PROGRAMS SUPPORTING ART IN THE PUBLIC REALM
A challenge for artists and funders in this intersectional work is to advance both aesthetic and community aims. How do programs balance community development needs and goals with opportunities for artists to experiment? Americans for the Arts and the Barr Foundation share the findings of a National Scan of Programs Supporting Art in the Public Realm. The scan highlights overarching themes and offers snapshots of 30 programs supporting and building capacity for artists to work in the public realm. 

THE RISE OF CREATIVE PLACEMAKING
This article situates the emergence of the “creative placemaking” policy initiative as the coordinated continuation of longstanding artistic practices and a reaction to scant funding in the United States. In contrast to creative class policies, creative placemaking proposes a broader set of outcomes, attempts to directly address issues of inequality, and expands the role of artists in society. However, these characteristics entail several challenges for stakeholders: difficulties in devising recognized outcome metrics due to the wide variety of projects; inadvertent reproduction of inequities; and limited opportunities for scaling due to inter-occupational competition. The article concludes with implications for future research.

THE THEORY BEHIND OUR TOWN
In 2011, the National Endowment for the Arts launched Our Town, a grant program that invests in projects that bring together diverse community partners to integrate the arts and culture into community revitalization work. Since then, more than 500 projects have been funded via Our Town in rural, tribal, suburban, and urban communities. The moment felt ripe for the agency to delve into past Our Town projects to better document, assess outcomes from the overall program and establish a theory of change.

TRANSFORMING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT THROUGH ARTS & CULTURE
The new edition of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco’s Community Development Innovation Review explores an evolving era in community development that infuses art and cultural practice with that of community development organizations to help residents reclaim community identity, strengthen cultural resilience, and build power to shape neighborhood planning.

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.

UNDER THE HOOD CREATIVE PLACEMAKING WEBINAR
Funding Creative Placemaking is a challenge, but some Developers have figured out ways to include creative placemaking in their budgets and process, though it doesn't always fit nicely or neatly into development timelines and budgets. This webinar takes a roll-up-our-sleeves deep dive into the budgets behind some of your favorite Creative Placemaking efforts. It goes under the hood of the budgets of these projects to explore how arts and culture were paid for and phased. This webinar provides a lively conversation breaking down how arts and culture gets integrated into development in a deep way.