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  | July 11, 2012 by Rocco Landesman Here I am during the Theater That Matters session at this year’s Aspen Ideas Fest. Photo by Dan Bayer I closed out June and kicked off July at the Aspen Ideas Festival, which is just what it sounds like: a convening of leading thinkers in particular subjects. It’s an […] Continue reading Postcard from the 2012 Aspen Ideas Festival March 8, 2012 by Rocco Landesman Can you find me in this photo with the Watts Village Theater Co. and the Los Angeles County Arts Commission staff at the Rosa Parks metro station? Photo by Linda Chiavaroli, L.A. County Arts Commission I’ve been California—and Arizona—dreaming for the last couple of weeks. This was probably my […] Continue reading Postcard from California and Arizona, Part One March 7, 2012 by Paulette Beete Leyya Tawil’s Dance Elixir. Photo by Liz Payne “[Artists are] contributing to everyone by trying to push a healthier, more hopeful humanity forward. I feel like that’s our responsibility.” — Leyya Tawil Although Detroit native Leyya Tawil has always danced, she was actually on track to be an engineer […] November 16, 2011 By Rebecca Gross “In the Lakota language, there is no single word that translates to ‘art,’” said Peter Strong, director of The Heritage Center at Red Cloud Indian School. In an e-mail, he said that instead, “There are words that mean ‘bringing out the beauty’ of an object.’” Strong was referencing the […] Continue reading Spotlight on the Heritage Center at Red Cloud Indian School September 30, 2011 by Rocco Landesman When I was in Charleston Mayor Joe Riley (left) and Michael Thomas Maher of the Charleston Civic Design Center showed me the plans for transforming neglected open space in the Gaillard Center Arts Precinct. The project received one of our inaugural Our Town grants. Photo courtesy of South Carolina […] Continue reading Postcard from Charleston, Cincinnati, Columbus, and Cleveland (Part One) September 28, 2011 by Luis Ubiñas, President, Ford Foundation Luis Ubiñas. Photo courtesy of the Ford Foundation I am often asked why I have such a deep commitment to the arts. It’s because I see the arts as part of what will deliver us from this time of deep economic and, more importantly, spiritual dislocation. […] Continue reading A Commitment to the Arts That Will Transform Communities  John M. Eger: ArtPlace Could Make the Difference In Communities Across America. from HuffPost Arts After some months (it could be argued, years), Rocco Landsman, Chair of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has put together a national organization dedicated to building creative places in cities around the country, demonstrating the vital link between the arts and economic development. Called ArtPlace, it continues the work of the NEA to fund a li grants, ranging from $25,000 to $250,000, for “creative placemaking.” These projects, the NEA believes, “contribute toward the livability of communities and help transform them into lively, beautiful, and sustainable places with the arts at their core.” Landsman, among others in the Obama administration, philanthropies and corporations alike, have argued that creative places or “creative clusters” as they are also called, are the incubators of creativity and crucial to development of a creative and innovative workforce. But the Continue reading John M. Eger: ArtPlace Could Make the Difference In Communities Across America September 16, 2011 by Carol Coletta, Director, ArtPlace Carol Coletta. Photo courtesy of Ms. Coletta Yesterday, I was honored to announce the establishment of ArtPlace, a consortium of foundations, federal agencies, and financial institutions to drive the revitalization of cities and towns with a new investment model that puts the arts at the center of […] Continue reading Quality of Place + Quality of Opportunity = ArtPlace | ||
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