The Open Your Eyes Studio Tour, now in its 4th year, evolved from various efforts to engage the general public in discovering and exploring the cultural assets that, in a rural area, are quite spread out. This annual event features the... Read More >>
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2013 CCX
June 6-7, 2013
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Community Initiatives
Exemplary creative placemaking initiatives posted by oranizations that leverage local creative assets and cross-sector partnerships for community revitalization and growth.
Share your creative placemaking initiative on NEFA's website and join us at the 2013 Creative Communities Exchange.
Towns (2-5), CT
Project Dates: 3rd or 4th weekend in June
Tags: 2013 CCX presenter, Event, Marketing, Networking, Workforce
Posted Date: January 9, 2013
City of Pawtucket, RI
Project Dates: January 4, 1999 to the present
Tags: 2013 CCX presenter, Policy, Real Estate
Posted Date: March 23, 2013
In 2013, the City of Pawtucket’s Arts and Entertainment District continues to attract artists into its mills to live and operate studios. Pawtucket has slowly emerged as newest regional artist Mecca. Fourteen years ago, city officials... Read More >>
Boston, MA
Project Dates: Fall 2012-Winter 2013
Tags: 2013 CCX presenter, Civic Engagement, Event, Leadership
Posted Date: April 16, 2013
As a member of Upham’s Corner ArtPlace, DS4SI engages artists, residents and merchants in imagining new possibilities for the Upham’s Corner neighborhood of Dorchester. We work with local artists to create pop-up exhibits that bring... Read More >>
EXETER, RI
Project Dates: 2011-2012
Tags: 2013 CCX presenter, Leadership, Networking
Posted Date: December 20, 2012
Tomaquag Museum promotes Native arts and culture through an environmental collaboration with RI Artist Holly Ewald,the Urban Pond Procession(UPP), and the Narragansett Tribal community.
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Burlington, VT
Project Dates: September 6-8, 2013
Tags: 2013 CCX presenter, Civic Engagement, Event, Marketing
Posted Date: January 10, 2013
Now in its 20th year, the South End Arts & Business Association has presented a remarkable exhibition of visual art, Vermont’s largest, the South End Art Hop.
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Portsmouth , NH
Project Dates: Summer 2011
Tags: 2013 CCX presenter, Civic Engagement, Design, Real Estate
Posted Date: January 10, 2013
'Street a.k.a. Museum' was an exhibition of street art presented by the Portsmouth Museum of Art during summer 2011. Because it was an exhibition of street art, it was important to present the work in context to maximize the value of... Read More >>
Belfast, ME
Project Dates: 2012-2013 (on-going)
Tags: Business Planning, Civic Engagement, Leadership, Marketing, Networking, Technology, Workforce Development
Posted Date: January 10, 2013
The Belfast Creative Coalition (BCC) was created in 2012 to provide leadership and next-level development for a well respected cluster of arts and cultural organizations, businesses, and creative economy entrepreneurs in a rural Waldo... Read More >>
South Portland, Portland, ME
Project Dates: January-December 2013
Tags: Civic Engagement, Design, Marketing, Networking, Technology
Posted Date: January 10, 2013
Greater Portland METRO and South Portland Bus Services now have a 12 month series of monthly passes that feature photos, visual art, and creative writing produced by Telling Room students with a web link to the Telling Room website. All... Read More >>
Haverhill, MA
Project Dates: Jan 2011-June 2012
Tags: 2013 CCX presenter, Civic Engagement, Design, Event, Real Estate
Posted Date: January 10, 2013
Create a 4 story mural that would serve as a grand visual narrative of Haverhill’s history; notable citizens of past, present, and future; inspire how we feel about our community and art; and allow people of all ages and abilities to... Read More >>
Biddeford, ME
Project Dates: 2012
Tags: 2013 CCX presenter, Business Planning, Civic Engagement, Leadership
Posted Date: March 25, 2013
The 2012 Main Street Challenge was a business plan competition initiated by the Heart of Biddeford, a downtown revitalization organization that is part of the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Main Street Maine program. The... Read More >>
