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The Role of Arts and Culture in Equitable Community Development: A Visual Analysis

THE ROLE OF ARTS AND CULTURE IN EQUITABLE COMMUNITY DEVELOPENT: A VISUAL ANALYSIS
After releasing research findings in all ten sectors of ArtPlace’s Community Development Matrix, we developed one final resource: The Role of Arts and Culture in Equitable Community Development: A Visual Analysis. This comprehensive analysis cuts across all ten sectors, and is presented through an interactive infographic.

ArtPlace: 10 Years

ARTPLACE: 10 YEARS
ArtPlace: 10 Years tells the story of ArtPlace America. ArtPlace brought together a range of private philanthropy into coordinated partnership, then funded nearly 300 creative placemaking, placekeeping, and placetending initiatives across the country. 

2020 ARTPLACE VIRTUAL SUMMIT VIDEO ARCHIVE

2020 ARTPLACE VIRTUAL SUMMIT VIDEO ARCHIVE
ArtPlace America's Virtual Summit culminated 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. You can view a record of the 2020 plenaries here.

Are You Ready for the Country?

ARE YOU READY FOR THE COUNTRY?
Rural America may be more connected than ever before -- through the Internet, better phone services, and improved transportation systems -- but it still faces unique problems. This issue of NEA Arts looks at the creative approaches rural communities have been taking with the arts to help improve their communities socially, aesthetically, and economically.

RURAL PROSPERITY THROUGH THE ARTS & CREATIVE SECTOR

RURAL PROSPERITY THROUGH THE ARTS & CREATIVE SECTOR
A new action guide offers research insights and lessons learned from states that are harnessing the power of the arts to drive rural prosperity. Produced by the National Governors Association (NGA) Center for Best Practices, the guide offers creative policy solutions that draw on home-grown arts and cultural assets to address the urgent problems facing rural America.

VOICES FROM THE FIELD: RURAL ORGANIZERS ON WHAT THEY NEED FROM FUNDERS

VOICES FROM THE FIELD: RURAL ORGANIZERS ON WHAT THEY NEED FROM FUNDERS
As a first step in establishing a framework and priorities, the Integrated Rural Strategies Group commissioned a scan of rural organizing work. From this scan, the group has gained literacy in the organizing work already taking place and further defined the group’s role and intended impact in the landscape of rural organizing. Capturing the voices of organizers on the ground, the scan identified the following priorities: infrastructure and capacity, strategizing for impact, and anti-racist organizing.

BEYOND GREEN: THE ARTS AS A CATALYST FOR SUSTAINABILITY

BEYOND GREEN: THE ARTS AS A CATALYST FOR SUSTAINABILITY
The report from the latest session in the Culture, Arts and Society series examines how the creative sector is playing an increasingly significant role in raising awareness of climate change and encouraging sustainable social, economic, and environmental practices worldwide. The February 2016 session examined the arts’ role in advancing sustainability at international, national and local levels.

Environment & Energy