ASU’s Studio for Creativity, Place and Equitable Communities

ASU's definition of Creative Placemaking is the strategic integration of arts, culture and community engaged design into comprehensive community planning and development. As a higher education institution, ASU’s role in this work is to: Help build and fill the pipeline of artists and people from other fields who can integrate arts, culture and community engaged design into strategies to expand opportunity. Help build the field of creative placemaking and support current practices. Collaborate toward the sustained integration of arts, culture and community engaged design in comprehensive community development, particularly in the Phoenix region.