LOCAL GOVERNMENT cohorts

Civic Arts & ELGL have launched the Creative Community Cohort, a six-month sequence of different learning opportunities designed for busy local government staff who are currently working to develop and implement creative placemaking projects and processes in their communities.

The cohort-model learning process allows local government practitioners in any department to enhance their knowledge of creative placemaking and the integration of creative, arts-based, or culturally-based strategies to meet community goals. The cohorts teams are comprised of 8-10 individuals from different communities who work together to learn from national experts, develop strategies, build project management skills, and identify solutions to the complex challenges that arise in cross-sector work. Throughout the sequence of course offerings, cohort participants work as peer groups to support one another’s developing knowledge and understanding of creative placemaking tools and strategies, and will be mentored in support of individual solutions and strategies.

The next Creative Community Cohort will begin in early 2021. Contact lynn.osgood@civicarts.org for more information or go to the ELGL Cohort site to download PDF with more details.