Crossroads Institute is a New Orleans-based team of researchers, artists and educators who develop, document and disseminate effective community-based arts practices throughout the United States and around the world.
Beginner's Guide to Community-Based Arts
Stories, methods, exercises and ideas for Artists, Educators & Activists of all ages.
Crossroads Comics #1
Stories from the Beginner's Guide plus new content re-packaged especially for teens.
"Dear Educator" Survey
Give us 10 minutes of your time so we can get you what you need.
The CRAFT of Community-Based Arts
An engaging and practical introduction on its own or as part of a conference (1 to 5 hours)
Traveling Arts & Social Change Hot House
An inter-generational rite of passage to stimulate personal and community change (2 days)
Creative Forces League
A holistic new approach to professional development for theater artists, educators and administrators who work with young people in at-risk communities.
XRoads-side Assistance
New! Think of us as "AAA for Educators." Fill out our short needs assessment survey and we will reply within 48 hours.
Free access to best practices from community-based arts programs in the field, beginning with documents, videos and audio clips from the Crossroads' model youth program in New Orleans.
Web Host Issues
Posted: May 1st, 2011
Hello, we’ve had some trouble with our website hosting provider over the last few days which caused the website to be inaccessible. We are in the process of moving to a new server which will resolve these issues. Thank you for your patience during this transition.