Case studies are based on projects by MAPC and other public, non-profit, and private organizations in Massachusetts, New England and throughout the US. They are divided into three themes for cultural planning, creative placemaking, and public arts & culture. Use
Creative Economy
Creative Economy OVERVIEW An important area of planning and policymaking is nurturing the economic development of the sector. This work includes ensuring the economic strength and sustainability of small, mid-sized, and large arts organizations and small individual artists/producers. It also
Cultural Districts
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Cultural Facilities
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Tactical Urbanism
Tactical Urbanism OVERVIEW Tactical urbanism refers to the approach of implementing short-term, low-cost, and scalable demonstration projects that test alternatives to infrastructure, design, and uses in the public realm. This term was coined by planner Mike Lydon and is grounded
Cultural Planning
Cultural Planning OVERVIEW Cultural planning is a place-based planning process that generates a vision and action plan for strengthening and growing arts and culture assets. Cultural plans may include goals and strategies that address topics including: social cohesion; community engagement;
Funding
Arts Funding OVERVIEW Local governments, artists, and arts organizations rely on an array of funding sources to raise revenue for arts and culture programs, projects, and initiatives. In addition to the municipal, regional, and state public art policies that are
Case Studies
Case Studies The content in this Toolkit is grounded in the experiences of people who are working to develop and implement a wide range of arts and culture-related plans, programs, policies, and projects in different parts of the country. The
Case Study: Nashville Artisan Manufacturing Zoning
Overview: The Metro Nashville Arts Commission (Metro Arts) functions as the arts and cultural division of the city of Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee. In addition to facilitating the development of the arts, culture, and creativity section of the NashvilleNext