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Mayors Innovation ProjectMayor Mark StodolaCity of Little Rock

2011

Aggregation of Arts Organizations Drives Economic Development

AR Symphony, Ballet AR, Rep. Theatre, Art Galleries, Restaurants & more…

Used Creative Placemaking

RESULT:$110M in Economic Development $22M Obligated

How We Did It

1) Strong Passionate Leadership

2) Perfect Partners A lot of Social Equity

3) Ripe for Development Good Building Stock

Social Equity

• Meetings• E-mails• Charrettes• Programs

• Decisions• Recognition

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MAYOR’S INSITUTE ON CITY DESIGN

A National Endowment for the Arts leadership

Initiative

EPA GRANT

Greening America’s

Capitals

EPA/ ANRC 319 (h) GRANT

Water Quality Demonstration and Educational

Program for Main Street Little Rock

NEA OUR TOWN GRANT

A National Endowment for the Arts creative placemaking

initiative

ARTPLACE & EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION

OF AMERICA

Support creative placemaking and help

facilitate the Arts

Challenges

•Developer Under Capitalized

• Trees

•Parking

• Safety

•Maintenance of LID

Creative Use of Multiple Funding Streams

EPA/NEA/CLR

Art Place/Other Foundations

The Icing on the Cake

Received grant funding from ArtPlace

ADVICE

• Immerse yourself

• Think outside the box

• Grow the vision

• Regular stakeholder meetings

• Have Grant Writer attend and learn (language, projects, relationships)