CultureBlocks

The Reinvestment Fund

Funding Received: 2011
Philadelphia, PA
$250,000
Funding Period: 1 year and 5 months
Dance, Design & Architecture, Film & Media, Folk & Traditional Arts, Literature, Music, Theater, Visual Arts, Other | Economic Development, Workforce Development | Urban
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Philly Youth Poetry Movement kicked off City Hall Presents
photo credit: Josh Pelta-Heller

The Reinvestment Fund, in partnership with the City of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania’s Social Impact of the Arts Project, is designing a Creative Assets Mapping Database for Philadelphia.  Envisioned as a comprehensive effort to identify and promote arts, culture, and creative assists in Philadelphia, the map, representing a range of agents active in the city’s creative economy will be used to inform planning, public and private investment, marketing and policy decisions.

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See below for recent updates, press, and events from this project

press
Baltimore Sun: Officials announce $10 million fund for projects in central Baltimore
Dec 14, 2016
A new $10 million fund established with investments from about a dozen local banks and philanthropic organizations will provide loans to pay for projects in... Read More
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Creative Assets Map
Aug 12, 2012
CultureBlocks is a collaboration between The Reinvestment Fund (TRF), the City of Philadelphia’s Office of Arts, Culture, and Creative Economy (OACCE), and the University of... Read More
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Creative Assets Map
Jul 16, 2012
CultureBlocks is a collaboration of The Reinvestment Fund (TRF), the City of Philadelphia, and the University of Pennsylvania Social Impact of the Arts Project (SIAP)... Read More
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Creative Assets Map
Jun 01, 2012
CultureBlocks is a partnership between The Reinvestment Fund (TRF), the City of Philadelphia, and the University of Pennsylvania’s Social Impact of the Arts Project (SIAP)... Read More
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Creative Assets Map
Apr 24, 2012
CultureBlocks is a collaboration between The Reinvestment Fund (TRF), the City of Philadelphia’s Office of Arts, Culture, and Creative Economy (OACCE), and the University of... Read More
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Creative Assets Map
Mar 20, 2012
The Reinvestment Fund, in partnership with the City of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania’s Social Impact of the Arts Project, is using its ArtPlace... Read More
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Creative Assets Map
Dec 07, 2011
This month the creative assets mapping team took our project to local stakeholders here in Philadelphia for feedback and discussion. As we begin to coalesce... Read More
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Creative Assets Map
Nov 08, 2011
The beauty of any partnership is that you have many hands to get the work done. For the purposes of sharing our work through the... Read More
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Creative Assets Map
Oct 04, 2011
For a few years now, we’ve been working on ways to best understand the relationship between arts, community engagement and economic development --- and how... Read More
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Creative Assets Map
Aug 02, 2011
The Reinvestment Fund documents the effects of creative activity and cultural engagement in Philadelphia. The Reinvestment Fund (TRF), in collaboration with the Social Impact of... Read More