The Cultural Placekeeping Guide

The Cultural Placekeeping Guide: How to Create a Network for Local Emergency Action introduces a network-building approach, called “cultural placekeeping,” for safeguarding and strengthening local arts and culture communities. Organizing a self-help emergency action network to supplement and coordinate with the existing disaster management system is a way to foster community cohesion and connectedness—important when a crisis strikes. 

Key Words: Intermediate, Community, Creative Community Conversations, Conversations, Art, Disaster, Planning, Network, Networking, Coalitions

The Cultural Placekeeping Guide: How to Create a Network for Local Emergency Action - for arts agencies, arts and culture organizations, and artists- was produced by cerf+ in collaboration with South Arts for the National Coalition for Arts’ Preparedness and Emergency Response. Click on the button below to access the guide.

As a voluntary task force of national, regional, state, and local arts organizations, public agencies, and foundations, the NCAPER coalition helps ensure that artists, arts/cultural organizations, cultural funders, and arts businesses have the capacity and ability to respond effectively to disasters and emergencies affecting the arts and culture sector. Click the button below to learn more about NCAPER.

To learn more about Craft Emergency Relief Fund (cerf+), the Artists Safety Net, click the button below.

South Arts is a nonprofit regional arts organization empowering artists, organizations, and communities, and increasing access to arts and culture. Click the button below to learn more.