Cultural Corridors & Creative Placemaking

In 2025, LISC Twin Cities completed a five-year study of eleven creative and cultural districts in Minneapolis and St. Paul. This study, The Power of Place: Study of Creative & Cultural Districts in the Twin Cities, is the first of its kind in the nation. The study measures and tracks ownership, small business retention, and effectiveness of resources using a snapshot of districts across the metro.

In the August 2026 Monthly Topical Call, we were joined by Jamie Schumacher, LISC Twin Cities’ Program Officer, Creative Placemaking & Communications, who shared about the research, report, and how CDFIs can engage cultural policy in their work. Watch the session recording in two parts below!

Additional links and resources:

• Pollen/LISC – Ways of Knowing, Ways of Being
• GIS Mapping Link – https://arcg.is/1vbv1K1
• LISC – The Power and Promise of TLGBQIA+-owned Spaces
• LISC – Community ownership through real estate: Propelling a movement beyond a moment
• Americans for the Arts – How To Use The Arts Impact Explorer