|
Providing expertise on how arts connect economic and community development
We provide training, coaching, guidance and knowledge through capacity building, continuing education, practical research and thought leadership. Current initiatives include:
Continuing education and capacity building
Creative Placemaking Conference
The annual CPL conference brings together creative sector professionals, elected officials, and placemaking professionals to explore ways to build, grow and sustain creative communities and economies.
Community Coaching
Working with diverse teams that include elected officials and artists, ABC guides and supports community leaders as they work on cultural plans and address other community and economic development issues involving the arts. Leaders learn while doing, and build their capacity to move from idea to action.
Creative Placemaking Master Practitioner Certificate Program
Planners, architects and public affairs professionals can build their technical and leadership skills in this Master Practitioner Certificate program. This mostly online program is designed to build creative placemaking leaders around the United States. Program participants learn techniques and best practices for arts-based community and economic development while building their ability to influence communities, clients and colleagues.
Practical research
Creative Placemaking Toolkit
This is an online database that describes the wide variety of activities that can be done to build, grow and sustain creative communities and economies. The database covers more than two dozen strategies, from simple and easy (in-kind services), to complex and high-impact (arts-friendly land use regulations). The toolkit is being developed in 2012.
New Jersey Creative Vitality Index
The CVI is a series of reports exploring the economic health of the creative sector in New Jersey, as well as keys to success in creative placemaking.
Thought leadership
ABC NJ-ArtiFacts
This blog explores connections between the arts and community and economic development in New Jersey, and offers advice for cultural and civic leaders.
Sustainable Jersey Arts and Culture Task Force
ABC is actively involved in efforts to better connect the arts and sustainability. ABC is leading the arts task force of Sustainable Jersey and helping define actions municipalities can take to promote sustainability through the arts.
To learn about how Arts Build Communities can help your organization or community, please contact Leonardo Vazquez at 732-932-3822, x711 or vazquezl@rutgers.edu
If you would like to get updates on ABC programs and projects, please join our mailing list:
If you are looking for upcoming events, try the calendar
|
