How do you find more funding and support for your creative placemaking work, whether it's a new project, extension, or expansion of existing work? Who should you ask? How do you develop champions and partners? What's the best approach to local funders and decision-makers? What can you do from the start of a new project to build more support?

Join the Our Town Creative Placemaking Technical Assistance Program on Wednesday, November 1, 2023, at 2:00 pm ET for a discussion about these issues, along with some tips for creating your pitch.

This free public event is open to everyone and designed for community groups working on creative approaches to community planning and development.

About the Our Town Technical Assistance Network

Since 2016, the National Endowment for the Arts has supported the Creative Placemaking Technical Assistance Program, in partnership with The Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC). The program is designed to help participants implement successful creative placemaking projects that lay the groundwork for longer-term systems change. 

LISC is committed to making its facilities, activities and events accessible. To request accommodations for this event, please register at least one week before the event.

Webinar Speakers:

Margy Waller is an advocate for creating community through the arts, founder of Art on the Streets, and a policy expert who has worked at Brookings Institution and the White House Domestic Policy Council.

Sarah Allan is the Assistant Director for Economic Development, working with small businesses and helping to manage public art initiatives for the City of Covington. Sarah has managed $7 million dollars in arts-related projects, including public art, programming, and project financing/development.

Erik Takeshita has more than 25 years of experience focusing on the role of art and culture in building stronger and more equitable communities and is serving as co-director of The Culture & Community Power Fund.