The NEA opens up about its process for defining and evaluating creative placemaking projects and initiatives, positing that almost any successful creative placemaking project would make a difference to its community in at least one of four ways: strengthening the infrastructure that supports artists and arts organizations; increasing community attachment; improving quality of life; and/or driving local economies.
Archives for November 2012
Createquity Office Hours in NYC December 6
Our inaugural Createquity Office Hours event in Chicago earlier this month was a success, so we’re giving it another go in New York next week! Createquity Writing Fellows past and present Katherine Gressel, Jennifer Kessler, and Jacquelyn Strycker will join me at Concrete Bar, conveniently located on West 37th St. As a reminder, Createquity Office HoursRead More
Around the horn: cease fire edition
ART AND THE GOVERNMENT “Kansas arts agencies have been on hold several months, waiting for a clue as to how state dollars allocated by the 2012 Legislature might translate into an economic boon to arts programs.” The recent public arts funding update had some grim news from the UK. Here’s one possible reason: an annual studyRead More
Late fall public arts funding update
DOMESTIC – FEDERAL The National Endowment for the Arts will soon have a new Chairman. Rocco Landesman announced yesterday his plans to retire at the end of the year, in a decision widely anticipated among arts insiders. Senior Deputy Chairman Joan Shigekawa will serve as acting chair until a successor is named. The Supreme CourtRead More
Cool jobs of the month
Program Officer, Brooklyn Community Foundation Brooklyn Community Foundation seeks a Program Officer to be responsible for two of its key field of interest funds: Arts for All and Caring Neighbors. The Program Officer will be responsible for all aspects of grant making in these areas, including initial review and research, site visits, internal presentations and post award evaluations.Read More
Around the horn: Four more years edition
ART AND THE GOVERNMENT As you know, there was an election last week, and Barack Obama won it. Thankfully this means that Barry Hessenius’s worst fears about the NEA likely won’t be realized, but Barry does have some useful advocacy advice that is worth a read regardless of the outcome. Ted Johnson has a helpful pre-electionRead More
Fuzzy Concepts, Proxy Data: Why Indicators Won’t Track Creative Placemaking Success
One of creative placemaking’s original champions explains why she can’t get behind the field’s latest measurement efforts.
Science Doesn’t Have All the Answers: Should We Be Worried?
On October 1 the science section of the New York Times ran two articles next to each other. One of them describes a recent study that concluded young children at play display behaviors similar to those of scientists, suggesting scientific inquiry is driven by human instinct. The other refers to the alarming extent to whichRead More
Announcing: Createquity Office Hours
As you can see from my previous post, I get around a lot these days for conferences and the like. Meanwhile, the network of Createquity Writing Fellows past and present is ever growing, and we now have representation in seven cities from coast to coast. So we’ve decided to try out a new concept hereRead More
DC, Chicago and Calgary
(Quick note: Createquity offers condolences to all those affected by Hurricane Sandy. A number of artists and arts organizations were among this group, and many of them are now facing great challenges. The Chelsea art district and artist enclaves in the Red Hook area of Brooklyn, NY were hit particularly hard, and it seems aRead More