TA Tuesday: The creative economy is economic development, maps, and community resources/public engagement

Crowdsourcing info sharing info

(Crowdsourced) Outreach on the NNK, the only crowdsourced list of outreach locations on the NNK, has been updated but still needs some love and attention. What does love and attention mean in this context? First, to the updates made: NNK Food Trucks and Northern Neck Happenings, both FB groups, have been added to the Social Media tab. In addition, Northumberland Family YMCA has been added to the Physical tab since the org has a bulletin board where services and event information may be shared. And second, to the needing love and attention: If you are admin for a Facebook group or moderator for a subreddit, please review the information. If you make changes or even if you make no changes, update the update date so others are aware of the accuracy and timeliness of the info. The permissions are set so everyone is an editor.


Four images: Quilts, hand carving wood, making pottery, and a woman painting on a wall.

Activate Rural Virtual Workshop: From Creative Spaces to Creative Ecosystems

Activate Rural Virtual Workshop: From Creative Spaces to Creative Ecosystems is a free workshop. It takes place Wednesday, July 30, 1:00 - 2:30 pm our time.

Rural artists and activators will share stories of how cultivating creative places of connection plant the seeds of a creative ecosystem for their communities.

Department of Public Transformation (DoPT) anticipates the speakers will discuss the impacts of creative places on their rural communities; the ways that local organizations, small businesses, and creative entrepreneurs can work together to build a robust creative ecosystem; and provide real life examples of how creative spaces have transformed Granite Falls, MN’s creative ecosystem over time.


Maps as storytellers

Flourish is an online tool that allows you to create engaging visuals which do not require coding skills! As a part of the Canva family, Canva tables and charts are easily integrated. Their free option is robust; it includes unlimited projects, lots of templates, and responsive graphics.