Authors
-
problogic
- Solar energy production in the USA on former surface mines
- Monikers/nicknames for film and movie-making hubs
- Albuquerque – A city at the convergence of unparalleled geophysical landforms
- Strict planning & zoning destroys eclectic, offbeat, and funky
- Madrid, NM – Coal mining ghost town to eclectic art colony
- The many moods of the Sandia Mountains in a single day
- The “unity of drought” must supersede myths and self interest
- Gnarly Native American art on skateboard decks
- North American cities with toll beltways and bypasses
- 25 Largest American core cities without a limited access beltway or bypass
-
Tag Archives: art towns
Where to become immersed in spa-town arts
Here’s a list of 15 towns in the US and Canada that were founded at the site of a mineral spring, a resort spa, or a hot water spring, and which now have also developed an active art community. They range from secluded mountain … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, architecture, art, bicycling, branding, cities, civics, commerce, culture, downtown, economic development, economic gardening, entertainment, film, fun, geography, health, historic preservation, history, land use, music, North America, pictures, placemaking, planning, spatial design, sustainability, theaters, third places, tourism, Travel, urban planning
Tagged art towns, arts, cities, entertainment, fun, land use, performing arts, planning, resorts, spas, tourism, towns, travel, visual arts
Leave a comment
Prospecting for art in former mining towns
Each of the towns listed below was historically founded as an isolated mining community. All have successfully reinvented themselves as art towns since the local mining industry waned. Some mining operations may still take place in the vicinity, but not to the … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, architecture, art, branding, Canada, cities, civics, commerce, culture, downtown, economic development, economic gardening, entrepreneurship, environment, geography, Geology, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, marketing, Mining, North America, placemaking, planning, revitalization, Small business, spatial design, sustainability, third places, tourism, Trade, Travel, urban planning
Tagged art, art towns, branding, cities, economic development, geography, geology, history, land use, mining, planning, revitalization
2 Comments
Art at the heart of place – review of “The 100 Best Art Towns in America/Canada”
I purchased this very informative and detailed book (The 100 Best Art Towns in America) by John Villani in 2005 shortly after its fourth edition had been released. It provides an interesting synopsis of how small to medium-sized communities around the nation and in Canada … Continue reading
Posted in art, books, cities, civics, culture, density, diversity, economic development, economic gardening, entertainment, entrepreneurship, fun, history, land use, placemaking, planning, tourism, urban planning
Tagged art, art towns, book reviews, books, cities, economic development, economic gardening
Leave a comment
Panethos 