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Shreveport Common

Shreveport Common is an arts-led, multi-partner initiative to revitalize a historic but long-blighted nine-block area within the much larger, state-designated downtown cultural district, (est. 2009). Shreveport Regional Arts Council (SRAC) and City of Shreveport have led the project from the beginning, through the precepts of creative placemaking, with community-based “oversight” that supports each phase. Read More...

Cultural Districts in Colorado

This is the story of how Creative Districts are growing and flourishing in Colorado as a result of legislation passed by the General Assembly in 2011. We describe how the legislation came to be and how it was translated into a statewide program of support for Creative Districts, and we will mention a few of the remarkable things that are happening in Colorado as a result. Finally, we will identify the many things that we have learned in the process that may be valuable to other states seeking to enact similar legislation. Read More...