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Apr 16, 2019
Who defines what’s authentic? Why is authenticity important to creative placemaking? At the Creative Placemaking Leadership Summit West in Albuquerque, New Mexico, panelists discussed these questions and others through the lenses of national research and regional case studies.
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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 19, 2019
Innovative work supported by ArtPlace recently popped up in the financial news source Barron’s. Read highlights of their coverage, including one government official’s finding that “when artists of color go out into communities, they are more successful than we are.”
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Feb 13, 2019
Since the 1980s, Houston’s Project Row Houses has been using arts and culture strategies to keep artists and residents living and working in its historic Third Ward neighborhood.
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Feb 07, 2019
The Grand Terrace Photo League was an ArtPlace-funded eight-week photo ethnography of an apartment complex in Worthington, Minnesota. The project’s lead documentary storyteller, Nik Nerburn, wrote for ArtPlace about the inspiration for the project, the many forms “community involvement” can take, and how collaborative photography can offer dignity as well as documentation.
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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 06, 2018
Elena Serrano of Oakland’s EastSide Arts Alliance & Cultural Center reflects on the threats and opportunities people of color face in her city as development accelerates—and the role arts and culture can play in working toward racial justice. Our Humans of ArtPlace series takes its cue from the famed Humans of New York project. This month, as our blog tells... Read More
Nov 06, 2018
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... Read More
Oct 12, 2018
When internationally renowned architect Sir David Adjaye was selected to design a building for an affordable housing nonprofit in New York City, people took notice. When the project included a children’s museum of art and storytelling along with a preschool—in addition to 124 beautifully appointed, permanent living spaces for low-income and formerly homeless people and families—it transformed any preconception of what... Read More
Aug 29, 2018
“What makes the difference between arts and culture strategies that encourage belonging and those that encourage separation?” asked organizer and activist Sasha Graham of the Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment (ACCE). Her introductory question was one of the core topics explored during the session Anti-Displacement Strategies, which was co-facilitated by Graham and Eli Moore, program manager of the Haas Institute... Read More