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2. The Hamden Cultural Asset Mapping Project Mission:

   
   

   • To allow residents to self-identify and digitally map /document the people, places, and resources that define their community identity (and to share the stories and narratives that go with them). 
   • The hope is to bridge communities and connect people to resources they might not know are available "right next door". 
   • We understand that not all assets are meant for mass consumption and some are sacred to the survival of a community. If an asset is submitted and the community does not want it to be promoted on the map, they have the say in if the asset is recorded on the map or not. 
   • The other hope in running this project is to help promote tourism throughout the entire town and to bring tourism dollars to every district with the long-range goal of identifying and creating cultural districts that will bolster sustainable economic development in all areas of the town. 
   • But again, we do not mean this project to be exploitative of the people and places in our communities and if a community does not want an asset promoted, they will have the final say in if it is promoted or not. 

   • Cultural asset mapping has been defined as: “a process of collecting, recording, analyzing, and synthesizing information in order to describe the cultural resources, networks, links, and patterns of usage of a given community or group.” 
4. Name of your Hamden-based cultural asset:
6. Type: What type of mappable cultural asset are you submitting? Pick from the list below

   1. School / Education / Organization
   2. Farm / Food Bank / Grocery
   3. Restaurant / Bar / Culinary / Vineyard
   4. Public Park / Playground / Gym / Rec or Community Center
   5. Event Hall / Performance Venue / Cultural Center

   1. Senior Center / Child Care
   2. House of Worship
   3. Library / Public Art / Landmark
   4. Artist Studio / Workshop
   5. Gallery / Museum / Theater / Shop
8. Category Discipline: Choose a category from the list below. Choose all that apply.

   1. Visual Arts
   2. Theater Arts
   3. Public Art
   4. Dance
   5. Comedy
   6. Literary Arts
   7. Music
   8. Event / Festival
   9. Film / TV / Media
   10. Photography
   11. Textile / Apparel

   1. Technology / Gaming / Web Design
   2. Architecture
   3. Craft / Design
   4. Graphic Design / Printmaking
   5. Neighborhood Bodega
   6. Specialty Grocery
   7. Black-Owned Business
   8. Woman-Owned Business
   9. LGBT-Owned Business
   10. Other
   11. Can't Map It / This is a person I would like to nominate as a Hamden Notable in the Arts
10. If you marked "Other", please explain:
12. Location: What is the address or location of your mappable asset?
14. In 2-3 sentences, why is this an asset to you or your community? How does it improve your life, the lives of others, or how does it provide for or bring your community together? Does it have special meaning to you? Tell us the story of why it is special to you or your community or why this person should be considered a Hamden Notable (This answer may be made public):
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