MAPC ARTS & PLANNING TOOLKIT

MAPC ARTS & PLANNING TOOLKIT
A round-up of MAPCs favorite toolkits, resource guides, reports, and case studies pertaining to the intersection of arts, culture, planning, and community development.

PolicyLink's Creating Change through Arts

POLICYLINK'S CREATING CHANGE THROUGH ARTS
Arts and culture are essential for building community, supporting development, nurturing health and well-being, and contributing to economic opportunity. This report highlights both promising and proven practices that demonstrate equity-focused arts and culture policies, strategies, and tools. The report describes the role of arts and culture across the nine sectors. Within each policy chart there are goals, policies, and implementation strategies that can help achieve communities of opportunity. 

Looking for Funding? Here’s Expert Advice

Leila Tamari, Sean Starowitz, and Hope Knight sit behind a table

The session “On the Field: Finding Funding and Support” took place on May 3, 2018 at the Creative Placemaking Leadership Summit in Madison, New Jersey. Before the experts discussed the issues and took questions from the audience, they invited participants to pick up a crayon and draw their personal experience of finding funding for a creative placemaking project. No two sketches were alike, of course, but one elicited empathetic sounds from the crowd. It depicted a stick figure in a bed, money-related thought bubbles issuing from its head. According to its maker, it was “the universal representation of everybody who’s in this business: lying in bed—awake or dreaming—imagining how to raise the money to do this.”

Voices from the Field

VOICES FROM THE FIELD
A collection of videos of advice, guidance, and tips gathered from our creative placemaking colleagues!

2018 ArtPlace Summit Video Archive

2018 ANNUAL ARTPLACE SUMMIT VIDEO ARCHIVE
Our 2018 Annual ArtPlace Summit in Louisville, KY, gathered our community of colleagues from the field of creative placemaking – projects and organizations we have been able to support, our foundation and government partners, and the researchers, advisors, and colleagues who help shape our work. With Louisville as our cultural backdrop we heard from national and local leaders on some of the most pressing issues facing our field and our communities. You can view a record of the 2018 plenaries here. 

2017 ArtPlace Summit Video Archive

2017 ANNUAL ARTPLACE SUMMIT VIDEO ARCHIVE
In 2017 we gathered our community of colleagues working on creative placemaking for our Annual ArtPlace Summit. The Summit took place in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest gave us a beautiful backdrop to hear from national and local leaders on some of the most pressing issues facing our communities, including immigration, housing, environment, and the rural urban cultural divide. You can view a record of our featured plenaries here. 

Why Artists Make Good Civic Leaders: Carlos Contreras

Carlos Contreras by microphone reading spoken word poetry.

The words “artist” and “bureaucrat” can seem as opposite as the north and south poles. But poets, actors, musicians, dancers, and art-makers of all other stripes have been infiltrating our government’s ranks for years—and many are making great strides. In this story series, we’re visiting with accomplished artists who hold leadership roles in their cities about their dual callings, how their creative lives relate to their public service, and what the arts can bring to good government.

2014 Creative Placemaking Summit Videos

2014 CREATIVE PLACEMAKING SUMMIT VIDEO ARCHIVE
The 2014 Grantee Summit was a platform to engage in conversations about the who, why, how, and what for of creative placemaking. Here you will find a recording of our main plenaries - please enjoy!

2015 Creative Placemaking Summit Videos

2015 ANNUAL ARTPLACE SUMMIT VIDEO ARCHIVE
In our 2015 Grantee Summit we welcomed 300 grantees and partners to take part in two-and-a-half days of sharing, and learning. Here you will find videos of our recorded plenaries.

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