Kip's Chronicles of Placemaking

THREE PLACE-MAKING CHALLENGES IN CONNECTICUT
For the past two and a half years, the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development’s Oﬃces of Branding, Innovation, Historic...
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the Power of Place
What was the place that made you?
It works in two directions, we make places and places make us.
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Traditional Hand Crafting Workshops
Traditional Hand Crafting Workshops
For Connecticut Children Ages 8-18!
Please see below the schedule of workshops offered.
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IMPACT II New Britain
Saturday April 19th 1pm-3pm in the Anvil Building 51 West Main St next to City Hall
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CHN Highlights

Bridge
port Uarts
Uarts has launched! We will be coming to a city near you! Please visit our website and sign up for our newsletter to hear more about our upcoming events.
Willi
mantic W.I.L.I. Radio Interview
Executive Director Rod Frantz from CreateHereNow talks about positive economic development changes in Willimantic and Connecticut.
CHN
CT Executive Rod Frantz on WHUS
Rod talks about CHN, placemaking and his musical past.
Water
bury State of Makers Inaugural Event: Holiday Artisan Market
State of Makers inaugural event, The Holiday Artisan Market. This one-of-a-kind market showcases CT's diverse group of artisans featuring a premier collection of handcrafted products.
Bridge
port CALLING ALL CREATIVES! CALLING ALL CREATIVES!
Connecticut artists come together at McLevy Hall to honor the history of the City of Bridgeport and this prominent, historic Bridgeport landmark. Artists of all mediums are invited to participate.

Torr
ington CHN Torrington Launches!
CreateHereNow Torrington launched on July 25th with a fantastic evening event and information session. Taking place at the first CreateHereNow Torrington site: Morrison's Hardware Store, the event
Water
bury Waterbury City Hall
Pictures of Waterbury City Hall's beautiful architechure and design!
Hart
ford Interactive Poetry Installation
Pedro Yanowitz is one of the artistic inspirations for the statewide initiative CreateHereNow, by creating this interactive poetry installation.