The US philanthropic discourse known as “creative placemaking” unites a historically
unprecedented number of institutional investors in the instrumentalization of art toward civic …

The US National Endowment for the Arts' Our Town initiative and its philanthropic
counterpart, ArtPlace, emerged in 2010/2011 in response to a 1990s crisis in national arts …

This article situates the emergence of the “creative placemaking” policy initiative as the
coordinated continuation of longstanding artistic practices and a reaction to scant funding in …

Although the sciences have long understood the value of practice-based research, the arts
and humanities have tended to structure a gap between practice and analysis. This book …

A compelling case has been made in the last decade for approaching performance as a
viable form of critical inquiry and research. Propelled by new granting schemes and evolving …

Artists play a seminal role in advancing humanity through place-based creative initiatives
that change not only the aesthetics of place, but also the aesthetics of belonging. Creative …

Embedded artists in government incorporate connect art methods and esthetic perspectives
in non-arts contexts, working in collaboration with government staff whether through their …

In 2015, ArtPlace America engaged the Urban Institute as a research partner to launch an
inquiry into the state of arts, culture, and creative placemaking as it relates to the public …

Making space for imagination can shift research and community planning from a reflective
stance to a" future forming" orientation and practice. Cultural mapping is an emerging …

Artists today are increasingly leaving their stages and studios to work in new ways. They are
working with artists from other disciplines; with community partners; with health …