The social distancing measures that are needed to keep people safe have upended artistic and cultural life.Īs social distancing has forced cultural organizations to close their doors, many have laid off and furloughed staff – particularly those who are contract and part-time workers.
Find what you need using the buttons below or the tabs in the header.īy any measure, the COVID-19 pandemic and fallout have had a devastating impact on the arts and cultural community. Case Studies features some examples of successful projects from around Massachusetts and the US. The Tools and Approaches page introduces the ideas, strategies, and human-centered engagements that provide a foundation for Arts and Culture Planning. The Toolkit is divided into two ways of learning about arts and culture planning. At the same time, arts and culture has the capacity to make planning more meaningful and impactful. Understanding how arts and culture intersects with other planning disciplines including economic development, community engagement, public health, and land use and transportation expands the ability of planners to build healthy, thriving communities. To be effective, planners need tools and strategies to help them engage with arts and culture in their work. Urban planners have immense influence in shaping the built environment and public life through policy and planning in ways that create vibrant and healthy places and communities. Arts and culture enriches lives by providing opportunities for people from different walks of life to socialize, learn, and play providing experiences that help people engage with the past, present, and future and creating unique, exciting opportunities to understand and interact with the built and natural environment and the places where people live, work, study, and play. Toolkits are available on a first-come, first-served basis.Arts and culture is an essential element of what makes places and communities healthy, connected, and vibrant.
To request a toolkit, email Taylor Kalloch at note, we need at least one-week advance notice to prepare the toolkits for pickup.
Preview the Activity Toolkit Inventory and Instruction Sheet Activities are ideal for groups of 2-10 children per toolkit. Kits are designed for children grades 3-5 with adult guidance. Please note that we will charge fees for lost or damaged items as well as for unreturned toolkits. There is no fee to borrow the toolkit(s). We have two identical toolkits available for borrowing on a two-week loan period. The toolkits are ideal for parties, after-school activities (such as Girl or Boy Scouts), or for families. Activities utilize primary source materials from the Wellesley Historical Society Archives and secondary source materials. The Society designed the toolkits to provide a glimpse into life as a child in Wellesley during the 1880s as well as to examine similarities and differences between life then and now. Guided educational activity toolkits are now available to borrow via the Society!
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