Category: Public Art
Serpentine Maze: Pop-up parks in a time of pandemic
Hazel Borys 
January 1, 2021
January 1, 2021In this week's post, PlaceMaker Hazel Borys walks us through a pop-up park that she and her friends built. And how it helps implement three of the 22 actions of the Pandemic Toolkit. Click below to launch.
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Placemaking: Geek niche or the root of pretty much everything?
Scott Doyon 
February 2, 2017
February 2, 2017
When I first developed my interest in placemaking twenty years ago it was driven by design. I was a brand advertising person which, by necessity, involves the study of behavior. Not just of people but of their context.
Where and how people choose to live, I learned, provided a lot of insight into the kinds of things... Continue Reading
Category Development, Economic Development, Environment | Sustainability, Experience, Financing, Planning and Design, Public Art, Public Policy, Resilience
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Horsey! Grassroots public art connects people, past and present
Scott Doyon August 8, 2016
August 8, 2016
There’s nothing new about the subject of today’s post. In fact, that’s kind of the point. It’s an ongoing grassroots public art initiative that simply exists, and has for quite some time. Many have had the pleasure of experiencing it but many others have not.
That’s the nature of artistic cultural expression. Continue Reading