Contents
PART ONE. IMAGININGS: A BRIEF HISTORY 1
How Imaginings started. USDAC Cultural Agents (2).
For any reader, setting the context before diving into the details.
PART TWO. IMAGININGS BASICS: PRINCIPLES, PARAMETERS, PRACTICES 3
Starting out as you mean to go on. Right-sized (3), intentional (4), inclusive (4), interactive (5), ethical (5).
Clarify these basics and you’re on the right track. For everyone hosting an Imagining.
PART THREE. OPPORTUNITY & IMPACT: WHY & WHEN TO HOST AN IMAGINING 6
What your Imagining can accomplish (6). Past USDAC Imaginings (7). Examples from USDAC Cultural Agents and other Citizen Artists: read to be inspired.
PART FOUR. LEARNING YOUR COMMUNITY 10
Demographic resources (10). Interviews (11). Essential for your planning group, grounding your Imagining in local history and knowledge.
PART FIVE. PLANNING YOUR IMAGINING 13
Building a core team (13). Planning for real (14). Promoting your Imagining (15). The Imaginings Toolbox (15). Entrance activities (15). Welcomes (16). Performance (17). Guided conversations and small groups (17). Next steps (18). Performance/celebration (19). A sample Imagining (20). Evaluation and follow-up (20).
Essential for your planning group, ensuring all bases are covered.
IN CONCLUSION 22
DOWNLOADS 22
ABOUT THE USDAC 23
