sneapa artsand planningtoolkitoverview
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Nurturing Creative Places:Leveraging Arts and Culture to Promote Community and
Economic Development and Placemaking
Thursday, October 20th, 9:00 – 10:15 am
Arts and culture is an essential element of what makes places
and communities of people healthy, connected, and vibrant
Arts and Culture is Essential to Livability
During this session, you will:
Learn about real projects that are infusing creativity into
the civic life and physical and social environments of
communities
Hear from local leaders working on a range of exciting
projects, e.g., cultural planning to creative placemaking
Learn about new tools and resources to support you in
innovating your planning practice through projects and
partnerships that engage arts, culture, and the creative
community.
Presenters
• Julie Burros, Chief of Arts and Culture, City of Boston
• Jenn Erickson, Manager of Technical Assistance
Programs, Metropolitan Area Planning Council
• Amanda Maher, Vice President of Real Estate
Services, MassDevelopment
• Anabelle Rondon, Program Manager, Massachusetts
Smart Growth Alliance
• Dee Schneidman, Research Manager, New England
Foundation for the Arts
Q & A
The Toolkit: A Framework for Planners
The Toolkit aims to:
• Provide a framework for understanding the many ways
in which arts and culture can infuse innovation and
creativity into the practice of planning
• Showcase the ways arts and culture can be effective in
advancing various planning objectives – through
research and case studies
• Promote MAPC as a regional resource on arts and
culture policy and planning
Preview of www.artsandplanning.org
Browse by section, search by topic
Five sections, multiple topics
Overview pages frame each section of
content
Case studies provide deeper dives into
strategies in practice -- created from
1:1 interviews
Sample search: Arts, Culture, and Planning
Each post (page)
categorized under
“arts and
planning” shows
up.
Click “Read more”
to view the full
content
Page preview: What is cultural planning?
Page preview: What is creative placemaking?
Cultural Planning: Denver Cultural Plan
Zoning: Nashville Metro Arts Commission
Placemaking and Infrastructure: Saint Paul AIRs
Arts Council Engagement in Community
Development: Medford Arts Council
Community Development and Placemaking:
Station North Arts District
Stay in touch!
Julie Burros, [email protected]
Jenn Erickson, [email protected]
Amanda Maher, [email protected]
Anabelle Rondon, [email protected]
Dee Schneidman, [email protected]