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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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Sep 02, 2020
Carlton Turner, Director of Sipp Culture, reminds us of what is possible in this moment, a transition from a community of consumers to a community of producers. "This letter is an open invitation for my community and every community to take control of the food production needed to keep people fed, healthy and cared for. We have the... Read More
Aug 26, 2020
With the film "Machuchaleras: Ivelisse Rivera" the Puerto Rican grassroots organization Casa Taft 169 honors powerhouse Ivelisse Rivera (community leader and sister of famed salsa singer Ismael Rivera) for her work in preserving and fighting for the often forgotten or ignored Black communities of Puerto Rico and the legacy of her brother, Ismael Rivera.
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May 20, 2020
The A Sense of Place (Clemmons Family Farm) project uses the power of African-American and African diaspora art and culture to help build a more loving and supportive multicultural community in Vermont, but the pandemic has amplified the inequities that African-Americans live, struggle and die with every day. Learn how the Clemmons Family Farm, one of the handful of Black-led arts... Read More
May 08, 2020
The arts are having a moment. Artists and arts organizations are stepping up to lead individual and community care work all across the country, and what better moment to consolidate the examples than now? Last month, our partners at UFCAM released a Call for Collaboration which developed a growing suite of frameworks, resources, and opportunities for incorporating the... Read More
Apr 28, 2020
Mary Welcome is a queer, rural working artist making do under the thumb of capitalism. She doesn’t get to spend too much time wallowing. There’s no system to catch her, no network of advocates, no bailouts, no sick leave, no retirement fund. The bottom falls out, and with it the paychecks, the funders, the commissions, the years... Read More
Apr 22, 2020
Hannah L Drake is a blogger, activist, public speaker, poet, and author of 11 books. She reflects on the recent crisis and how "America needs to take a moment to process the enormity of the devastating loss we have faced and will face."
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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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