A conversation with Robert Bedoya the Cultural Affairs Manager for the City of Oakland about the nuances and intention behind the companion concepts of Creative Place-keeping, Place-meaning and Place-knowing. He also discusses his work in stewa

Creativity + Place: Episode 8, Maribel Alvarez

Mar 3rd, 2022 30m 56s

Who is benefiting and whose voices are being heard? Dr. Maribel Alvarez talks about her work and how folklore is an entryway in thinking about value, presence and representation in ways that upend the standard orthodoxies about who produces val

Creativity + Place: Episode 7, Wanda Dalla Costa

Feb 25th, 2020 25m 32s

What does the most sustainable house on a reservation in the US look like? ASU Institute Professor Wanda Dalla Costa discusses Indigenous Placekeeping and value-based design in architectural practices. Her work in the Indigenous Design Collabor

Creativity + Place: Episode 6, Jen Cole

Feb 25th, 2020 24m 51s

Why are we here and who do we work for? This critical question is what centers Jennifer Cole’s work as the Director of the National Accelerator for Cultural Innovation at ASU. In this episode Jennifer and Maria discuss the role of Local Arts Ag

Creativity + Place: Episode 5, Victor Rubin

Sep 25th, 2019 30m 32s

In this episode, we hear from Victor Rubin who is a Policy Fellow at the national research institute PolicyLink, which advances racial and economic equity by Lifting Up What Works®. He talks about insights from working with ArtPlace America on

Creativity + Place: Episode 4, Craig Calhoun

Sep 13th, 2019 30m 29s

In this episode, we hear from Craig Calhoun who is a University Professor in Social Science here at ASU. Calhoun discusses his research in the efforts that people make to sustain viable communities in a world that is deeply complex.

Creativity + Place: Episode 3, Michael Rohd

Jul 11th, 2019 38m 46s

ASU Institute Professors Maria Rosario Jackson and Michael Rohd discuss the development of the Center for Performance and Civic Practice as well as what the core elements of ethical engagement are.

Creativity + Place: Episode 2, Liz Ogbu and Christine Gaspar

Jun 13th, 2019 26m 37s

In this episode, we hear from The Design School’s guest lecturers Liz Ogbu and Christine Gaspar. Ogbu is a designer, urbanist and social innovator and Gaspar is the executive director of the Center for Urban Pedagogy. As designers, both of thes

Creativity + Place: Episode 1, Maria Rosario Jackson and Jason Schupbach

Apr 30th, 2019 34m 44s

In our first episode, we hear from Jason Schupbach, the director of The Design School in the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts. He discusses the origins of the creative placemaking field and his experience as the former director of De

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