Category Archives: Creative Placemaking

“This is what our community feels like, looks like, tastes like, smells like, sounds like”: Reflections on Working with Artist Facilitators

Community is a block party where everyone is invited. Bring your best dance moves, your favorite food.

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A Cultural Planning Manifesto

I’ve lived and breathed cultural plans for so long, it feels as though I’ve looked at the work from every angle. I’ve read many. I’ve talked to a lot of people in different places that have developed them. I’ve taught … Continue reading

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Journeys in Creative Placemaking/keeping/taking

In 2009/2010, I caught an incredible break. I had recently decided to hang out my shingle as an arts and urban planning consultant. A former choreographer/arts administrator, I was just 29 years old, had a newly minted masters of urban … Continue reading

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