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Artists as Social Change Agents
The arts can help make communities better for everyone. But how? Explore how the arts can change what people know and believe, and how artists can effectively engage communities. You will explore typical community cultural dynamics, and why it is so difficult to address obstacles such as the tyranny of custom and the comfort of powerlessness.
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Meet the instructor
Leonardo Vazquez, AICP/PP
Leo is the President of Creative Placemaking Communities. He has more than two decades of experience in community economic development, leadership development, and adult education.
He has more than a decade of experience teaching and practicing creative placemaking.
He was the Founding Director of The National Consortium for Creative Placemaking.