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Cultural Facilities
What are Cultural Facilities? A cultural facility is a space that is open to the public that provides cultural services and facilities including, but not limited to, museums, cultural centers, historical societies, and libraries operated by a public, private, or
Makerspaces
What is a Makerspace? A makerspace is a shared workspace that provides access to a social community, education, resources, and tools that enable people “to design, prototype, and create manufactured works that would otherwise be more challenging and cost-prohibitive to
Public Art
Public Art Public art is generated by artists that “endeavor to generate dialogue with the community, at times about the issues central to their lives.” (AFTA, 2016). Public art can be reflective of and responsive to social political, and historical
Cultural Planning
Cultural Planning Cultural planning is a place-based planning process that generates a vision and action plan for strengthening and growing arts and culture assets. The planning process provides an opportunity for jurisdictions to: expand and enhance artistic and cultural opportunities
Cultural Asset Mapping Approaches
What is Cultural Asset Mapping? Cultural asset mapping is a foundational step in cultural planning. It identifies a community’s strengths and resources through the process of inventorying tangible and intangible cultural assets. Tangible assets include arts and natural heritage resources
Creative Placemaking
Creative Placemaking Creative placemaking is a planning process that places arts at the center of shaping the character and vitality of neighborhoods, cities, towns, and regions. It is an innovative approach to advancing the planning objectives of livability, sustainability, and
Infrastructure
Art, Community Development, and Infrastructure Community development seeks to improve the quality of life at a local-scale through projects that engage residents, leverage local assets, and address local needs. Civic engagement, economic development, housing construction and rehabilitation, infrastructure improvements, health
Arts, Culture, and Economic Development
An important area of planning and policymaking is nurturing the economic development of the sector, which includes small, mid-sized, and large arts organizations and small individual artists/producers. There is a wealth of literature and data about the impact of the