Transforming Community Development through Arts and Culture

Abstract

Guided by Native Alaskan village values, this regional tribally designated housing authority creates housing opportunities as a way to empower people and build community. Focus: Solving problems in new ways and elevating resident voices. Key projects: "Living Big, Living Small," exploring small space living with set designer Sheila Wyne; "#MIMESPENARD," mitigating business disruption during a road construction project with performance artists Enzina Marrari and Becky Kendall; the Church of Love, transforming a former church slated for demolition into a community center/art space/performance venue; and embedding story gathering and listening as an organizational practice with Ping Chong + Company.