How do I go about finding a space? Gross lease, net lease, net-net lease—what’s the difference? These are some of the questions that Artscape hears most. Now you can license Square Feet and tailor the answers to your community!
The Knowledge Exchange Program fosters dialogue about creative placemaking and city building through the arts through a range of activities, including a Mentorship & Coaching Program, Creative Placemaking Workshops, and Research and Development.
At Artscape, Creative Placemaking is at the heart of our practice. In this section, you'll find information about what creative placemaking means, various approaches to creative placemaking, and how important collaboration and partnership is to cultural facility development and city-building through the arts.
The Creative Placemaking Toolbox is designed to provide you with the tools and resources you’ll need to get started on your own cultural facility development or to explore the practice of creative placemaking.
In this section, case studies tell the story of Artscape’s buildings from initial inception to current operations, and offer a detailed view of how our projects came to life. Read the case study narrative, click through the illustrated project timelines, watch interviews with key project partners, and explore project materials and archives.
Click on a question below to learn about creative placemaking.
Artscape gratefully acknowledges the support of the Ontario Trillium Foundation Province-Wide Fund in the creation of Artscape DIY. For more information on the Ontario Trillium Foundation and its work, visit them online at www.trilliumfoundation.org.
Looking to rent or buy creative space? “Square Feet” is the indispensible resource manual for artists and small arts organizations.
The term “Creative and Cultural Sector” is referred to often in the research and practice of creative placemaking. But what does it mean?
More than a decade after its demise as a distillery, Artscape helped to bring new life to the Distillery Historic District.
Assessing if the project is both feasible and a good fit with your organization’s vision, mission, mandate and strategic priorities are essential components of pre-project development.
The process of reaching out to and selecting the right tenants is critically important for the success of your project. Your tenants, after all, will bring your project to life.
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Last week Artscape was thrilled to welcome Wendy Holmes, Colin Hamilton and Teri Deaver from American non-profit Artspace on a long-planned and much anticipated visit to Toronto.
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
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