We highlight here some great articles we’ve read this week dealing with art, creative placemaking, and building great communities. You’re sure to find some inspiration to make your life and our community even better! 1. Cultural Districts as Community Connectors: Those working in cultural districts (should) constantly mold their programming, projects, and policies to meet the unique … Continue reading kickstART Your Weekend with Some Good Reads: On Cultural Districts and Keys to an Attractive City
Tag: creating a vibrant arts scene
Are we ready to KickstART Farmington and Farmington Hills?
Last spring and summer we posted a series of articles describing what we believe is missing or needed to develop a more vibrant and diverse arts scene in the Farmington/Farmington Hills community (including a performing arts center, summer music festival, additional public art, and more). A (perceived) obstacle for some of these initiatives is lack … Continue reading Are we ready to KickstART Farmington and Farmington Hills?
Do You Want a More Vibrant and Diverse Arts Scene in Our Community?
Over the last two months, in a series of posts, we’ve considered what is missing from the arts scene in Farmington/Farmington Hills to make it more vibrant. We wrote about the need for a performing arts center to be built in downtown Farmington, along with the need for some alternative cinema options, a cool, hip, café that supports the arts, a dynamic art gallery space (or two), … Continue reading Do You Want a More Vibrant and Diverse Arts Scene in Our Community?
Creating a Vibrant Arts Scene in Farmington/Farmington Hills: On a Summer Music and Arts Festival in the Park
As we’ve considered what missing from the arts scene in Farmington/Farmington Hills to make it more vibrant we wrote about the need for a performing arts center to be built in downtown Farmington, along with the need for some alternative cinema options, a cool, hip, café that supports the arts, a dynamic art gallery space (or two), a public arts project to add fun & poetry to our neighborhoods, … Continue reading Creating a Vibrant Arts Scene in Farmington/Farmington Hills: On a Summer Music and Arts Festival in the Park
Creating a Vibrant Art Scene in Farmington/Farmington Hills: On Artist Live/Work Spaces
As we’ve considered what missing from the arts scene in Farmington/Farmington Hills to make it more vibrant we wrote about the need for a performing arts center to be built in downtown Farmington, along with the need for some alternative cinema options, a cool, hip, café that supports the arts, a dynamic art gallery space (or two), a public arts project to add fun & poetry to our … Continue reading Creating a Vibrant Art Scene in Farmington/Farmington Hills: On Artist Live/Work Spaces
Creating a Vibrant Arts Scene in Farmington/Farmington Hills: On the Need for Creative Writers, Muckrakers, and Gadflies
As we’ve considered what missing from the arts scene in Farmington/Farmington Hills to make it more vibrant we wrote about the need for a performing arts center to be built in downtown Farmington, along with the need for some alternative cinema options, a cool, hip, café that supports the arts, a dynamic art gallery space (or two), and a public arts project to add fun … Continue reading Creating a Vibrant Arts Scene in Farmington/Farmington Hills: On the Need for Creative Writers, Muckrakers, and Gadflies