Category: Arts & Culture – Page 7

Sole of Rockland at Rockland Day!

Posted on June 19, 2018 at 4:25 pm. Written by Kit Un

On Saturday, June 16th, MAPC staff attended Rockland Day to help raise money and support for the town’s creative placemaking project, Sole of Rockland. Sole of Rockland is a fully […]

Arts and Culture at the 2018 APA National Planning Conference

Posted on May 7, 2018 at 2:50 pm. Written by Elise Harmon

Arts and Culture at the 2018 American Planning Association National Planning Conference Article Written by Michael Rosenberg This April, planners from all over the world gathered in New Orleans, […]

The Impact of Arts and Culture in Public Health

Posted on May 1, 2018 at 12:16 pm. Written by Kit Un

Article Written by Michael Rosenberg with content provided by Carolyn Lewenberg Art and culture implemented in community spaces through public art and cultural events can have a positive impact […]

Community Stakeholders Envision Creative Placemaking in Natick Center

Posted on April 20, 2018 at 10:08 am. Written by Elise Harmon

Written by Patricia Walsh of Americans for the Arts and Mallory Nezam of MAPC On Tuesday, May 27, and Friday, April 6, community members and local stakeholders took part in […]

Building Capacity for Creative Placemaking

Posted on February 13, 2018 at 1:12 pm. Written by Kit Un

Written by Patricia Walsh at AFTA with additional comments provided by Jennifer Henaghan at APA and Jennifer Erickson at MAPC Creative placemaking has been an ongoing discussion in cities and […]

Exploring Art’s role in Green Infrastructure

Posted on February 2, 2018 at 1:03 pm. Written by Kit Un

Article written by Deidra Montgomery, with content provided by Carolyn Lewenberg On Monday, January 29, more than 70 artists, arts administrators, and regional and municipal planners gathered at the New […]

Everett Community Growers Meet to Envision a Sculptural Garden along Northern Strand Community Trail

Posted on December 14, 2017 at 11:19 am. Written by Kit Un

Written by Mallory Nezam and in collaboration with Everett Community Growers, Carolyn Lewenberg and Kit Un Saturday, December 9th – Drawing families and participants of all ages, more than a […]

The art of Community Building and Economic Development through Art

Posted on November 13, 2017 at 2:23 pm. Written by Kit Un

Hosted on November 6, 2017 Art and Culture Discussion Series #1: Community Building and Economic Development through Art Article written by Mallory Nezam with content provided by Carolyn Lewenberg Community […]

Creative Placemaking Forum: Forging Community Development and Creative Communities

Posted on October 5, 2017 at 8:16 am. Written by Kit Un

Hosted by the Mel King Institute, MAPC co-sponsored an innovative forum with MACDC and MASSCreative to highlight the stepping stones and barriers in advancing creative placemaking. This summer, the Mel […]

Successful Community Engagement Event at Everett’s Village Fest

Posted on September 25, 2017 at 3:38 pm. Written by Kit Un

This past Saturday, September 23rd, the MAPC team held a very successful community participation exercise for the update to Everett’s open space and recreation plan! The City of Everett held […]