Cultural Asset Mapping Project [C.A.M.P.]

Cultural Asset Mapping Project (C.A.M.P.) Background

In 2020, the Arts & Culture Unit launched the Cultural Asset Mapping Project, or C.A.M.P., in partnership with the Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events and the League of Chicago Theaters with additional support from Enrich Chicago. C.A.M.P. is a community storytelling and data visualization project, where Chicago artists and residents collaborate to better understand artistic excellence and cultural vibrancy in our communities. C.A.M.P. is a creative response to the call for a deeper engagement with theater and performance spaces on the city’s South and West Sides. The Chicago Park District’s Arts & Culture Unit has expanded the scope of the inquiry to allow for an even broader diversity of cultural forms and activity. C.A.M.P. is built upon the foundations, lessons, and connections of Re:Center, a creative placemaking initiative that gathered the cultural priorities of the Chicago Park District’s 15 cultural centers from 2015-2020.

 

Putting Yourself on the Map

C.A.M.P. welcomed Chicagoans to contribute to the mapping of cultural assets (people, places, and programs) across Chicago neighborhoods in two ways:

  1. Sharing your community stories to our Cultural Asset Map
  2. Sharing your practice by joining the Chicago Creatives Network 
     

View the Cultural Asset Map

The Cultural Asset Map showcases resources compiled by the Chicago Park District’s Arts & Culture from: 

  • Past events or activities with partner organizations
  • Information compiled from the Re:Center process (2015-2020)
  • Datasets related to facilities and spaces
  • Preliminary “Cultural Assets in Chicago” survey distributed by the Chicago Park District in 2020
  • Chicago Creatives Network Survey for artists, designers, producers, and organizations to list themselves and their practices
  • Neighborhood Storyteller Survey gathering stories about people, places, and projects in their neighborhoods

 

Learn more about C.A.M.P.