Community Initiatives

Exemplary creative placemaking initiatives posted by oranizations that leverage local creative assets and cross-sector partnerships for community revitalization and growth.

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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 >>

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 >>

Norwalk, CT
Project Dates: Ongoing
Tags: 2013 CCX presenter, Business Planning, Real Estate
Posted Date: January 8, 2013

Purchase and adapt the historically significant and regionally famous Silvermine Tavern complex as an international, multi-disciplinary, non-profit artist residency program. The 20,000 s.f., four-acre complex will serve 12 artists per... Read More >>

multiple locations, ME
Project Dates: September 2011 - present
Tags: 2013 CCX presenter, Business Planning, Leadership, Marketing, Networking
Posted Date: January 10, 2013

The Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance (a non profit arts organization serving Wabanaki basketmakers and artists) and Four Directions Development Corporation (a Native American community development organization serving the Native... Read More >>