The Role of Arts and Culture in Equitable Community Development: A Visual Analysis

THE ROLE OF ARTS AND CULTURE IN EQUITABLE COMMUNITY DEVELOPENT: A VISUAL ANALYSIS
After releasing research findings in all ten sectors of ArtPlace’s Community Development Matrix, we developed one final resource: The Role of Arts and Culture in Equitable Community Development: A Visual Analysis. This comprehensive analysis cuts across all ten sectors, and is presented through an interactive infographic.

Civic Arts Library

CIVIC ARTS LIBRARY
In this resource hub, Civic Arts gathers together a number of creative placemaking resources from around the field and organizes them with a local government audience in mind. Resources can be found organized with descriptions by topic and project stage. This library also includes a compendium of webinars, blogs, and learning modules designed for the Engaging Local Government Leaders community and are free and available to the public. This resource is a “living library” and will continue to grow over time.

Artists in Residence at state DOT

ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE AT STATE DOT: A RECAP OF MINNESOTA & WASHINGTON STATE'S INAUGURAL ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE
Hear from Smart Growth America's Arts & Culture team and representatives from Minnesota and Washington State DOTs for a recap of the inaugural year of the nation's first ever artists-in-residence at state agencies. Speakers shared how the residencies unfolded, how they coped with the current pandemic, lessons learned by both participating artists and DOT staff, and plans for the future of these novel programs.

Creative Placemaking Public Resources Guide

CREATIVE PLACEMAKING PUBLIC RESOURCES GUIDE
This resource helps community development practitioners, artists and arts, and cultural organizations survey the landscape and decode the language of federal government funding opportunities that might support creative placemaking efforts. Use this guide to identify public resources and to determine if they are the right fit for your community.

ArtPlace: 10 Years

ARTPLACE: 10 YEARS
ArtPlace: 10 Years tells the story of ArtPlace America. ArtPlace brought together a range of private philanthropy into coordinated partnership, then funded nearly 300 creative placemaking, placekeeping, and placetending initiatives across the country. 

2020 ARTPLACE VIRTUAL SUMMIT VIDEO ARCHIVE

2020 ARTPLACE VIRTUAL SUMMIT VIDEO ARCHIVE
ArtPlace America's Virtual Summit culminated a decade of work as part of an extraordinary community of artists, community developers, culture bearers, designers, government officials, philanthropists, and researchers who have come together from rural, suburban, Tribal, and urban communities across the United States. You can view a record of the 2020 plenaries here.

Creating Connections

CREATING CONNECTIONS: AN ARTS AND CULTURE FRAMEWORK AND TOOLKIT

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