As a Community Artist, you will need to master following:

• art history
• assess community arts programme resources
• assess your competencies in leading community arts
• balance participants' personal needs with group needs
• collaborate with stakeholders in leading community arts
• contextualise artistic work
• define artistic approach
• develop artistic coaching programme
• develop educational activities
• direct community arts activities
• discuss artwork
• manage participants' expectations in arts
• participate in artistic mediation activities
• record lessons learnt from your sessions
• research your target community

More generally, a community artist is also versed in:

• communicate with target community
• develop a coaching style
• develop cultural activities
• develop educational resources
• intellectual property law
• interact with an audience
• labour legislation
• manage personal professional development
• work with respect for own safety

It also helps to know the following:

• coordinate artistic production
• demonstrate technical expertise of your dance style
• develop artistic project budgets
• manage artistic project
• participate in music studio recordings
• present exhibition
• read scripts
• theatre techniques
• use pedagogic strategies for creativity
• keep personal administration