Urbanist Peter Kageyama closes the 2025 ICMA Annual Conference with a heartfelt reminder that connection, play, and creativity are the pulse of thriving communities.

Local governments, along with their community members and artists, can use art and cultural activities to renovate and reconstruct public spaces.

Inviting artists into government creates opportunities for new ways of approaching public service and engaging with the community

Research articles on franchise agreements for clean energy, artists in residence advancing equity, and cybersecurity

If you want to be inclusive and communicate effectively with diverse audiences, you have to make it part of your community’s DNA

Local government plays an important role in a community’s healing process

New guide to creative placemaking offers tips on how leveraging the arts, culture, and community-engaged strategies can lead to innovative, creative, and more equitable outcomes.

Engaging the public through art for more effective emergency management of racism and related public health crises

Violinist, educator, and activist Vijay Gupta addressed UNITE attendees as our Thursday Trailblazer Speaker, sponsored by Cigna.