While the city of Lowell has been courting artists since the late 90's there had been little effort made to provide space for artists to work. BPV Lowell, LLC had purchased the old Joan Fabrics complex and was looking for a tenant for... Read More >>
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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.
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Lowell, MA
Project Dates: 2005 - Present
Tags: 2011 CCX presenter, Business Planning, Real Estate
Posted Date: October 21, 2012
Somerville, MA
Project Dates: 2005 - Present
Tags: 2011 CCX presenter, Business Planning, Civic Engagement, Event, Networking, Policy, Research, Workforce, Workforce Development
Posted Date: October 21, 2012
ArtsUnion was launched in 2005 by the Somerville Arts Council (SAC), the Mayor’s Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development (SPCD) and several local partners with support from the MCC John and Abigail Adams Grant. ArtsUnion... Read More >>
Hartford, CT
Project Dates: 2007 - Present
Tags: 2011 CCX presenter, Business Planning
Posted Date: October 21, 2012
In 2007, the Urban Land Institute (ULI), evaluated Hartford’s built environment and economic challenges, making a single over-arching recommendation to city leaders: to “focus on thoughtful, creative in-fill projects to link and... Read More >>
North Adams, MA
Project Dates: June 2013-October 2013
Tags: 2011 CCX presenter, Business Planning, Civic Engagement, Event
Posted Date: December 18, 2012
DownStreet Art is a public arts festival designed to bring foot traffic to downtown North Adams, MA for the purpose of economic development.
Utilizing empty storefronts and other public spaces for the past four years MCLA's BCRC... Read More >>
North Adams, MA
Project Dates: 2007 - Present
Tags: 2011 CCX presenter, Business Planning, Workforce Development
Posted Date: October 20, 2012
The program was conceived in 2007 to explore the potential of an "asset-building" approach to helping low-income artists achieve success as micro-entrepreneurs and home-owners. At that time, the broader asset-building field (which had... Read More >>
Concord, NH
Project Dates: 2006 - Present
Tags: 2011 CCX presenter, Business Planning, Networking, Policy
Posted Date: October 20, 2012
In 2006 Concord’s Economic Development Advisory Council asked the City Council to authorize a Creative Economy Task Force charged with developing a creative economy plan for Concord. The City Council agreed & provided $15,000 from... Read More >>
Pittsfield, MA
Project Dates: 2004 - Present
Tags: 2011 CCX presenter, Business Planning, Policy
Posted Date: October 16, 2012
Utilizing a wide range of municipal tools and resources as well as creative public/private partnerships, over the past 7 years we have succeeded in establishing Pittsfield as a cultural destination in the heart of the Berkshires. Using... Read More >>
Multiple cities, MA
Project Dates: Ongoing
Tags: 2011 CCX presenter, Business Planning, Civic Engagement, Leadership, Policy, Workforce Development
Posted Date: October 20, 2012
We propose to share practical lessons drawn from a review of ten years of MCC grants and programs to encourage creative economic development in Massachusetts. We would share four commonly observed stages of growth that partnerships go... Read More >>
Starksboro, VT
Project Dates: 2008 - Present
Tags: 2011 CCX presenter, Civic Engagement
Posted Date: October 21, 2012
In the Spring of 2008, the OFF and the Vermont Land Trust (VLT) in consultation with Animating Democracy (a program of Americans for the Arts), issued a Call for Community Partners to Addison County, Vermont towns eager to collaborate... Read More >>
Lenox, MA
Project Dates: 2007 - Present
Tags: 2011 CCX presenter, Networking, Technology
Posted Date: October 21, 2012
The formation of Berkshire Creative occurred at a time when the web was transitioning from a static, web 1.0 model to the more networked and connected 2.0 model. We realized that as a foundation element of the organization, a focus on... Read More >>
