Danya Sherman
ArtPlace America, 2016
RESOURCE OVERVIEW
This case study explores how creative placemaking activities contribute to the housing sector of community development. The report finds that arts activity can help articulate invisible housing challenges, nourish those who have experienced housing-related trauma, contribute to organizing housing campaigns, create bridges between residents, stabilize vulnerable communities, and generate economic development opportunities.
KEY SECTIONS
Aligning Assets
Page 8-17 summarizes current housing sector trends and challenges.
Page 18-24 shares six strategies and case studies related to arts and culture and housing.
Page 25-28 summarizes the implications of using arts and culture strategies in the housing sector on developers, policymakers and funders, and artists and other community organizers.