Stories
The Power of Creative Placemaking: Reflections During AAPI Heritage Month
In a blog from the Twin Cities, LISC’s Jamie Schumacher delves into the ways Asian American and Pacific Islander communities and their partners are leveraging arts and culture to build—and rebuild—authentic human connection, community and commerce.
Studio Designed for the Love of Art and Community
When The Clay Studio began in 1974, five ceramicists hoped to begin an artist collective. Today, The Clay Studio’s mission is to inspire curiosity and discovery around the art and craft of clay, and draw together students, artists, and an engaged public into a welcoming community. With a LISC investment, The clay Studio was able to fund a portion of the construction and design work alongside environmental and permitting needs for a larger location to operate at its full potential. With community direction and support, the studio broke ground on their new 34,000 square foot South Kensington location in January 2020.
More Creative Community Development. More Powerful Art.
David Greenberg, LISC’s VP for Knowledge Management and Strategy, and author of a new essay and workbook exploring the relationships between art and community development, poses a question to our field: what happens when we dispense with our outmoded silos and allow culture-making and social activism to graft? The possibilities are limitless and liberating.
The Power of Partnerships
From the unprecedented $1.5 billion we invested last year in people and communities across the country, to our burgeoning collaborations with sectors ranging from tech and healthcare to sports and local government, the LISC 2018 Annual Report is chock full of good news, good numbers, and good ideas. These resources and strategies propel us on our journey to shape a brighter future for all our nation's residents. And that, in a nutshell, is the heart of LISC's mission. Read on!
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To Make Real Change, Sometimes You Have to Make a RUCKUS
In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, we are sharing the story of Consuelo Poland, founder of the Latinas Welding Guild and director of RUCKUS, a flourishing makerspace in the North Mass Avenue industrial corridor of Indianapolis, where LISC has been supporting the growth of a new and inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystem. Poland is dedicated to connecting Indy’s residents, Latina and otherwise, to satisfying work in creative, hands-on and entrepreneurial jobs, and building a supportive community for small businesses and makers in the process.