Community Design/Creative PlacemakingMajor Program

596

Total Hours

Contributed.

2782

Contacts

with Local Stakeholders.

53

Hours

of Multistate Efforts.

217

Total Number

of Volunteers Engaged.

Program Indicators

Number of participants in podcasting or digital storytelling projects

3

Number of participants involved in place-based arts initiatives

135

Number of participants in creative visioning, planning or assessment programs

62

Number of documented next steps for an individual or community plan inspired by arts or design engagement projects

14

Number of individuals reporting increased knowledge, opinions, skills, and/or aspirations in creative placemaking in their community

89

Number of new projects developed using sound creative placemaking strategies

7

Number of inactive spaces transformed into active public spaces

2

Number of opportunities to discuss individual perceptions of one’s community through interactive arts or design activities

24

Number of participants reporting an increase in community pride through participation in Extension arts or design programming

1035

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Handcrafted Weekend

The Greenup Quilt Guild has organized and facilitated a Quilt Show at Greenbo Lake State Resort Park for 30+ years. After the pandemic shut-down of events, there was a concern that the show would not be able to return. Guild members rallied, along with the local Community Arts agent, to bring the show back and make it bigger and better than ever! Partnering with the local state parks new management and the local tourism commission, plans were made to include a wider variety of heritage art in ad...

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