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Artists & Communities: America Creates for the Millennium
is full of suggestions, ideas, and tools designed to make your residency program a success. Whether you are starting from scratch, reworking an existing program, or just need some help, you will find information on the following residency components in the publication:

Selecting an Artist
Artists and Communities designed a process to help its host organizations choose a residency partner from over 300 eligible artists. Learn how to streamline your selection process while ensuring a good fit.

Publicizing Your Project
You love your project, you love your artists, and you want everyone to know about it! How to get the word out successfully and bring attention to your organization.

This section includes suggestions on media lists and contact, spokespersons, various press tools, staging events, and documentation. Sample press releases, media alerts, and event timelines included.

Evaluation
Make sure your project is collecting the information it needs to demonstrate success from the get go. Tips and tools designed to make the evaluation process user friendly and informative.

Viewing contact sheets at Central High, Flint, MI. Photo: Bill Bamberger.