Extension
It Starts With Us
Author: Ryan Sandwick
Major Program: Community Design/Creative Placemaking
BackgroundThere are few things that feel more Kentucky than basketball, and this proposed project seeks to join two seemingly unrelated ideas: college basketball brackets and downtown revitalization. The Winchester Placemaking/Urbanist Bracket is modeled after the college basketball bracket where eight potential placemaking projects which can be implemented for under $5,000 will be placed in a bracket where the public can vote weekly on which project they would like to see move forward. It is th
Author: Jayoung Koo
Major Program: Community Design/Creative Placemaking
Leslie County is part of the Kentucky River Area Development District (KRADD) and is associated with the Daniel Boone Tourism Region. The county’s economy has traditionally been dependent on coal mining and timber harvesting due to its geological characteristics and geographic location in the Cumberland Plateau. The US Forest Service’s Daniel Boone National Forest Redbird District and several wildlife management areas (WMA) cover the western half of the county. The Middle Fork of the
Author: Jayoung Koo
Major Program: Community Design/Creative Placemaking
According to the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), creative placemaking refers to integrating arts and culture into revitalization efforts to make communities more livable and vibrant as a means to enhance the quality of life. Through such efforts, communities can create a unique sense of place and spur the growth of their local economies. The Cooperative Extension Service provides programming and varied opportunities to help communities thrive, including efforts to support community and ec
Author: Anne Stephens
Major Program: Community Design/Creative Placemaking
As a UK Extension program affiliated with CEDIK, Greenup Arts’ programs: Breakfast With The Arts and All Eyes On Art are featured in the National Endowment for the Arts Toolkit project led by Dr. Jayoung Koo. The final product will be a research-based publication for Extension agents across the country who want to work in the area of arts and community development. A preliminary presentation was made at the NACDEP (National Association for Community Development Extension Professionals) Con
