Bloomington Creative Placemaking Plan

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The City of Bloomington is developing a comprehensive Bloomington Creative Placemaking Plan that aligns with the City’s strategic plan goals and builds off the previous South Loop Creative Placemaking Plan. Expanding creative placemaking citywide was identified by the community as a strategic initiative in the “Bloomington. Tomorrow. Together. Strategic Plan” to advance the strategic outcome of “A Connected, Welcoming Community.”

Through the development of this plan, the City hopes to leverage creativity, art, and placemaking and place keeping strategies to promote social, cultural, and economic activity. The process to develop this Plan will incorporate artist-led community engagement activities to involve

The City of Bloomington is developing a comprehensive Bloomington Creative Placemaking Plan that aligns with the City’s strategic plan goals and builds off the previous South Loop Creative Placemaking Plan. Expanding creative placemaking citywide was identified by the community as a strategic initiative in the “Bloomington. Tomorrow. Together. Strategic Plan” to advance the strategic outcome of “A Connected, Welcoming Community.”

Through the development of this plan, the City hopes to leverage creativity, art, and placemaking and place keeping strategies to promote social, cultural, and economic activity. The process to develop this Plan will incorporate artist-led community engagement activities to involve the community.

The City is working with Forecast Public Art as our consultant to develop this Plan, and to coordinate engagement activities throughout the summer. Engagement opportunities and progress will be shared on this page. The final plan is anticipated to be presented by February, 2025.



Artwork credit: "Oshun’s Existence" by Reggie LeFlore, detail of WE Mural, curated by Ua Si Creative.

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    Bloomington Creative Placemaking Community Survey

    Thank you for participating in our survey on creative placemaking for Bloomington.

    Your responses will help inform and shape a city-wide creative placemaking plan that reflects the desires and needs of our residents. 

    The survey is divided into three sections: Belonging, Creativity and Place. Please answer the questions as thoughtfully as possible.

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