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Nov 23, 2020
April Fitzpatrick, a native of Jackson, MS, is a visual artist, art therapist, and founder and CEO of Pineapples with Purpose, LLC. She provides Black communities that have limited or no mental and emotional wellness resources with accessible art techniques to tell their stories and support their wellness. She stops by the ArtPlace blog to chat about inviting and centering community... Read More
Oct 16, 2020
The ArtPlace America Virtual Summit is a celebration and culmination of a decade of work. This blog post is part of a series focusing on our BIPOC affinity group leaders; peer led, community organized sessions that meet a couple of times before, during, and/or after the summit. This week the AAPI Creative Placekeeping and Placemaking Learning Circle talks... Read More
Oct 14, 2020
Registration is open for the ArtPlace America Virtual Summit, a celebration and culmination of a decade of work. This blog post is part of a series focusing on our BIPOC affinity group leaders; peer led, community organized sessions that meet a couple of times before, during, and/or after the summit. Kicking the series off is Theodore (Ted) Jojola of the... Read More
Sep 09, 2020
This year, ArtPlace America culminates 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.
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Apr 21, 2020
PolicyLink has released a new brief, How Organizations Evolve When They Embrace Arts and Culture, which delves into the ways the six organizations in ArtPlace’s Community Development Investments (CDI) program had to grow and change to integrate arts and culture into their work, help them achieve their missions more effectively, and bring about positive outcomes for their communities.
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Mar 04, 2020
For the past four years, artist and immigration attorney Carolina Rubio-MacWright has witnessed the ability of creative practice to empower, build community, and broaden horizons. She shared with ArtPlace what she’s learned from organizing and leading a series of “Know Your Rights” workshops for immigrants in a Brooklyn clay studio.
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Jan 24, 2020
We’re proud to announce a new content and learning partnership on creative placemaking! ELGL will work with ArtPlace America and Civic Arts to share content, learning opportunities, and resources about how to use art and culture to build and grow strong communities. Starting with a series of blog posts written by ELGL members and creative placemaking thought leaders. In this series, you’ll have... Read More
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