Colorful Pathways is a comprehensive creative placemaking program designed to leverage the power of sidewalk-level―“pathway” -level― public art to address the interconnected challenges of public, environmental, and economic health in communities nationwide.

We do this by guiding communities through the process― “pathway” — of building local capacity for creative placemaking activities.

Our Colorful Pathways program employs a three-phase approach: Discover, Create, and Sustain.

● PHASE 1 - Discover: In this initial phase, we work closely with community stakeholders to uncover local assets, challenges, and aspirations, culminating in a tailored Placemaking Action Plan.

● PHASE 2—Create: During this phase, we deliver and implement the action plan, leading initial projects while gradually transferring skills and responsibilities to local leaders and creative workers.

● PHASE 3 - Sustain: Through this final phase, we provide the community with tools, templates, systems, and processes for ensuring long-term impact― securing sustainable funding and maintaining strong partnerships while positioning the local placemakers as mentors for other communities embarking on their placemaking pathways.

OUR SERVICES

• Cultural asset mapping and research and needs assessment

• Facilitation of stakeholder engagement and creative project management

• Creative placemaking planning, including policy management and placemaking protocols

• Capacity-building workshops, facilitation and placemaking leadership coaching

• Impact measurement and creative storytelling for placemaking efforts

• Connecting between communities and their stakeholders