Category Archives: Projects

Duluth Moves Arts District Plan Forward.

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Heidi Rettig

Last year, we worked with Duluth, Minnesota and Superior, Wisconsin on a plan for arts-based revitalization. Here is a video update from Duluth on the progress being made in the Hillside neighborhood. You can read and download Duluth’s Arts-Based Revitalization … Continue reading →

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Rennie Harris Puremovement at the Kimmel Center

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Heidi Rettig

Rennie Harris Puremovement will premiere a new work on Friday, April 15th at the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia. On Monday, I had the opportunity to sit and watch the company in rehearsal at the Philadanco studios. It was rare air. … Continue reading →

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Artist at Work: Painter Erik Pearson for Superior’s Back Door Pilot Project.

Posted on October 11, 2010 by Heidi Rettig

Last spring, Heidi Rettig & Associates helped the Superior [Wisconsin] Art District Development Committee sketch out their plans for a “Back Door” project. From the very beginning of this project, it was a challenge for the consulting team to keep … Continue reading →

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The Influence of Time and New Technologies on Arts Participation.

Posted on August 16, 2010 by Heidi Rettig

by Heidi K. Rettig Arts organizations and cultural policy researchers spend a great deal of time thinking about patterns of arts participation. According to several reports, audiences for the arts are shrinking and there is cause for concern about the … Continue reading →

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A Geography of Rural Arts Participation.

Posted on April 19, 2010 by Heidi Rettig

(Keep click on this map to zoom in – it’s interesting. ) Walking the halls of Urban Institute, I thought a lot about the geography of arts participation. We were working on an evaluation of a grant program that had … Continue reading →

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Why Don’t Arts Organizations Experiment to Build Audiences?

Posted on April 12, 2010 by Heidi Rettig

Behavioral economist Dan Ariely has a great article in this month’s Harvard Business Review called “Why Businesses Don’t Experiment.” Ariely argues that we have become overly dependent on “evidence” to make decisions, believing that flexibility and experimentation is the fast … Continue reading →

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Arts-Based Revitalization Plan available for download.

Posted on March 12, 2010 by Heidi Rettig

Arts-Based Revitalization Plan for Duluth’s Hillside and Downtown View more documents from Heidi Rettig & Associates. Heidi Rettig & Associates recently completed the Arts-Based Revitalization plan for Duluth’s Downtown and Hillside neighborhoods. We have made the Plan available for download … Continue reading →

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Arts-Based Revitalization Plan completed for Superior, Wisconsin

Posted on March 4, 2010 by Heidi Rettig

I am happy to announce the release of the Arts-Based Revitalization Plan for Superior, Wisconsin. This three-year plan is intended to help artists, community planners, and business leaders in Superior, Wisconsin, realize their vision of arts-based revitalization in the community. … Continue reading →

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Art turns to ice in Central Hillside public art project

Posted on February 17, 2010 by Heidi Rettig

Nice coverage by the Duluth News-Tribune about the collaborative art project included in the arts-based revitalization plan created by Heidi Rettig & Associates. http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/160547/ Published February 17 2010 Art turns to ice in Central Hillside public art project Cigarette butts, … Continue reading →

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February 20, 2010: Duluth Art Installation kicks off “Creative Clusters.”

Posted on February 15, 2010 by Heidi Rettig

Unveiling of Ice Sculpture Kicks off “Creative Clusters” in Duluth: Residents Invited to View and Participate in Interactive Art Display EVENT ADVISORY Contact: Pam Kramer, Duluth LISC Executive Director Jean Sramek, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council Heidi Rettig, Arts Consultant WHAT: … Continue reading →

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