Arlene Goldbard

Arlene Goldbard is the most respected person in my field: community-based arts, i.e. artists collaborating with communities for positive social change. She has written the seminal textbooks in the field and approaches her subject with deep intelligence, piercing analysis and a full, open heart. She has written for our magazine, High Performance, and written for our Web site, The Community Arts Network. She is the most intelligent optimist I have ever worked with in 35 years in this field.