Creating Change though Arts, Culture, and Equitable Development

Kalima Rose, Milly Hawk Daniel, and Jeremy Liu
Policy Link, 2017

Resource Overview

This report outlines how two movements – equitable development and community-centered arts and culture – are working to strengthen each other. It is a survey of both fields through interviews, case studies, and policy studies, going sector by sector, and focuses on the policies and funding opportunities that can help expand both fields.

Key Sections

Securing Capital and Realizing Partnerships

Page 7 outlines six key ways that federal, state, and local policies can advance the growth of arts, culture, and equitable development.

Page 10-15 highlights equity-driven policy opportunities, arts and culture strategies, and case studies in the arts and culture sector.

Page 17-21 highlights equity-driven policy opportunities, arts and culture strategies, and case studies in the transportation sector.

Page 22-25 highlights equity-driven policy opportunities, arts and culture strategies, and case studies in the housing sector.

Page 27-30 highlights equity-driven policy opportunities, arts and culture strategies, and case studies in the infrastructure sector.

Page 31-34 highlights equity-driven policy opportunities, arts and culture strategies, and case studies in the economic development sector.

Page 36-38 highlights equity-driven policy opportunities, arts and culture strategies, and case studies in the health and food sectors.

Page 39-42 highlights equity-driven policy opportunities, arts and culture strategies, and case studies in the youth and education sector.

Page 44-46 highlights equity-driven policy opportunities, arts and culture strategies, and case studies in the parks and public spaces sector.

Page 47-49 highlights equity-driven policy opportunities, arts and culture strategies, and case studies in the technology sector.

Page 52-55 provides a chart showing examples of arts and culture activities, and what stage of the planning process they fit into: long-term planning, short-term planning, or project implementation.