Creative Placemaking  
Helping to build stronger neighborhoods through the arts for positive economic and community outcomes. 

The Coalition for Nonprofit Housing & Economic Development (CNHED), in partnership with the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development (DMPED) and the DC Office of Planning (DCOP), is accepting proposals from artist/s or artist organizations to engage stakeholders and residents in the development, design and build-out, and programming of community-driven creative placemaking projects in three public sites. This work is part of a broader initiative engaging stakeholders and residents in developing a Comprehensive Community Development Model in Deanwood, Lincoln Heights, Richardson Dwellings, and Capitol View neighborhoods. 

Through the application of a creative placemaking approach, artist/s and artist organizations are invited to engage communities by creating experiences that connect people, inspire action, support creativity and celebrate unique aspects of neighborhoods. Each project will seek to demonstrate how creative placemaking can serve as a catalyst for greater community building and social cohesion.

This work is funded by District of Columbia Office of Planning, the Office for the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development and the Kresge Foundation. 

See below for key dates and to access the Creative Placemaking Request for Proposals (RFP)