Catalog ID:
OH-0087
Archives Field 21:
Scope & Content:
Teddy Daniel Gardner discusses his time as student at the Bridgeport Cultural Arts Center, a community learning center dedicated to offering children and adults instruction in a variety of artistic media such as painting and drawing, photography, music, dance, sculpture, writing and much more. A.B.C.D (Action for Bridgeport Community Development) spearheaded the formation of the Center and procured funding for its programs.
Gardner reflects on the issues of race and curriculum and the importance of exposing children to African and Latin American history and culture. According to Gardner, the Arts Center had a lasting impact on its participants. Through the Arts Center, he became a life long photographer and developed an appreciation for creative pursuits.
The Arts Center served as an important vehicle for self- expression and learning in the Bridgeport community and mirrored trends in the Black Arts movement taking place on a national level.
Gardner reflects on the issues of race and curriculum and the importance of exposing children to African and Latin American history and culture. According to Gardner, the Arts Center had a lasting impact on its participants. Through the Arts Center, he became a life long photographer and developed an appreciation for creative pursuits.
The Arts Center served as an important vehicle for self- expression and learning in the Bridgeport community and mirrored trends in the Black Arts movement taking place on a national level.
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Gardner, Dan
Gardner, Dan