Friday, January 12, 2018

2018 Strategic Conversations webinar series starts in January

By Leonardo Vazquez, AICP/PP

The National Consortium for Creative Placemaking will again offer free webinars in creative placemaking in 2018. The webinars explore a wide range of topics, including community development, place history and resiliency.

AICP members may also get Certification Maintenance credits.  NCCP is applying to become a CM provider, and we expect to apply for CM credits for all eligible activities (such as the webinars.)

Webinars are limited to 100 people, so please register at your earliest convenience.  Register here

The upcoming Strategic Conversations are:

Tuesday, Jan 23, 2 – 3:30 pm eastern
Creative placemaking: integrating community, cultural and economic development
What makes creative placemaking a new way to make communities better through arts and culture? How can creative placemaking promote social equity, sustainability, and prosperity? Learn about a model developed by The National Consortium for Creative Placemaking that integrates community, cultural and economic development in ways that are sustainable and asset-based. Also learn how our model fits in with the guidelines of the AICP Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct.
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Tuesday, February 20, 2 - 3 pm eastern
The growing creative economy in New Jersey: impacts on urban design, community planning and local economic development
A recent report from The National Consortium for Creative Placemaking shows that the number of artistic jobs and freelance artists, writers and performers in New Jersey is growing faster than jobs in New Jersey overall. What implications does this have for community planning, urban design and economic development. Though the focus of this conversation is on New Jersey’s creative economy, there will be a lot of takeaways for anyone outside of the state.
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Friday, March 9, 2 - 3 pm eastern
History of creative placemaking in the United States
The term ‘creative placemaking’ was coined only six years ago, but it has been happening in various forms in the US since at least the late 19th century. This webinar will explore the earliest work in creative placemaking in America. Participants will learn about the pioneering work of Charles Mulford Robinson, Edgar Lee Hewett and others, and discover how placemaking through arts and culture has evolved over more than a century.
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Tuesday, March 27, 2017, 2 - 3 pm eastern
Creative placemaking and human needs placemaking
The arts aren’t a diversion or a luxury. They are important for the well-being of individuals and communities. Many people already know about the power of the arts to enhance economic development. This webinar will discuss how the arts can help people develop and keep intellectual skills, build social connections, and more. We will explore how creative placemaking can support the elements of human needs placemaking.
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Thursday April 12, 2 - 3 pm eastern
Community coaching: a new way to speak truth to power
Community coaching helps stakeholders build sustainable plans – and the shared leadership to implement them. This model helps build relationships between planner and client that makes it possible to address the big, difficult issues that keep a community from moving forward. It is a different approach to current models of planning practice, and it may challenge you to think about how you work with communities.
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Tuesday May 8, 2 - 3 pm eastern
Incorporating arts in urban and site design
This Strategic Conversation explores how to design communities and sites to encourage more creative and cultural activities. Participants will also learn how the arts can help improve navigation, safety and other issues in urban and site design.
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Tuesday June 5, 2 - 3 pm eastern
The rise of freelance artists: implications for urban planning and design
One of the fastest growing segments of the creative sector is freelance artists, writers and performers. To attract and retain these professionals, communities may have to rethink their approaches to urban design, community development, and economic development
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Wednesday June 27, 2 - 3 pm eastern
Cultural districts and cultural institutions: suns or black holes?
One of the first things that many people think about in creative placemaking is creating a cultural district or building a large cultural institution. While districts and institutions can become catalysts for community-wide creativity and revitalization, they can also absorb a lot of time, energy and resources that could be used effectively elsewhere in the community. Learn how creative placemaking can make it more likely that districts and institutions have a broader impact on their communities.
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Tuesday July 17, 2-3 pm
How creative placemaking can help build more resilient communities
With the damage caused from hurricanes, tornadoes and floods around the United States, more communities are looking to be more ‘resilient.’ Resiliency is not just about creative physical improvements to withstand storms; it is also connects to a community’s ability to revitalize quickly after disaster. Arts and culture can play a big role in helping communities recover. We will explore examples from Louisiana, New Jersey and Missouri, and discuss how to connect creative placemaking with resiliency in community dialogues.
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Strategic Conversations in Creative Placemaking are made possible in part by generous support from the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, and New Jersey State Council on the Arts

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