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Artists in government residencies are reshaping how cities solve public problems.
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In this episode
- Why artists may be uniquely suited to reimagining civic systems
- How government artist-in-residence programs actually work
- What creativity brings to policy that traditional approaches miss
- The case for treating art as essential public infrastructure
About this episode
If we want to imagine a better world, artists might be better than anyone for the job. Today, we are looking at artists-in-residence programs in government.

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