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How Artists and Neighbors Turned a Bomb Site Into a Medicine Garden

Olivia Rosane

May 07, 2018 |

Yes! Magazine |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: England, London

A team of London artists revitalized a town by turning an old World War II bomb site into a community garden. They joined forces with locals, who saw the garden as an opportunity to protect the space from being developed. “The borough has the highest poverty rate in London, yet, at the same time, property values and rents have been going up.” The garden offers more than 30 varieties of medicine plants, and provides sanctuary for bats and newts.

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How an ambitious arts program gives a tiny city an outsized identity

Deborah Fallows

September 09, 2016 |

The Atlantic |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Eastport, Maine

Creating spaces for art and artists to thrive can have a positive impact on a city’s economy. By converting disused buildings into studio spaces and galleries for artists, the Tides Institute and Museum of Art (TIMA) in Eastport, Maine, has made arts and culture a crucial component of the city’s character. In addition to TIMA’s Studioworks initiative, many of the city’s residents are actively engaged in festivals and other activities that attract tourism.

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How Turin is converting a dead industrial area into an innovation hub

Simone D'Antonio

June 03, 2016 |

Bloomberg CityLab |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Italy, Turin

Turin used to be a bustling hub for the automobile industry but since then it has been left as a dead industrial area. The Ex-incet development aims to change this by using an old company's headquarters to be the site where innovation and creativity can be brought together as people from different sectors work under the same roof.

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The City of the Future Looks Like a Former Military Bunker in Taipei

Duncan Geere

April 19, 2016 |

How We Get to Next |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Taiwan, Taipei Artist Village

An ad-hoc community that sprung up around a former military bunker in what is now Taipei was initially seen by the city government as a blight, with irregular buildings that violated structural codes and its self-contained disposal system that looked unsightly. But when Finnish architect Marco Casagrande examined the area, he discovered that its residents had created a truly revolutionary community more eco-friendly than the surrounding city; so "Treasure Hill" was transformed into an artist community that serves as a model for sustainable urbanism.

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A Training Ground for Untrained Artists

Nathaniel Rich

December 16, 2015 |

The New York Times |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

An Oakland nonprofit that uses art for therapy has a startling track record for helping developmentally disabled adults become prolific—and profitable—artists.

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Colorado's affordable artist housing efforts catching on quickly

Ray Mark Rinaldi

October 03, 2015 |

The Denver Post |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

Artists need cheap living costs, but their presence improves a community and the property values. The State of Colorado and private developers are creating affordable housing and work spaces for artists in neighborhoods they want to thrive.

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San Francisco Arts Groups on Path to Becoming Property Owners

Cy Musiker

June 17, 2015 |

KQED |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

In order to provide arts organizations with stable homes in the midst of rising property costs, the Community Arts Stabilization Trust (CAST) has purchased properties in San Francisco. These properties are sold to the arts organization, and the organization pays in the form of long term loans that carry no interest.

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Ajo, Arizona: Oasis in the Desert

Deborah Fallows

April 01, 2015 |

The Atlantic |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Ajo, Arizona

Redeveloping and repurposing unused real estate provides a path toward economic revitalization. With a combination of public and private grants, the nonprofit group, International Sonoran Desert Alliance (ISDA), has purchased and redeveloped real estate in the town of Ajo, Arizona. The renovated town plaza and Curley School complex contain retail spaces, artist studios, and even house community gardens of the Ajo Center for Sustainable Agriculture.

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Industrial-Sized Art Factory Signals Creative Renewal in Paterson

Sonia Schnee

December 22, 2014 |

CivicStory |

Video |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Paterson, New Jersey

Paterson, NJ used to be a home to manufacturing industries, many of which no longer exist in New Jersey. Fortunately, old factories are being repurposed in new ways. The oldest textile factory is now thriving as The Art Factory, a studio and art space for designers, artists, and builders of all types. Not only does it help artists, but it also helps the environment by revitalizing an old space rather than knocking it down and building something new.

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In Gentrifying New York, Can Affordable Housing For Artists Change A Neighborhood?

Jessica Leber

December 17, 2014 |

FastCompany |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

In order to secure affordable housing for artists in neighborhoods at risk of gentrification and displacement, Artspace purchases and renovates buildings across the country. Tenants are selected by a lottery with priority given to artists who are already residents of the neighborhood.

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