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Community Engaged Practices in the Arts is an emerging initiative of the Rubin Center for the Visual Arts in collaboration with ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½’s College of Liberal Arts that aims to highlight and create meaningful community engagement through artist-led interdisciplinary practices to include visiting artists, public programming and community collaborations which will be complemented by volunteer opportunities and paid internships for ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ students. These will provide foundational experiences for the development of an interdisciplinary for-credit academic program that will prepare students to lead social change in their communities using artistic practices in a wide variety of settings.

Vision

Reimagining our borders through artist-led, interdisciplinary collaborations.

Mission

We are a collaborative of artists, academics, and activists at The University of Texas at El ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ using interdisciplinary, artist-led practices to:

• Amplify and represent diverse community voices using art as a means for self-expression and visibility of lived experiences in our border region
• Build bridges that fortify existing cross-cultural connections and exchanges
• Create alternative platforms that address social, political and environmental injustices through art making.

At the core of our practice is a mindful exploration of the balance between the quality of artistic expression and the quality of the relationships we build, with a critical awareness of the concrete impact of our work. We strive to create multiple entry points for meaningful student participation in all aspects of our process.