Arts in Action Summer Collaborative Research Project
Make Art. Be Social. Create Community.
Dream of sharing art with your community?
The Arts in Action Spring course guides students through developing local community partnerships to collaborate with during the summer. For 10 weeks, emerging artists will work with each other and the Galesburg community to learn what it means to apply the arts outside of their personal studios.
Community Partnerships and Networking Experience
Spend the summer working with the community to make art more accessible and build skills.
Current Community Partners
Check out our community partners!
- Galesburg Community Art Center
- Galesburg Public Library
- Hawthorne Inn
Arts in Action: Upcoming Events for Summer 2026
June 24
Galesburg Community Arts Center 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Collaging Happiness into Handmade Journals
July 1
Galesburg Community Arts Center 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Songs In Our Lives: A Gathering for Music Appreciation
July 6
Galesburg Public Library 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Poetry in Action: Craft and Catharsis
July 9
Galesburg Community Arts Center | 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Wear Your Pride: Printmaking Workshop
July 11
Galesburg Community Arts Center | 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Collaging Happiness into Handmade Journals
July 11
Galesburg Community Arts Center 1:00 PM- 3:00 PM
Protest Prints: Art that Activates!
July 11
Galesburg Public Library 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Poetry in Action: Craft and Catharsis
July 15
Galesburg Community Arts Center 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Protest Prints: Art that Activates!
July 18
Galesburg Public Library 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Poetry in Action: Craft and Catharsis
Components of Creating Community Arts Projects
Spend the summer working with the community to make art more accessible and build skills.
- Learn how to network and promote the program
- Attend community events to get to know Galesburg
- Develop a lesson plan
- Gain experience in running community events
- Reach out to community partners and develop skills for running an art business
- Understand marketing
- Connecting with community partners and participants
- Developing your workshop
- Building and maintaining relationships in the community
Weaving community engagement with leadership in the arts.
Arts in action invites students to consider how artistic endeavors and community engagement are linked. Using the research and philosophy of social practice art and community based learning students will develop skills in social engagement, community partner development, and collaborative teaching centered on designing and sharing arts workshops in the Galesburg community.