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Creative Placemaking

Tulips for Bentonville: Placemaking through Temporary Community Art

Tulips for Bentonville is a temporary tactical public art project designed by Dayton Castleman and commissioned by the developers of Oak One Townhomes. The artwork is intended to serve as a gesture of thanks to the surrounding neighborhood for enduring dust and noise during the downtown Bentonville development’s construction phase, and to celebrate Bentonville’s ongoing spring of urban transformation.

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Ozark Beer Company and Art in Place NWA to Collaborate

Ozark Beer Company is collaborating with local artists to reimagine the downtown Rogers Brewery’s backyard as a family-friendly place for welcoming the community and hosting public events. In addition to expanding seating space for patrons, the brewery aims to have the ability to host popular programming like festivals, artist fairs, and swap-meets without the threat of rainouts or the need to block off Arkansas St., and to make the integration of art a priority as development of the backyard takes shape.

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