2020 ARTPLACE VIRTUAL SUMMIT VIDEO ARCHIVE
ArtPlace America's Virtual Summit culminated a decade of work as part of an extraordinary community of artists, community developers, culture bearers, designers, government officials, philanthropists, and researchers who have come together from rural, suburban, Tribal, and urban communities across the United States. You can view a record of the 2020 plenaries here.

ANGELA GLOVER BLACKWELL- NPC18 CLOSING KEYNOT
Angela Glover Blackwell delivers the closing keynote address during the 2018 National Planning Conference in New Orleans. In her talk, Blackwell encourages planners to seek "curb-cut solutions," which benefit everyone by helping the most vulnerable individuals. Blackwell is the founder and CEO of PolicyLink, a national research and action institute committed to those goals. Under Blackwell's leadership, PolicyLink has gained national prominence in the movement to use public policy to improve access and opportunity for all low-income people and communities of color, particularly in the areas of health, housing, transportation, and infrastructure. Blackwell also coauthored "Uncommon Common Ground: Race and America's Future" and is considered an authority on race and equality issues in America.

CIVIC PRACTICE: ARTISTS AND COMMUNITY/MUNICIPAL PARTNERS COLLABORATING FOR PUBLIC GOOD
A series a series of short videos, interactive exercises, readings, and podcast archives guiding students through practical skills for applying aspects of your (arts and non arts) practices collaboratively towards public good, community-defined goals; focus includes equitable engagement and an analysis of power within collaborations and systems.

CREATIVITY LIVES HERE
A year-long digital storytelling campaign showcasing the people and places behind creative community development. Have a story about how arts and culture is helping address a challenge or opportunity in your community? Click the image to add YOUR VOICE to the growing collection of grassroots stories from across the United States.

A BLADE OF GRASS: FIELDWORKS
FieldWorks is a short documentary series that 
explores the beauty, rigor, and impact of socially engaged art. 

TRANSFORMING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT THROUGH ARTS & CULTURE NY EVENT
On Wednesday, January 15, 2020, Transforming Community Development Through Arts & Culture explored an evolving era in community development that infuses art and cultural practice. Attendees learned how artists are working with communities and community development organizations to tackle some of the most pressing and complex issues of our time, and why arts and culture strategies are central to equitable development and racial justice. Hosted by the New York Fed and the San Francisco Fed, in partnership with ArtPlace America and PolicyLink, the event highlighted stories, ideas, and provocations from the latest Community Development Innovation Review journal, Transforming Community Development Through Arts and Culture.