Arts + Place

 

creative placemaking: the intentional integration of arts, culture, and community-engaged design strategies into the process of equitable community planning and development. -ArtPlace America

 

Our practice of creative placemaking is rooted in our time spent learning from some of the most innovative thinkers in this field of work. Through a collaboration with ArtPlace America, we came to know this practice through this specific definition:

  • Define the geography

  • Identify and define the challenge

  • Allow artists and creatives to collaborate and engage in order to address the challenge

  • Measure outcomes

For those looking for a plain list of past public event highlights and projects at The Nave, we have an Index.

To see upcoming Arts events and programs, including Art Fair 2026, please visit our Community + Events section.

Artist in Residence RJ Fontaine - McHendry Artist in Residence RJ Fontaine - McHendry

A System of Strings

A System of Strings is a contemporary circus show created and performed by multidisciplinary American circus artists Ariel Schmidtke and Esther de Monteflores. A System of Strings fuses shadow puppetry and physical theater with traditional circus arts including trapeze, wire walking, and acrobatics.

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