. . . . . . Check out our Innovative Cultural Uses of Urban Space case study report series, organized by realms of space.  The reports combine discussion points from last summer’s Spacing Out forum with local and national case examples.  Click for reports on adaptive reuse and publicly owned facilities. In the next few […]

“Urban Omnibus has partnered with the NOCD Working Group to look more deeply into just a few of New York’s NOCDs. Over the next several months, we will publish four original articles that illuminate the specific constellations of social forces, strategies, organizations, and individuals that make Corona, Fort Greene, St. George, and Hunts Point emblematic, […]

- – On August 15, over 70 allies convened at South Oxford Space for SPACING OUT: A Forum on the Innovative Cultural Uses of Urban Space. View the agenda here. NOCD-NY identified seven case study topics, presenting local examples to spark small group discussions. Below, you’ll find one-sheets on each topic, example presentations and unedited notes from small group discussions.  […]

We are gearing up for “Spacing Out: A Forum on Innovative Uses of Cultural Space“, happening this Wednesday at South Oxford Space, and looking forward to the presentations that will be given on various case studies currently being conducted. Topics to be covered include: public spaces programmed by non-profit organizations; adaptive re-use of buildings; shared […]

Join the third annual MAS Summit for New York City on October 18 and 19 at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall. This year we will be highlighting trailblazing initiatives in New York and other cities around the globe, exploring themes of Development, Density, and Diversity. Participants will speak about the balancing act […]

For those interested in learning more about the evaluation of arts and culture in urban neighborhoods, several case studies and summary papers conducted by the Social Impact of the Arts Project (SIAP), a research group at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Social Policy & Practice, are easily accessible on their website. SIAP’s research focuses […]

SPACING OUT: A Forum on Innovative Cultural Uses of Urban Space Wednesday, August 15th, 9:30am-12pm, South Oxford Space, 138 S. Oxford Street in Fort Greene, Brooklyn Follow the forum’s live tweets at http://storify.com/fourthartsblock/spacing-out. NOCD-NY: The Naturally Occurring Cultural District Working Group, Arts & Democracy Project and Urban Bush Women presented SPACING OUT, an interactive forum on the […]

The Pratt Center’s new issue brief, The Future of Fashion, examines the “naturally occurring” entrepreneurial potential that exists in the exchange between the 5,000 fashion students who attend one of the city’s four nationally renowned fashion design schools and the Garment Center in Manhattan, one of the largest fashion design and production districts in the […]

NOCD-NY’s work is informed by a host of innovative support resources, including… – - Social Impact of the Arts Project (SIAP) University of Pennsylvania’s Social Impact of the Arts Project (SIAP) researches types of “natural cultural districts” and provides direction to cultivate them: SIAP_Research. – - Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) Local Initiatives Support Corporation […]

To gain traction in its first year, NOCD-NY’s practice committee is focusing on the idea of space.  The committee will… Collect and share case studies of arts and cultural uses of vacant and/or underutilized space Distill learning lessons and best practices from these case studies Develop recommendations that can make these uses more feasible, accessible, […]