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From 1974-1984, I was involved in an arts activist group in Edinburgh, Scotland. Collectively we thought of ourselves as "Community Artists" and ultimately we made social change in the local government by creating a category of arts funding under the title of COMMUNITY ART.

I was one of the many people who were responsible for the movement of community arts in Scotland that was further defined as ART IN ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION which now is taught in universities around the world.

Historically, the principal of "community art" is as old as mud, first developed by cave people that went on for centuries before reaching its zenith in the Renaissance.

Now, another idea being proposed, is recognition of COMMUNITY ARTS by defining a special day for that movement.

You can see what is being proposed originating from Andrew Crummy, and the CRAIGMILLAR FESTIVAL SOCIETY by looking at:

I looked back in documentation of the events I organized from 1975-77 in Edinburgh, Scotland. A few are shown below.

I have a large photo album of many Scottish "Community Arts" projects, and of course individual photos of what is shown above, should anyone be interested.