ABOUT
Creative Placemaking Communities (CPC) connects arts and culture with civic, economic, organizational, and development priorities. The CPC ecosystem now includes strategic advisory services, professional development, national programming, and a professional membership network.
ABOUT CREATIVE PLACEMAKING COMMUNITIES (CPC)
Creative Placemaking Communities was established to connect people and sectors that influence the same places but often work separately. Since 2021, CPC has convened six national conferences on arts and cultural placemaking and engaged more than 3,000 participants from across the United States.
As CPC's national relationships expanded, its model grew to include convening, professional development, strategic advisory, and network-building. CPC Advisory Services helps leaders integrate arts and culture into larger priorities and move ideas toward implementation.
THE CPC ECOSYSTEM
CPC NETWORK
The CPC Network is THE hub for creative professionals building vibrant, inclusive communities through arts, culture and collaboration - an exclusive network for idea exchange, professional development, and growing new partnerships - where creative minds from every discipline come to learn, grow, and shape communities through the power of arts and culture.
CPC ADVISORY
The advisory practice provides strategy, facilitation, professional development, and tailored engagements for public, private, nonprofit, and civic organizations.
LEADERSHIP
ANN DICKSON, CEO
Ann is a nationally recognized leader in arts and cultural placemaking and creative practice, widely respected as a convenor shaping the field through visionary leadership, strategic program development, and arts-driven community impact.
Through this work, she brings together practitioners, policymakers, and industry leaders to strengthen the field’s infrastructure, expand leadership, and drive meaningful national dialogue.
Ann is a trusted advisor and consultant, working with organizations, municipalities, and companies to develop strategies rooted in arts and cultural placemaking and cultural planning. Her work helps clients align creative practice with economic development, community engagement, and long-term sustainability.
Her expertise spans program design, strategic planning, fiscal policy, leadership development, and sustainable organizational growth. With a career spanning nonprofit leadership and the corporate sector alongside extensive experience in fundraising, marketing, and cultural strategy, she brings a rare combination of creative vision and business acumen.
Ann has led major institutional rebrands, increased audience engagement, secured national corporate partnerships, and advised clients including Zoo Labs, the California Film Institute, and the City of San Rafael. She currently serves as Board Chair of the Marin Cultural Association, Marin County’s official arts council.
MARKETING & DESIGN
LILITH HAIG, PRINCIPAL DESIGNER
Lilith is a motion designer and art director with a background spanning brand identity, campaign design, and scalable content systems across a wide range of industries and audiences.
She has led design and motion work for Fortune 10 campaigns, built creative infrastructure for multi-brand portfolios in the healthcare sector, and translated complex subject matter into accessible visual narratives for educational and public-facing platforms.
Lilith has worked with Creative Placemaking Communities since 2021, leading a full organizational rebrand and designing campaigns that have meaningfully grown both audience reach and event attendance. She also designed and built the CPC Network, the organization’s paid community platform.
Her work sits at the intersection of visual craft and strategic communication, helping mission-driven organizations show up with clarity, cohesion, and impact.