Creative Placemaking

This article introduces creative placemaking using historic context and provides examples of projects that exemplify how creative placemaking can impact a community. It summarizes the functions of creative placemaking, including strengthening economic development, encouraging civic engagement, building resiliency, and contributing to quality of life. It describes how creative placemaking works by anchoring, activating, fixing, and planning in community spaces. Additionally, it includes a framework that relates art-based strategies with community impacts.