Creative Counties Placemaking Initiative
Integrating arts into solutions to local challenges
Developed in partnership with Americans for the Arts and with support from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Creative Counties Placemaking Initiative equips county leaders with tools and resources to identify and strengthen ways to integrate the arts into solutions to local challenges.
Creative Placemaking Toolkit for Counties
Webinars
NACo's webinars are free to everyone and recorded for viewing after the live event. Recent webinars have included:
- Building Arts-Driven Community and Economic Development Solutions for Your County
- Leveraging New Tools & Resources to Build the Arts in Your County
- Telling Your Community Story: Strengthening Economies through Place Branding
Check out all of NACo's upcoming and past Creative Counties webinars here.
Resource Hubs
- Arts & Economic Prosperity 6
- Arts & Economic Prosperity 5
- Social Impact Explorer
- 2019 Profile of Local Arts Agencies
- Animating Democracy
- Local Arts Agency Dashboard
Reports
- Arts & Economic Prosperity 5 National Statistical Report
- Business Support for the Arts 2021: Art for Everyone's Sake
- Community-Based Arts Organizations: A New Center of Gravity
- Building Worlds Together: The Many Functions and Forms of Arts and Community Development
- Programs Supporting Art in the Public Realm: A National Field Scan
- Artists & Communities: Conversations on Passion, Practice, and Engagement
- Animating Democracy--Aesthetic Perspectives
- Animating Democracy--Diving into Racial Equity
- Creative City Report
- Local Arts Agency Partnerships: Types, Components, and Impacts
Fact Sheets
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Explore All Arts & Culture Resources
Explore all of NACo's resources on arts and culture, including latest news and resources, related committees and featured initiatives.
BRECC Engaging in Dynamic Dialogue with the Energy Communities IWG
This page provides a summary of the Energy Communities IWG.
Economic Development Reauthorization Act included in Senate NDAA “Manager’s Amendment”
On September 19, U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Jack Reed (D-R.I.) and Ranking Member Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) filed a "manager's package" to be included into the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2025.
Environmental Protection Agency announces $6.5 billion in available financing for water infrastructure projects
On September 6, the Environmental Protection Agency announced $6.5 billion in funding for the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act program.
Environmental Protection Agency announces $232 million in grants to clean up Brownfield sites
On September 6, the EPA announced $232 million in grant funding through the EPA’s Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, RLF, and Cleanup (MARC) program. Counties are eligible for funding to assess and clean up polluted brownfields within their jurisdiction.
How to Champion Your Coal Community’s Natural Resources
Join the BRECC National Network this November to learn how coal communities are balancing resource conservation and economic development. This session will highlight how coal-impacted communities can leverage public lands, natural resources and federal partnerships in order to successfully champion the needs of their community. This BRECC National Network Session will feature the Conservation Fund’s “Activation Program” and community leaders embracing a multi-point approach to natural resource economies.
2025 Outlook - A Year of Greater Clarity, a NACo EDGE Webinar
Monday, October 28, 2024 | 1:00 - 2:00 PM ET
Join NACo EDGE for an enlightening webinar, "2025 Outlook - A Year of Greater Clarity," presented by Joe Rulison, CEO of three+one.
Joe Rulison will share insights on 2025's most anticipated economic developments.
This webinar is brought to you by NACo EDGE, establishing people, purchasing, and performance cost-saving solutions that can be applied to counties nationwide. EDGE is owned by NACo, advised by county leaders and 100% focused on solutions for U.S. Counties. Learn more about NACo EDGE here.
For more information check out the event page!
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