 Photo Credit: Alan Rosenblum
Courtesy of Estudio Teddy Cruz
Home to the nation’s busiest United States-Mexico border crossing, San Ysidro is a suburb of San Diego, California, that lies just north of Tijuana, Mexico. Comprising mostly third- to first- generation immigrants, San Ysidro is often ignored, viewed as a place to pass through on the way to and from the border. Many San Ysidro-Tijuana families live in a bi-national condition, a state of being that finds families, work, education, affordable housing, health care, and economies tied to one another, and one that is currently struggling with the hot spots of drug cartel violence. Casa Familiar, a San Ysidro-based nonprofit organization, is working to invigorate the community by advocating for and assisting the residents in such areas as immigration services, education, and job placement[i].
 The D.C. Office of Planning (OP) has awarded a $75,000 “ArtPlace Arts and Culture Temporium” grant to Partners for Livable Communities (Partners) to develop and manage temporiums in underutilized spaces in the Deanwood neighborhood, one of the District’s earliest African American communities.
Under this grant, Partners will develop and manage DeanwoodxDesign, a project that showcases the rich arts, cultural, historical, and green space assets of Deanwood and Ward 7 through a community-wide, intergenerational, and collaborative effort. This project engages artists and a diverse network of Deanwood institutions and stakeholders to cultivate community pride, showcase and create great art, and invigorate the creative economy.
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Terms:Announcements, Arts & Culture, CBC Best Practice, CBC Event, Community Building, Community Engagement, Creative Economy, Culture Builds Communities, Design, Multicultural, Neighborhood Revitalization, Placemaking, Public Art, Public-Private Partnerships, Urban, Washington, DC
San José, CA
An arts organization teams up with a small, local business to create a central gathering place and cultural center within a struggling neighborhood.
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Terms:Arts & Culture, CBC Best Practice, Community Building, Community Development, Community Engagement, Cultural Institutions, Culture Builds Communities, Diversity, Multicultural, Museums, Neighborhood Revitalization, Placemaking, Public Art, San José, CA , Social Capital, Urban
Washington, D.C.
A committee made up of arts, business, and civic leaders dedicated to the cultural development of the Washington, D.C. community.
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Terms:Arts & Culture, CBC Best Practice, Community Development, Creative Economy, Cultural Institutions, Culture Builds Communities, Downtown Development, Economic Development, Neighborhood Revitalization, Urban, Washington, DC
North Adams, MA
A cultural institution has brought stupendous growth to the surrounding community.
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Terms:Arts & Culture, CBC Best Practice, Community Development, Cultural Institutions, Culture Builds Communities, Design, Downtown Development, Economic Development, Historic Preservation, Museums, Neighborhood Revitalization, North Adams, MA, Tourism, Town-Gown
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