Creative Placemaking Communities and Community LIFT are excited to announce the 2026 South and Appalachian Creative Placemaking Summit! Explore Memphis April 21-24, 2026 for the FINAL South & Appalachian Summit produced by Creative Placemaking Communities. 

The Summit, entitled BUILDING BRIDGES: Connecting Communities through Culture and Commerce, will explore how communities throughout the South and beyond use arts, culture and creative placemaking as a strategy for community and economic development, revitalization and collaborative action to strengthen our cities and towns. Building resiliency and sustainability for our communities is a key component of what we will examine. 

Host Sponsor, Community LIFT supports Memphis neighborhoods by investing in building capacity, empowering residents and growing businesses, particularly in distressed neighborhoods. Arts, culture and creative placemaking are embedded throughout all their investment strategies.