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Transforming Community Development Through Arts and Culture Volume 14 , Issue 2, 2019 Community Development INNOVATION REVIEW Transforming Community Development through Arts and Culture Community Development INNOVATION REVIEW The Community Development Innovation Review focuses on bridging the gap between theory and practice, from as many viewpoints as possible. The goal of this journal is to promote cross-sector dialogue around a range of emerging issues and related investments that advance economic resilience and mobility for low- and moderate-income communities. For submission guidelines and themes of upcoming issues, or other inquiries and subscription requests, contact sf.commu- [email protected]. The material herein may not represent the views of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco or the Federal Reserve System. Community Development Innovation Review Laura Choi Co-Editor Ian Galloway Co-Editor Lyz Crane Guest Issue Editor Jeremy Liu Guest Issue Editor Victor Rubin Guest Issue Editor Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. 2019. “Transforming Community Development through Arts and Culture,” Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Community Development Innovation Review 2019-2. Available at https://doi.org/10.24148/cdir2019-02 Table of Contents Foreword ..................................................................................................................................... 4 Laura Choi, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 7 Lyz Crane, ArtPlace America Overview ....................................................................................................................................11 Jeremy Liu and Victor Rubin, PolicyLink SECTION ONE: Community Development Investments Organizational Transformation How Organizations Evolve When Community Development Embraces Arts and Culture ..............21 Victor Rubin, PolicyLink Arts and Culture from the Inside, Not Just on the Outside ...........................................................31 daniel johnson, Significant Developments “The Way We Work:” Integrating Arts & Culture into an Organization.......................................... 35 Ashley Hanson, Department of Public Transformation Dialogue on Organizational Growth and Change ....................................................................... 39 Erica Reed and Mahalia Wright, Jackson Medical Mall Foundation Chelsea Alger and Ashley Hanson, Southwest Minnesota Housing Partnership Facilitated by Victor Rubin, PolicyLink Building Capacity for Creative Community Development ............................................................47 Paul Singh, NeighborWorks America New Processes and Forms of Collaboration Lessons on Collaborative Practice between Artists and Community Developers ........................ 55 Alexis Stephens, PolicyLink The Connection between Public Space and Cultural Resources: Reflections on Our Work in Strawberry Mansion ..................................................................................................... 65 Martha O’Connell, Keir Johnston, Ernel Martinez, and Linda Fernandez, Amber Art and Design Mimes and Road Construction: An Unlikely Partnership for Community Investment ................. 69 Enzina Marrari, Kendall|Marrari Dialogue on Working with Artists ............................................................................................... 73 Adela Park and Ellen Ryan, Fairmount Park Conservancy Candace Blas and Sezy Gerow-Hanson, Cook Inlet Housing Authority Facilitated by Alexis Stephens, PolicyLink Culture and Creativity are Fundamental to Resilient Communities ..............................................81 Laurel Blatchford & Nella Young, Enterprise Community Partners Community Development Outcomes Outcomes in Communities of Arts and Cultural Strategies: The Role of Organizing and Engagement ...................................................................................................... 89 Jeremy Liu and Lorrie Chang, PolicyLink Ibasho: A Place of Belonging ......................................................................................................97 Scott Oshima, Japanese American Cultural & Community Center From Zuni Art to The Sky is the Limit! .......................................................................................101 Daryl Shack, Sr. Dialogue on Organizing and Strengthening Social Fabric ..........................................................103 Grant Sunoo and Dominique Miller, Little Tokyo Service Center Tom Faber and Joseph Claunch, Zuni Youth Enrichment Project Facilitated by Lorrie Chang, PolicyLink Integrating Arts and Culture into Community Development to Improve Outcomes ....................113 Maurice Jones, Local Initiatives Support Corporation SECTION TWO: Comparative Experience Creating Process for Change ....................................................................................................121 Michael Rohd, Rebecca Martínez, Soneela Nankani, Sara Sawicki, and Shannon Scrofano, Center for Performance and Civic Practice Leading Change: Reflections from Chief Executives of CDI Organizations ................................. 131 Carol Gore, Cook Inlet Housing Authority Dean Matsubayashi, Little Tokyo Service Center Primus Wheeler, Jackson Medical Mall Foundation Joseph Claunch, Zuni Youth Enrichment Project Jamie Gauthier, Fairmount Parks Conservancy Kristie Blankenship, Southwest Minnesota Housing Partnership Facilitated by Jamie Bennett, ArtPlace America Community History, Identity, and Social Change: Reflections from Researchers on the Potential of Arts and Culture ..........................................................................................143 Chris Johnson, California College of the Arts Tina Takemoto, California College of the Arts Mindy Fullilove, The New School Jennifer Scott, Jane Addams Hull-House Museum and University of Illinois, Chicago Michael Rios, University of California, Davis Facilitated by Victor Rubin and Jeremy Liu, PolicyLink Multiple Ways of Knowing: Translating Outcomes between the Arts and Community Development .................................................................................................. 151 Jamie Hand, ArtPlace America SECTION THREE: Investing in the Future Creative Placemaking in Government: Past & Future ................................................................159 Mary Anne Carter, National Endowment for the Arts State Policy Innovations to Support Creative Placemaking ........................................................ 161 Kelly Barsdate and Ryan Stubbs, National Assembly of State Arts Agencies Frank Woodruff and Jeremy Brownlee, National Alliance of Community Economic Development Associations Do I Need Special Glasses? Seeing Arts and Culture as Part of Community Development for Financial Institutions ......................................................................................173 Deborah Kasemeyer, Northern Trust CultureBank: A Vision for a New Investment System .................................................................183 Deborah Cullinan, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Penelope Douglas, CultureBank@YBCA Widening the Lens: Art, Culture, and Our Collective Community Future ...................................191 Michael McAfee, PolicyLink Rip Rapson, Kresge Foundation 4 Community Development INNOVATION REVIEW Foreword Laura Choi Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco t has been said that listening is a form of art. The seemingly simple act of listening requires multiple skills: the ability to earn the trust of the person speaking; the fortitude to wholly focus one’s attention without being distracted; and the patience to iteratively process and understand what has been shared. Listening, building trust, and engaging Iin lasting partnerships with communities are key requirements for effective community development, but the process remains a challenge for many organizations. If listening is indeed an art form, and central to achieving the aims of community development, then I can think of no better partners for this work than artists themselves. This issue of the Community Development Innovation Review explores the power of arts and culture to transform the practice of community development. The diverse range of authors includes artists, community developers, bankers, and researchers, and their collective voices frame a rich conversation on how openness to the creative process can help community development organizations better achieve their mission of expanding opportunity for low- income communities. This work is important to the Community Development team at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco because it supports our vision of a healthy and inclu- sive economy in which all people have the opportunity to fully participate and no one is left behind. Realizing this vision requires a deep commitment to working with communities to catalyze responsive action that allows all people to achieve their full potential. As SF Fed President Mary Daly said, “Reducing the structural barriers that limit workforce participation or keep individuals from reaching their full potential requires taking a hard look at some of our social and workplace policies… We have to combine the forces of our institutions… our communities… our people.”1 Published in partnership with ArtPlace America and PolicyLink, this issue takes a deep dive into the lessons learned from the Community Development Investments (CDI)
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