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Mar 13, 2019
Chicago’s Perry Avenue Commons—a series of aquaponic farms, community gardens, and art spaces—is demonstrating how an “inclusive, art-inspired, and agriculture-fed approach to neighborhood development” can help meet its community’s environmental, social, educational, and economic goals, as well as its need for fresh, nutritious, affordable food.
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Mar 06, 2019
Hmong French American artist Oskar Ly founded ArtCrop, an art and food CSA in Minnesota. By continuing and innovating on the traditions of her farmer-artist forebears—and contemporaries—Ly is inviting local farm share subscribers to enjoy “a more rooted cultural experience.”
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Mar 04, 2019
Georgia teacher Lywante Bonner coordinates events for One South, the community development corporation behind the state’s first “agrihood.” She spoke with ArtPlace about why she’s helping to make her South Macon neighborhood “feel whole again.”
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Feb 22, 2019
The 91st annual Academy Awards will take place this weekend: a testament to film’s power to captivate and inspire. At ArtPlace, we celebrate the films and filmmakers of creative placemaking every day. This month, as our blog explores issues of racial justice, we look at three projects that have used the moving image to their advantage.
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Jan 25, 2019
From April 2017 to November 2018, Carolyn Lewenberg served as the Metropolitan Area Planning Council of Massachusetts’ first artist-in-residence. She spoke with ArtPlace about how artists can best work with municipal agencies, the challenges both parties face, and why artists are worth investing in. “We did a little art walk through the offices, and people said, ‘Wow, I... Read More
Jan 23, 2019
Transportation is about more than getting from A to B. Equitable, sustainable mobility choices are a cornerstone of public health. Boogie Down Rides, a project profiled in our transportation field scan, illustrates how arts and culture can be leveraged to make healthful transportation options more inclusive, accessible—and fun. In 2017, ArtPlace began a partnership with Transportation for America (T4A) to... Read More
Jan 18, 2019
Architect Joseph Kunkel leads the Santa Fe-based Sustainable Native Communities Collaborative. He spoke with ArtPlace about ownership versus stewardship, what it means to be culturally responsive, and the importance of good old fashioned listening to the design process. "As a native designer, I've approached this style of engagement, i.e. sitting and listening, because this was a way... Read More
Dec 04, 2018
An introduction to some of the many useful creative placemaking resources produced by our friends at PolicyLink, The Trust for Public Land, The DC Office of Planning, and Transportation for America. Just in time for year-end highlight reel season, ArtPlace is pleased to share some top takeaways from the session “Creative placemaking tools: What exists? Where are they?... Read More
Nov 27, 2018
Our Humans of ArtPlace series takes its cue from the famed Humans of New York project. This month, as our blog tells stories of “the people behind creative placemaking,” we asked the driving forces behind three ingenious ArtPlace-funded projects to give us some personal insights on work, life, art, and place. Donna Neuwirth co-founded the Wisconsin-based Wormfarm Institute in 2000, and remains... Read More
Nov 20, 2018
Our Humans of ArtPlace series takes its cue from the famed Humans of New York project. This month, as our blog tells stories of “the people behind creative placemaking,” we asked the driving forces behind three ingenious ArtPlace-funded projects to give us some personal insights on work, life, art, and place. Tawna Little is a member of the Maskoke... Read More