It’s easy to get started. Just contact us, whether you are a community leader, citizen, activist, sponsor, funder, or—well, anyone!
Getting ready
Step 1: Select a site
Step 2: Assess public space challenges
Step 3: Identify key stakeholders
Making a place plan
Step 5: Conduct creative placemaking workshop with the community (residents, local artists and stakeholders) to brainstorm project ideas on-site.
Step 6: Gather data from workshop and create summary report that includes short and long term action items.
Step 7: Review summary report with community leaders and/or community development organization.
Step 8: Develop strategic plan, including funding sources, for implementation of short- and long-term action items.
Implementing your place plan
Step 9: Complete short-term (quick, easy and inexpensive) action items.
Step 10: Write grants and fundraise to complete long-term action items.
Step 11: Assess results and replicate in another neighborhood space.
Step 12: Each space becomes part of a city-wise network of ARTblocks, resulting in a city that is itself vibrant, livable and a place where people want to be.
