Center for Creative Placemaking to host innovative workshop Oct. 8

The Center for Creative Placemaking at Bloomfield College will hold an innovative one-day workshop on Oct. 8 titled, “Creative Placemaking Planning for Real Estate Professionals”, Center Director Suzanne Ishee announced today.

“Realtors are critical to local development efforts, and have the ability to influence significant investment action in their communities,” said Ishee. “This program is for professionals interested in the field or who are already engaged in Creative Placemaking work, and will help them to further create positive change in their respective areas.”

A unique offering in the expanding method of community development, the program will feature an overview of Creative Placemaking and its effectiveness in achieving sustainable growth, community vibrancy and social equity. Participants will learn ways to utilize their skills and resources to exert influence in community planning, and how to analyze neighborhood, municipality, regional and national data to inform Creative Placemaking planning and market the discipline’s message.

Creative Placemaking joins local stakeholders, artists and cultural workers to foster the collaborative development of vibrant spaces. Becoming increasingly popular in New Jersey communities, Creative Places provide sustainable and improved quality of life for business and residents.

“By engaging in this workshop, a real estate professional can be recognized as a leader in increasing the value of properties and improving the quality of life in their communities,” said program developer and Center Vice President Stuart Koperweis, one of the state’s top voices on economic development. “The Creative Placemaking planning workshops will give professionals the tools they need in order to be seen as both an expert and practitioner in engaging in Creative Placemaking.”

The workshop will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in room 205 of the Bloomfield College Library, located at the corner of Liberty Street and Oakland Avenue in Bloomfield, N.J. For more information and to register for the event, please visit centerforcreativeplacemaking.net.

About the Center for Creative Placemaking

The Center for Creative Placemaking (CCP) provides expertise on how to utilize the arts and culture as tools for community, social and economic development. In partnership with Bloomfield College, CCP advances knowledge and applied practice of creative placemaking.