In December 2019, ArtPlace America awarded Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) $510,000 over 2.5 years to launch Creative Placemaking at MICA, an initiative to: create an academic credential in creative placemaking; and generate scholarship and best practices that will build the creative placemaking field.
MICA's Creative Placemaking initiative will establish a national educational model for credentialing, professional development, and scholarship in creative placemaking.
ArtPlace America defines creative placemaking as the intentional integration of arts and culture strategies into place-based community development work that is resident-centric and locally informed.
Project Goals:
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CREATE A CREDENTIAL IN CP:
MICA faculty, staff, and students will work with community-based knowledge holders to design a credential that will carry meaningful benefits for CP practitioners and the communities they serve. -
BUILD THE FIELD OF CP:
MICA will engage scholars, including existing and emerging CP practitioners, to produce research and best practices to enhance and better define the field.