MUSIC IN PLACE PODCAST
Music in Place is a show from the Harrison Center that focuses on place-based music. Many genres of music emphasize place, rooting the song and the musician in a particular style, tradition, or the culture specific to a region or city. Much of our work at the Harrison Center emphasizes and explores place-- in our case, our city and home of Indianapolis, Indiana. The songs you’ll hear on Music in Place have been specifically written to celebrate Indy, its culture, people, and history by resident musicians at the Harrison Center.

HOW THE ART OF SOCIAL PRACTICE IS CHANGING THE WORLD, ONE ROW HOUSE AT A TIME
Carolina A. Miranda takes a look at how the art of the encounter - frequently referred to as “social practice" - has grown over the years, as well as several examples of this growing movement. 

ARE YOU READY FOR THE COUNTRY?
Rural America may be more connected than ever before -- through the Internet, better phone services, and improved transportation systems -- but it still faces unique problems. This issue of NEA Arts looks at the creative approaches rural communities have been taking with the arts to help improve their communities socially, aesthetically, and economically.

CIVIC PRACTICE: ARTISTS AND COMMUNITY/MUNICIPAL PARTNERS COLLABORATING FOR PUBLIC GOOD
A series a series of short videos, interactive exercises, readings, and podcast archives guiding students through practical skills for applying aspects of your (arts and non arts) practices collaboratively towards public good, community-defined goals; focus includes equitable engagement and an analysis of power within collaborations and systems.

VALIDATING ARTS & LIVABILITY INDICATORS STUDY
Commissioned from the Urban Institute, this report describes the methodology and findings of a study to validate the NEA's proposed Arts & Livability Indicators. These metrics use national, publicly accessible data to track outcomes of interest to communities engaged in creative placemaking activities. The report includes a draft "user's guide" to the indicators and their appropriate use.

EXPLORING THE ROLE OF ARTISTS IN CREATING A MORE JUST AND SOCIAL PUBLIC

THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN SOCIAL & CIVIC PRACTICE AND WHY I FIND IT USEFUL
In a response to a previous essay, Michael Rohd, discusses how Civic Practice and Social Practice are not the same thing. While the term Civic Practice aims to help establish an area of artistic practice framed by markers having to do with intention and process, Social Practice covers a tremendously varied and large body of work. 

WHAT DOES PLACEMAKING SOUND LIKE: SOUND PLACES IN LOUISIANA
When you picture a creative public space, what comes to mind? Walls made vivid with hand-painted murals? A sculpture in a park? The visual arts often dominate the Creative Placemaking conversation, and while there is no doubt that they can provide a lasting reminder of a community’s history, they only show part of the picture. What if Creative Placemaking looked beyond the visual arts, and asked a new question: What could a great place sound like?

NOT JUST MURALS
Artists can have a profound impact on communities. The latest report from LISC’s Creative Placemaking team dives into the effect artists can have as leaders in their community. The report examines the nurturing of artists to be leaders, the challenges and opportunities they face, and profiles the work of many artists across the country.