Put the power of arts and culture to work in your community: Part 1 of this unique guide distills research and emerging ideas behind culturally driven community development and explains key underlying principles. You’ll understand the arts impact on community well-being and have the rationale for engaging others.
Find inspiration and ideas from twenty case studies: Part 2 gives you ten concrete strategies for building on the unique qualities of your own community. Each strategy is illustrated by two case studies taken from a variety of cities, small towns, and neighborhoods across the United States. You’ll learn how people from all walks of life used culture and creativity as a glue to bind together people, ideas, enterprises, and institutions to make places more balanced and healthy.
More examples in Part 3.
