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  • How to Build a Creative Ecology

    August 22, 2019 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: United States

    Cultivating a sustainable art scene that allows creatives to make a living requires a delicate balance of various factors. Fellowships are vital for providing the time and space that artists need to develop their craft. Cultural institutions such as museums, galleries, and even art fairs are also key for providing a platform through which artists can exhibit their work. Art buyers can also be supported through loan initiatives to spur investment, especially for buyers who support local artists. Lastly, creative placemaking merges art and culture with community planning to meet the specific needs of an area.

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  • This Website Empowers People in Need to Make Art — And Sell It for Thousands of Dollars

    April 16, 2019 |

    NationSwell |

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    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    For individuals who are homeless or otherwise disadvantaged, art can be more than therapeutic—it can be lucrative. ArtLifting, a public benefit corporation started in Boston, MA, specializes in helping homeless and disabled artists sell their art. Business including Staples and Microsoft have bought art for their offices. ArtLifting splits the profits with artists and also funds art programs.

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  • Thomas, WV: The Town the Arts (Re) Built

    April 16, 2019 |

    The Daily Yonder |

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    Response Location: United States, Thomas, West Virginia

    Renewing distressed economies can be done through reinvesting in arts and culture. By building successful partnerships with rural Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) like the Woodlands Community Lenders (WCL), the town of Thomas, West Virginia, has found a new identity as a hub of arts and culture after the collapse of its coal-based economy.

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  • How giving entrepreneurs 30 days of free retail space revived a North Avenue storefront and built a collective

    April 12, 2019 |

    Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |

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    Response Location: United States, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

    Pop-Up MKE was a pilot program that provided a risk-free way for artists to see if their products would sell in a retail space by giving 19 urban entrepreneurs 30 days of free retail space and mini-grants up to $2,000. Four participants formed The Bronzeville Collective MKE LLC and, after negotiating to stay in the retail space, they doubled their own sales and feature products from other creatives, particularly entrepreneurs of color. They split the rent four ways and collect a 20% vendor fee. Other participants in the pilot moved to permanent storefronts and/or expanded their retail presence.

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  • Atlanta's Cyclorama had the black role in a Civil War battle all wrong. She set about to fix that.

    March 26, 2019 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

    Contextualizing artistic representations creates more complex narratives and offers an opportunity to educate about historical memory. The Atlanta History Center has opened an exhibition that illuminates the absence of people of color in the “Battle of Atlanta” Cyclorama, an artwork that celebrates the 1864 Union victory. The museum presents the work alongside interactive guides and films that explain the erasure of African Americans from the memory of the scene.

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  • The shopping mall where everything is recycled

    January 29, 2019 |

    BBC |

    Broadcast TV Programs |

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    Response Location: Sweden, Eskilstuna

    In Eskilstuna, Sweden, there is a different kind of shopping mall – one that sells used and upcycled goods. In an effort to combat consumerism and bolster sustainability, the mall, called ReTuna, is nicely curated and organized, making second-hand shopping mainstream. The mall sees 700 people each day, on average, and has sold nearly $3.5 million worth of items.

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  • An Affordable Housing Complex Houses One of The District's Most Ambitious Maker Spaces

    December 13, 2018 |

    Washington City Paper |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    On one floor of an affordable housing building in Washington, D.C., the NonStop Art Makerspace has made creativity more accessible. The makerspace was a group effort between Capital One, the Community Preservation and Development Corporation, and NonStop Art. Nehemiah Dixon, CEO of NonStop Art Makerspace and a D.C. native, hopes to replicate this model throughout the city.

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  • For these Native American artists, business opportunities arrive by bus

    October 16, 2018 |

    PBS NewsHour |

    Broadcast TV News |

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    Response Location: United States, South Dakota

    In order to help Native artists, the First People’s Fund launched the “Rolling Rez Arts,” a shuttle bus that doubles as an arts center, cell, and business incubator. “Every culture has stories. They have art. They have ways of expressing themselves and telling about their history. And so that's why I think it's very important for artists here on Pine Ridge to be able to express themselves, to tell who we are as a nation of people, and that we have a history as well.”

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  • This Artist Residency Is Specifically Designed for Artists with Children

    August 22, 2018 |

    Artsy |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    Momm and Popp is a Detroit-area artist residency built to support artists with young children. Supports provided by Momm and Popp include access to child care, activities for children, and a financial stipend.

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  • Carbondale market study to inform the future of artist live-work spaces

    August 02, 2018 |

    Glenwood Springs Post Independent |

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    Response Location: United States, Carbondale, Colorado

    Carbondale is one of several Colorado towns that is focusing on preserving affordability for local artists. Since a different town was selected for a state-run program called Space to Create, Carbondale had to get more creative. The town is now working with a consulting group called Artspace that specializes in affordable housing for artists. Though the project is still in the early stages, they have already conducted a feasibility study and have clear plans in place to the development of affordable housing sites.

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