US Water Alliance / ArtPlace America, 2018
Resource Overview
This field scan shows how water leaders (utility managers, public officials, farmers, river keepers, business leaders, manufacturers, community leaders, philanthropy, etc) have turned to artists and cultural leaders to achieve their goals in creative and potent ways. It provides recommendations, case studies, and potential outcomes for working at this intersection, which can be helpful for convincing municipal leaders to take on a similar project.
Key Sections
Aligning Assets
Pages 10-17 outline seven positive outcomes of creative placemaking projects related to water.
Pages 21-57 highlight eight case studies at the intersection of creative placemaking and water. Each case study calls out the project’s “critical success factors” as well as more project-specific outcomes.