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Place, Arts and Cultural Systems Lab

A mother and daughter looking at Garden City (ID) Placemaking Fund murals. Photos by Visionkit Studio.

About the Place, Arts and Cultural Systems Lab

Arts and cultural districts play a vital role in fostering creativity and economic growth in all types of communities. We examine how arts and cultural districts, with different organizational structure types and levels of capacity, navigate organizational change to remain adaptive and help nurture the long-term viability of their creative ecosystems.

Meet the research team

  • Amanda Ashley

    Amanda Ashley, Ph.D.

    • Professor, Urban Studies and Community Development
    • Director, School of the Arts, Boise State University
    Boise State University
    • Professor, Urban Studies and Community Development
    • Director, School of the Arts, Boise State University
  • Leslie Durham

    Leslie Durham, Ph.D.

    • Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, Boise State University
    Boise State University
    • Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, Boise State University
  • Carolyn Loh

    Carolyn Loh, Ph.D.

    • Associate Professor, Department of Urban Studies and Planning, Wayne State University
    Wayne State University
    • Associate Professor, Department of Urban Studies and Planning, Wayne State University
  • Stephanie Ryberg-Webster

    Stephanie Ryberg-Webster, Ph.D.

    • Professor of Urban Affairs, Maxine Goodman Levin School of Urban Affairs, Levin College of Public Affairs and Education, Cleveland State University
    Cleveland State University
    • Professor of Urban Affairs, Maxine Goodman Levin School of Urban Affairs, Levin College of Public Affairs and Education, Cleveland State University
  • Dianna Ruberto

    Dianna Ruberto

    • Ph.D. Candidate, Urban Affairs and Public Policy, Joseph R. Biden Jr. School of Public Policy and Administration, University of Delaware
    University of Delaware
    • Ph.D. Candidate, Urban Affairs and Public Policy, Joseph R. Biden Jr. School of Public Policy and Administration, University of Delaware
  • Jonathan Jae-an Crisman

    Jonathan Jae-an Crisman, Ph.D.

    • Assistant Professor of Public and Applied Humanities, University of Arizona
    University of Arizona
    • Assistant Professor of Public and Applied Humanities, University of Arizona

An NEA Research Labs program

This project was supported in part by an award from the NEA Research Labs program at the National Endowment for the Arts: Award# 1909597-38-23. The opinions expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not represent the views of the National Endowment for the Arts. The National Endowment for the Arts does not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of the information included in this material and is not responsible for any consequence of its use.

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