These books have deeply influenced how I think about community, creativity, art, and building meaningful creative spaces.

Designing Creative Communities: Your Town is Your Canvas. Learn How to Make Your Mark - Spud Marshall
A thoughtful guide to placemaking and cultural community building. This book offers practical ideas for how artists and organizers can shape the cultural fabric of their communities.

The Power of Moments - Chip Heath & Dan Heath
An insightful look at why certain experiences become memorable and transformative. This book helped me think more intentionally about designing meaningful moments within creative programs and residencies.

The Art of Gathering - Priya Parker
A brilliant exploration of how gatherings shape our experiences and relationships. Parker’s ideas about intention and purpose strongly influenced how I think about hosting artists and creating shared creative spaces.

Other great books on creativity
Art + Fear — David Bayles & Ted Orland
The Creative Habit — Twyla Tharp
The War of Art — Steven Pressfield
The Creative Act — Rick Rubin