, deep insight, and poetic resonance, this book will change the way you think about the arts." Dr. Scott E. Walters, founder of the Center for Rural Arts Development and Leadership Education (CRADLE) "Patrick Overton's book stokes the flame of what we already know but often fail to notice - that our love and joy and wonder is what we need to renew our places, our communities, and ourselves." Savannah Barrett, Program Director, Art of the Rural "If you believe that everyone should have the opportunity and the right to express themselves creatively, then you need to acquaint yourself with this book." Homer Jackson, Interdisciplinary Artist & Director, Philadelphia Jazz Project