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Jan 16, 2020
The start of a new year is always a time to reflect on growth and evolution, as well as a time to set intentions for how to move forward. If there’s one thing we collectively tend to feel during this process, it’s that change is hard. This is just as true professionally as it is personally, and... Read More
Dec 17, 2019
In 2019 we shared some amazing stories, and below we take a look at the most popular blogs of the year. From ArtPlace’s next steps, to how to find funding, to how farming and arts go hand-in-hand, these blogs are as varied as the field of creative placemaking.
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Dec 12, 2019
NACEDA Communications Director Suzanne Gunther reflects on her experience of artistic engagement at People & Places 2019 and its value in advancing racial equity. NACEDA was a lead partner on this peer-learning conference that raised up local solutions to strengthen low-income places and advance racial equity. ArtPlace America and PolicyLink partnered with People & Places to embed arts-based experiences in the... Read More
Dec 05, 2019
As 2019 comes to a close we take a moment to look back at all the amazing partnerships, reports, announcements, new endeavors, and more released this year!
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Nov 27, 2019
The National Accelerator for Cultural Innovation at Arizona State University’s Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts welcomed seven Practices for Change fellows from around the country to ASU’s Tempe campus this summer. The fellowship supports individuals with experience using arts, culture and design within other sectors — like housing, transportation, planning, justice and the environment — in... Read More
Nov 22, 2019
Rural areas tend to lack opportunities that driven and talented young people seek, leading them instead to metro areas that provide more favorable economic and academic circumstances. One Minnesota organization working to buck that trend is Springboard for the Arts.
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Nov 20, 2019
Today, we are releasing a discussion guide designed for creative placemaking initiative partners to surface and develop agreement on a shared understanding of the underlying values in their work.
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Nov 18, 2019
Performing Our Future (POF) is a national coalition of rural and urban communities working through culture to build a future where “everyone belongs and we own what we make.” Two POF leaders discuss how the group’s inherently collaborative identity informs its daily work and has fed its many accomplishments.
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Nov 13, 2019
We are excited to announce a new edition of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Community Development Innovation Review co-edited with PolicyLink and ArtPlace! “Transforming Community Development through Arts & Culture” looks at how artists are working with communities and community development organizations to tackle some of the most pressing and complex issues of our time.
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Nov 11, 2019
Alternate ROOTS supports the creation and presentation of original art that is rooted in community, place, tradition or spirit. Learn how this group of artists and cultural organizers based in the South are creating a better world together and calling for social and economic justice while working to dismantle all forms of oppression – everywhere.
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