So exciting to see how Trust for Public Land #HeatResponsePHL artists Linda & Keir of Amber Art & Design used input & inspiration from community members to create the bilingual "Seedlings" coloring book. The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage

On an extremely hot & sunny day, Trust for Public Land #HeatResponsePHL artist José Ortiz-Pagán hosted a block party to reveal his latest project, “La Sombrilla” — a shared, green, self-sustaining shade structure inspired by community input. Watch & hear how it came to be! The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage

Excellent coverage of the #ChicagoMonuments Project report by The Art Newspaper theartnewspaper.com/2022/08/26/chi…

The latest news from Metris land: mailchi.mp/ff65568ff997/s…

Honored to have Metris Arts' WE-Making work profiled in a new e-book: Resilience Matters: Collective Action for Healthier Communities. A FREE compilation e-book of articles, op-eds, and more from Island Press Urban Resilience Project in 2022. View & download: lnkd.in/g5ca439h

Metris Arts' spring updates highlight Philly's Heat Response project in honor of #eathday2023. We documented this partnership btwn Trust for Public Land & @evemosher with support from The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage. mailchi.mp/b2c04408c8f9/s…

64 projects, 41 U.S. cities, and 22 European cities later, our #AsphaltArt Initiative is expanding! Cities in Canada, Mexico, and the U.S. can now apply for a grant to revitalize public spaces and engage their communities through art. Learn more: asphaltart.bloomberg.org

Have a project idea that integrates arts, culture, and design into local efforts that strengthen communities? Nat'l Endow f/t Arts' Our Town Grants are now open. Webinar 6/15 and 1st application deadline 8/3. arts.gov/grants/our-tow…

📢💫 New Resource Alert! 🎨🩺 Imagine prescriptions for more than just medicine – think museum visits and dance classes! Introducing "Arts on Prescription," a groundbreaking field guide brought to you by Tasha Golden, PhD, Mass Cultural Council, and UF Center for Arts in Medicine. 🔗lnkd.in/ebFtW5yp

So cool to see arts and urban planning in action this week (and in my own backyard)! Thank you to theater artists Mark-N-Sparks and Touchstone Theatre for producing Most Beautiful Lehigh Valley...Mabe "future forum on housing" with a host of cross-sector partners.

Please join Anne Gadwa Nicodemus at Lehigh Valley Arts + Culture 2025. You can catch her session on cultural planning. lvaca.org/lvac-2025/