Working with Artists

Investing in Creativity

This report examines the financial support and attendant supporting factors needed by artists to succeed. The report explores six identified themes seen as important in fostering artists and, by extension, investing in creativity.

Artists Working In and Within Municipal Governments

This resource explores some of the ways that artists can be embedded within local government structures and processes through case studies of municipal artists.

An Artist’s Way of Seeing: Community Engagement in Creative Placemaking

This highly approachable article from Shelterforce tackles the misconception of the artist as an individualist by sharing stories of community-engaged artists.

Irrigate

Irrigate is a practical guide for how to create community-driven development, specifically with community artists. It outlines the steps and tools necessary, and also why community-driven processes are meaningful.

Municipal-Artist Partnerships

This online resource is a great guide to the “nuts and bolts” of creating and sustaining partnerships between artists and local government.

Find an Artist: A Practical Toolkit for Calls, RFPs, and Artist Selection

This toolkit is a practical guide for non-profits, businesses, or municipalities to create formal partnerships with artists. Springboard for the Arts recognizes the importance of cross-sector collaborations and reciprocal relationships with artists in this guide.

Guide for Business Districts to Work with Local Artists

This guide provides strategies for partnerships between artists and business districts to address a wide variety of goals. It outlines the typical steps in creative placemaking project planning and implementation but geared specifically to potential ROIs for business districts.