Community Development

Studer: Leadership, community focus important to push through hard times

Chamber mentor Quint Studer's blog offers insight into moving forward through tough times.

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Champions Park site slated for improvements, growth to continue boosting tourism

Champions Park improvements are planned to make it a gateway for tourism into Clark County and Springfield, hopefully attracting additional tourism growth to the community.

Springfield pushes forward with housing development, revitalization

Housing development and revitalization projects are bustling throughout the city.

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Local entrepreneur launches T-shirt line to raise funds for Clark County food banks

Locally owned LWS Tax & Accounting Services has created a T-shirt fundraiser to support Clark County food banks. "Feed the Field - Feel the Love" shirts are available to purchase online through Sunday, May 10.

Online auditions for the new production Sticky Note will be used to keep social distancing.
Online auditions coming for stage show created by Springfield students

Springfield students Eleni Lenardos and Tim Compston created the production Sticky Note to be performed by the Springfield Arts Council's Youth Arts Ambassadors. To maintain social distancing, tryouts will be online, including audition videos and teleconferencing.

Project Jericho has come up with one word for each day of the month of April. The community is then invited to create a piece of art based around that one word.
Arts outreach organization Project Jericho finds new ways to connect with the community

Project Jericho has introduced its Art from Apart initiative, a month-long program that encourages participants to practice creativity and self-expression every day.  

Westcott House
Forced to temporarily close, Westcott House finds new ways to connect with public

COVID-19 is not stopping the Westcott House staff from devising new ways to deliver their unique brand of creative and cultural programming and developing informative webinars and methods to supplement their earned income stream, which has been all but decimated by the public health crisis.

Art museum launches ‘Moments for Joy’ to spread happiness and art during closure

The idea came as staff found unused promotional materials for past exhibitions, namely art prints on posters and postcards, which they sent to senior living facilities. 

Performing arts program for middle and high schoolers continues its lessons online

For the Youth Arts Ambassadors, the (virtual) show must go on.

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