Studio Guide | Clay Recycling

By Community Arts and Jessica Evans, Community Arts Senior Extension Associate
Published on Nov. 22, 2021

An integral part of pottery studio maintenance is recycling scrap clay. This allows resources to be stretched, reduction in studio waste, and the organization of working areas of the studio. You may also find that knowledge gained from fully utilizing clay in all its forms increases both skill and creativity.

SPARK! Extension Toolkit for Creative Placemaking

By Dr. Jayoung Koo, CEDIK Extension Specialist and Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture and Melissa Bond, Community Arts Extension Program Leader
Published on Nov. 9, 2021

This publication, SPARK! Extension Creative Placemaking Toolkit, provides thirteen activities that Extension professionals can use to integrate creative placemaking efforts in extension programming.

Activity Guide | Universal Playground

By Community Design
Published on Sep. 1, 2021

 

Activity Guide | Community Mural

By Community Design
Published on Aug. 6, 2021

  Across the state, there are murals that capture countless aspects of each community. Some murals portray a piece of history that had a great impact on the city. Others are fun and artistic, an expression of the community in a more abstract way.

Activity Guide | Where Your Sidewalk Begins

By Community Design
Published on Jul. 6, 2021

  In the poem, "Where the Sidewalk Ends, the author Shel Silverstein encourages readers to think in a “childlike way”. He contrasts the imaginative world of children with the grey and unchanging world of adults. In the activity below, you will imagine a sidewalk in your community that is unlike anything we have seen before.

Activity Guide | Chalk & Talk

By Community Design
Published on Jun. 6, 2021

The ‘Chalk and Talk’ program seeks to engage people in a creative and accessible way about their feelings, thoughts and views on their city’s downtown. In essence it is a way to informally gather and summarize the varying views and experiences of attendees of local festivals and events about the city while they are immersed in it.

Activity Guide | Downtown Bracket Challenge

By Ryan Sandwick, Community Design Specialist, CEDIK
Published on Jun. 6, 2021

The Downtown Bracket Challenge applies the bracket idea often used in sports competitions to engage people to vote on a creative placemaking project while supporting a good cause to benefit local nonprofit organizations.

Publication | Housing Trends and Commuting Patterns

By Joe Kercsmar, Research Analyst, CEDIK
Published on May. 15, 2021

Commuting distances have increased over time, and have increased the most, for low income workers (Schleith & Horner, 2014). Low income workers spend a higher percentage of their income on commuting.

Activity Guide | Community Collage

By Community Design
Published on May. 6, 2021

This activity is intended to get youth thinking about ways they can be actively involved in transforming their community. Students will participate in a photo walking tour, complete a think sheet, and create a collage. Before the meeting, determine a walking route that students can complete in 30 minutes or less.

Assessment | Community Leadership Priorities

By Dr. Daniel Kahl, Professor and Associate Director, CEDIK
Published on Jul. 16, 2020

Purpose