| CREATIVE PLACEMAKING: Investing in art, community, vibrancy & innovation | ||
PRESENTED BY WELLS FARGO Come join the conversation as the Civic League hosts a movers, shakes & policymakers briefing related to Creative Placemaking. Carol Coletta, President of ArtPlace, will be in Atlanta to talk about how investing in Arts and Culture can drive vibrancy and diversity to transform communities. Location: Woodruff Arts Center, Rich Auditorium Date: Tuesday, May 7 Continental breakfast, 7:30 to 8:00 am Program, 8:00 to 9:30 am General admission, $30 Civic League members, $20 New or renewing members, FREE Registration: http://mspbriefing.eventbrite.com/ Deadline for registration is May 1. In creative placemaking, partners from the public, private, non-profit and community sectors strategically shape the physical and social character of a neighborhood, town, city, or region around arts and cultural activities. Creative placemaking animates public and private spaces, rejuvenates structures and streetscapes, improves local business viability and public safety, and brings diverse people together to celebrate, inspire and be inspired. -Creative Placemaking by Ann Carkusen & Anne Gadwa Keynote Speaker: Carol Coletta is president of ArtPlace, a national initiative to accelerateate creative placemaking by investing in art and culture at the heart of a portfolio of integrated strategies that can drive vibrancy and diversity so pow erful that it transforms communities. Since 2011, ArtPlace has awarded 80 grants to 76 organizations in 46 communities across the U.S. for a total of $26.9 million. Response panel (in formation): Barbara Griffin, Senior Vice President Image Management, Turner Broadcasting System; Mayor Nancy Harris, City of Duluth; Charisse Williams, Executive Director, Young Audiences of Atlanta The Civic League The Civic League for Regional Atlanta is an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that is educating, engaging and empowering the people of metropolitan Atlanta to address and solve regional issues. | ||
| Atlanta Regional Commission | ||
In May of 2012, the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) voted to incorporate arts and culture as a part of its regional planning efforts on behalf of the 10-county Atlanta region. In doing so, ARC assumes the role of the Metropolitan Atlanta Arts and Culture Coalition (MAACC), to promote the Atlanta region as a premier center for the arts and culture.
For more information on the Metro Atlanta Region and the Creative Industries visit: Investing in the Regional Creative Economy | ||
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