David Byrne’s artful bike racks
When artist and avid cyclist David Byrne, former lead singer for the band Talking Heads, was asked by the New York City Department of Transportation (no surprise) to help judge a bike rack design...
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Bike racks as public art increasing in popularity
We’ve had public art cows in Chicago, fish in Baltimore, pandas in Washington DC… at long last we have something more permanent and actually practical – public art bike racks. Cities across the U.S....
View ArticleThe geography of buzz
Can you visualize buzz? Elizabeth Currid, author of The Warhol Economy: How Fashion, Art, and Music Drive New York City and the must-read article, The Economics of a Good Party and Sarah Williams,...
View ArticleMichigan town’s artists use entire city as canvas
Creatives know art has the power to transform, but not when it’s only confined to enclosed galleries. The creatives in Grand Rapids, Michigan have taken this to heart, initiating two stellar...
View ArticleCrowdsourcing an urban creative center
We often ask creatives, ‘what’s missing in your city or town that you would crowdsource?’ Well, I think a lot more of them would be inspired by the following… The folks in Arlington County, Virginia...
View ArticleCape Town’s spectacular World Cup fan walk
So, you’re South Africa and hosting the biggest event in the world, throwing the biggest party in the world via its Fan Fest… what kind of destination do you provide to embrace it all? That’s the Fan...
View ArticleArts as proven economic driver in placemaking
Is investing in the arts, as it relates to placemaking, profitable? Try this quote, coming from a real estate development organization (ULI), “There is a growing body of evidence that thoughtful...
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Charlotte, NC builds a live music village
A transformed 1900s textile mill, Charlotte’s NC Music Factory may not be located in the heart of the city, but once you’re there, many of the locals find it has the heart of a city. Why? Because one...
View ArticleCrowdsourcing a pop-up city of 60,000 in the desert
One week, it’s a vast desert revealing zero signs of any kind of life, with swirling dust storms and temperatures ranging from 100 to 40 degrees daily, where the sunrises and sunsets are so dramatic...
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Fine art = revitalization; commercial art = gentrification?
Many of us know the story: Artists and creatives move into a less than desirable neighborhood; proceed to make the place more desirable, increasing property values; then can no longer afford to live...
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