{"id":1983,"date":"2014-07-06T20:30:04","date_gmt":"2014-07-07T00:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/fieldnotes\/?p=1983"},"modified":"2016-09-13T10:55:50","modified_gmt":"2016-09-13T14:55:50","slug":"creative-placemaking-a-conversation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/fieldnotes\/2014\/07\/creative-placemaking-a-conversation\/","title":{"rendered":"Creative Placemaking: A Conversation"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Let\u2019s talk about creative placemaking. In those five words, I\u2019ve probably lost the attention of 40% of our field. It\u2019s likely about 25% are now busy rolling their eyes. Another 15% might be asking, \u201cWhat is left to discuss?\u201d Yes, in many ways creative placemaking has become an often-cited cultural sector panacea. And yes, it\u2019s a great phrase for grant proposals (and who doesn\u2019t relish a good grant proposal?).<\/span><\/p>\n

But seriously, let\u2019s talk about creative placemaking.<\/p>\n

Forget for a moment the capital C, capital P proper noun. Let\u2019s talk about the concept of using arts and culture to better a community. There\u2019s so much happening in this arena (and yes… so much not yet discussed) that we want to spend the next three weeks in conversation about not just the what<\/em> and the how<\/em> of creative placemaking but the who<\/em> and the why<\/em> as well.<\/p>\n

We had initially conceived of this blogging event as somewhat of an online panel discussion featuring the creative placemaking heavyweights that we have all seen\/read\/admired. The problem with this idea, of course, is that we have all already seen\/read\/admired these folks. Around this same time we were receiving applications and interviewing folks for our Creative Community Fellows program. As we read and heard the creative placemaking visions of 200 incredible cultural entrepreneurs it became obvious that we needed to give voice to new leaders and new ideas from across the world. To talk about how they<\/em> define this work? And, just as important… how you<\/em> define it?<\/p>\n

So, this week we here at NAS will kick off the conversation, presenting our take on creative placemaking and what have we learned from our Fellows<\/a>. We will then turn the conversation over to those of you working in communities. In true NAS fashion, this means a homework assignment. We\u2019ve developed a set of questions about community and the role of cultural entrepreneurs. Next week we will feature conversations with some of our Creative Community Fellows around these questions and we want to hear from you as well. Weigh in using the comments section or send us an email (team@artstrategies.org<\/a>) with your thoughts on these questions. We will publish the responses here.<\/p>\n

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  1. How do you define \u201ccommunity?\u201d<\/li>\n
  2. How do you see your role in the community?<\/li>\n
  3. Talk about the work you\u2019re doing in your community:\n
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    1. What was the catalyst for this work? What started you on this journey?<\/li>\n
    2. What is the driving force? What continues to motivate the work?<\/li>\n
    3. Who is it for? Who benefits from this work?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
    4. When you hear the terms \u201ccultural sector\u201d or \u201carts and culture field\u201d do you feel that includes you? Why or why not?<\/li>\n
    5. Why do you think people are talking about creative placemaking so much now?<\/li>\n
    6. Finally, fill in the blank: Creative\/cultural work makes communities _______.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Help us broaden the conversation. Share this event with your networks (#creativeplacemaking<\/a> on Twitter) and add your voice to the discussion. We look forward to hearing from you.<\/p>\n

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