PRINCIPLES FOR PARKS AND EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT
There is a frustrating truth in the world of community development: new large-scale development, no matter how much it is designed to support the existing neighborhood, often displaces or alienates some longtime residents. This article breaks down how communities continue to push back and develop models for creating green space that does not come at the cost of community stability, and instead contributes to the health, well-being, and inclusivity of residents. 

PUBLIC ARTS RESOURCES CENTER (AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS)
Are you interested in calls for artists in your area? Or are you an administer looking for professional development opportunities? Maybe you are a field partner just interested in the basics? This tool will show you exactly what you are looking for. The Public Art Resource Center (PARC) is your online portal to find tools, resources, and opportunities tailored to your role and needs in the public art field.

SHELTERFORCE: ARTISTS AS ORGANIZERS
Like any tool, creative placemaking can be used to build something shaky (development done without regard to the community around it, which can lead to displacement and contribute to inequity) or to build something solid (through a process that represents the community in which it is based, includes broad input, and contributes to equitable development.) Most of us are interested in the solid option. But how do we ensure that what we’re building is solid?

TAMARACK FOUNDATION RESOURCE LIBRARY
Resources for artists including how to target your market, selling, branding, scholarships, and residensies. It also includes guides to grants & opportunities, awards, fellowships and open calls.

THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN SOCIAL & CIVIC PRACTICE AND WHY I FIND IT USEFUL
In a response to a previous essay, Michael Rohd, discusses how Civic Practice and Social Practice are not the same thing. While the term Civic Practice aims to help establish an area of artistic practice framed by markers having to do with intention and process, Social Practice covers a tremendously varied and large body of work. 

THE THEORY BEHIND OUR TOWN
In 2011, the National Endowment for the Arts launched Our Town, a grant program that invests in projects that bring together diverse community partners to integrate the arts and culture into community revitalization work. Since then, more than 500 projects have been funded via Our Town in rural, tribal, suburban, and urban communities. The moment felt ripe for the agency to delve into past Our Town projects to better document, assess outcomes from the overall program and establish a theory of change.