Public Administration & LegalLegal, social and cultural professionalsISCO 2659
community artist
Community artists research, plan, organise and lead artistic activities for people brought together by a shared interest, capacity, environment or condition. They manage and coordinate creative projects with local groups and individuals to foster their artistic creativity and improve their quality of life. Community artists make the arts accessible to the community they work for, and provide opportunities for participants to shape their artistic programme.
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Skills and knowledge areas required for this occupation based on European classification.
Essential (28)
labour legislationlabour legislationLegislation, on a national or international level, that governs labour conditions in various fields between labour parties such as the government, employees, employers, and trade unions.intellectual property lawintellectual property lawThe regulations that govern the set of rights protecting products of the intellect from unlawful infringement.art historyart historyThe history of art and artists, the artistic trends throughout centuries and their contemporary evolutions.record lessons learnt from your sessionsrecord lessons learnt from your sessionsRecognise and record any lessons learnt from your sessions both for individuals in your group and yourself.develop a coaching styledevelop a coaching styleDevelop a style for coaching individuals or groups that ensures all participants are at ease, and are able to acquire the necessary skills and competences provided in the coaching in a positive and pr...manage participants' expectations in artsmanage participants' expectations in artsManage expectations of people involved once the community arts programme is designed or being designed. Be as clear as possible in the scoping stage to build trust between yourself, your potential gro...identify sources on potential target communities for artidentify sources on potential target communities for artIdentify relevant sources of information relating to a potential community you could work with.develop educational resourcesdevelop educational resourcesCreate and develop educational resources for visitors, school groups, families and special interest groups.direct community arts activitiesdirect community arts activitiesDevise and deliver participatory community arts activities that protect the health and safety of yourself and participants to be able to draw out the most effective learning. Take into account the who...coordinate community arts activitiescoordinate community arts activitiesDetermine the feasibility of activities (technical and artistic staff involved, general schedule and budget needs, approval of administration, etc). Create an activity schedule. Define the content of ...study community as a target communitystudy community as a target communityEmploy appropriate research activities to find out about this specific community as potential/target market. Identify their specific needs, the dance style, roles and relationships and communication s...communicate with target communitycommunicate with target communityIdentify and implement the best channels of communication for the community you are looking to work with.research your target communityresearch your target communityMatch your skills with your research on the needs of the target community.discuss artworkdiscuss artworkIntroduce and discuss the nature and content of art work, achieved or to be produced with an audience, art directors, catalogue editors, journalists, and other parties of interest.develop artistic educational activitiesdevelop artistic educational activitiesDevelop speeches, activities and workshops in order to foster access and comprehension to the artistic creation processes. It can address a particular cultural and artistic event such as a show or an ...contextualise artistic workcontextualise artistic workIdentify influences and situate your work within a specific trend which may be of an artistic, aesthetic, or philosophical natures. Analyse the evolution of artistic trends, consult experts in the fie...develop cultural activitiesdevelop cultural activitiesDevelop activities adapted to the outreach and/or audience. Take into account difficulties and needs observed and identified from the perspective of enhancing curiosity and general capability to acces...assess community arts programme resourcesassess community arts programme resourcesIdentify the intellectual, theoretical, or physical resources or supplies available to develop your mediation practice. Identify what further support you may need from other artists, other specialists...approve reports for artistic projectapprove reports for artistic projectApprove the financial report, the artistic report, any other report required for the artistic project.collaborate with stakeholders in leading community artscollaborate with stakeholders in leading community artsCollaborate with a chosen team, gathering artists from other disciplines, art mediation coordinator, and/or health workers, physiotherapists and learning support workers, etc. in order to maximise the...manage personal professional developmentmanage personal professional developmentTake responsibility for lifelong learning and continuous professional development. Engage in learning to support and update professional competence. Identify priority areas for professional developmen...interact with an audienceinteract with an audienceRespond to the reactions of an audience and involve them in the particular performance or communication.work with respect for own safetywork with respect for own safetyApply the safety rules according to training and instruction and based on a solid understanding of the prevention measures and risks to your own personal health and safety.define artistic approachdefine artistic approachDefine your own artistic approach by analysing your previous work and your expertise, identifying the components of your creative signature, and starting from these explorations to describe your artis...balance participants' personal needs with group needsbalance participants' personal needs with group needsApply a variety of approaches in your practice that balances the needs of each individual with that of the group as a whole. Strengthen each individual's capability and experience, known as person cen...develop artistic coaching programmedevelop artistic coaching programmeDevelop and administer a coaching programme specific to the artistic project and performing individuals.participate in artistic mediation activitiesparticipate in artistic mediation activitiesParticipate in cultural and artistic mediation activities: announce the activity, give a presentation or talk related to a piece of art or an exhibition, teach a class or a group, lead artistic mediat...assess your competencies in leading community artsassess your competencies in leading community artsEvaluate and communicate your skills in leading community activities, especially any other complementary experience that may be advantageous.
Optional (15)
theatre techniquestheatre techniquesThe techniques that facilitate a successful presentation of a play.be a role model in community artsbe a role model in community artsTake responsibility for your physical and emotional wellbeing as a role model for your group. Care for the wellbeing of your participants while leading them in a dance session.use pedagogic strategies for creativityuse pedagogic strategies for creativityCommunicate to others on devising and facilitating creative processes through the use of a range of tasks and activities appropriate to the target group.manage artistic projectmanage artistic projectManage an artistic project. Determine project needs. Establish partnerships. Manage the budget, schedule, contractual agreements and assess the project.demonstrate technical expertise of your dance styledemonstrate technical expertise of your dance styleDemonstrate, describe or correct movement with your participants to enable them learn about their body and the dance style one is delivering in the participants. Compose and structure dance with the p...define roles of supporting team for community arts programmedefine roles of supporting team for community arts programmeDefine the roles of other professional figures like health workers, physiotherapists, learning support workers in the development of community art programmes.work with supporting team in community arts programmework with supporting team in community arts programmeEncourage mutual exchange of knowledge and maintain motivation of workers supporting your community arts programme, whether they are paid staff or volunteers. Recognise support given and evaluate its ...develop artistic project budgetsdevelop artistic project budgetsDeveloping artistic project budgets for approval, estimating deadlines and material costs.keep personal administrationkeep personal administrationFile and organise personal administration documents comprehensively.evaluate supporting team in community arts programevaluate supporting team in community arts programEvaluate whether the role of the supporting team matches what was planned and develop a flexible approach to respond to unexpected sources of support or lack of it. Revisit these roles throughout the ...help the programmer define an artistic visionhelp the programmer define an artistic visionHelp the programmer or director describe their artistic vision for the institution, programming season, venue, project, etc. Verbally help them to formulate their artistic intent and articulate it in ...present exhibitionpresent exhibitionPresent an exhibition and give educational lectures in a comprehensible way that is attractive to the public.coordinate artistic productioncoordinate artistic productionOversee the day-to-day coordination of production tasks so that the organisation fits within the desired artistic and business policies and in order to present productions in a uniform corporate ident...adopt a person-centred approach to community artsadopt a person-centred approach to community artsAdopt working methods which aims to create an environment for dance practice that builds upon existing qualities and strengths of each individual encouraging their active exploration of the arts disci...participate in music studio recordingsparticipate in music studio recordingsTake part in recording sessions in music studios.
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ISCO GroupLegal, social and cultural professionals
Essential Skills28
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