Creative platemaking initiative provieds authentic opportunities for community members to

express their relationship with their physical and social environment.

Empower a communitys capacity to self=express their distinct cultural identity through place.

Themes
1.) principles and practice of creative placemaking.
2.) the politics of belonging and dis-belonging
3.) placemaking in immigrant communities
4.) the role of artiststs as placemakers.

Placemaking is recommended that an expanded framework included three key components:
1.) placemaking that is guided by civic engagement activities that foster cultural stewardship.
2.) placemaking that spurs systematic social change and youth empowerment.
3.) placemaking that articulates a shared aesthetic of belonging.