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A Divided Neighborhood Comes Together under an Elevated Expressway

Katy Reckdahl

August 20, 2018 |

Next City |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New Orleans, Louisiana

Community organizing may be the key to a comeback along New Orleans’ Claiborne Avenue. Once home to a booming block of African American-owned businesses, many left once a new expressway demolished the street in the 1960s. Now, community input is essential in rebuilding. A new master plan included 11 meetings with residents to share their priorities. The painted murals, live jazz performances, and local gatherings still happening show that the Claiborne Corridor will remain home to its long-time residents, even in a new format.

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State of the Arts: QuTheatr Steps Into the Spotlight in Akron

Mark Arehart

August 17, 2018 |

WKSU |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Akron, Ohio

The QuTheatr in Akron has created a theater company made up of teenagers from the LGBTQ community. Through the theater, a safe space has been created for LGBTQ teens to have a paid job, develop acting skills, and feel more comfortable in their bodies.

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Saving the world, one painting at a time: How public art can revitalize a city

Brittany Schock

August 16, 2018 |

Richland Source |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Mansfield, Ohio

Mankind Murals Inc. began with the goal of “a colorful revitalization of the city.” Luke Beekman, founder of Mankind Murals, was inspired to use public art to change the way residents as well as visitors experience a place. He realized art coupled with architecture and walkability is the perfect combination: get people to physically engage by walking more, spurred by nearby art to make walking more exciting.

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Uffizi Gallery's Vast Sculpture Collection Goes Online in Interactive 3D Scans

Jasmine Weber

August 15, 2018 |

Hyperallergic |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Italy, Venice

A partnership between Venice’s Uffizi Gallery and Indiana University is providing new access to the Uffizi’s collection of ancient sculpture. The Uffizi Digitization Project provides a web interface for visitors to see the work in interactive three-dimension scans.

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Chicago Segregation Mapping Project Makes Real-Life Connections

Audrey F. Henderson

August 14, 2018 |

Next City |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

Photographer Tonika Lewis Johnson created a “Map Twins” project to bring together people from often strictly segregated sections of Chicago. Connecting people who live on the same number block of the north and south sides of a similar street, Johnson’s project makes visible the impact of neighborhood environment, people’s connections to their community, and the outlines of poverty in underserved parts of the city.

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'We Are Going To Survive': Douglas Students Use Music, Art To Heal At Camp Shine

Jessica Bakeman

August 14, 2018 |

WLRN |

Multi-Media |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Parkland, Florida

Camp Shine, is helping student survivors of the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, heal. Through art, dance, and music, they are processing their trauma. The camp, was founded by two upperclassmen from MSDHS who believe in the idea of healing through art. Data shows it’s working. Researchers from the University of Miami who surveyed the students before and after the camp saw a reduction in PTSD symptoms. "They're here to have fun, but they're also here to heal.”

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Bicycle Deaths in New York Are a Problem. The Ghost Bikes Project Wants to Solve It.

Melissa Petro

August 14, 2018 |

NationSwell |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

The Ghost Bike Project installs stripped-down bikes at the scenes of fatal accidents to raise awareness about the work still needed to ensure safety for cyclists. Project staff also work to correct narratives about bike accidents which are often commonly blamed on the cyclist without cause.

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A Pop-Up Pencil Museum Underlines a History that Has Almost Been Erased

Allison Meier

August 13, 2018 |

Hyperallergic |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Commemorating the nearly forgotten history of one of New York City’s first factories, Jackie Mock’s installation “The Pencil Museum” places items related to the history of Eberhard Faber’s pencil company in outdoor vitrines. This installation is part of Art In the Parks, a series of public art installations placed in parks that are often without cultural programming.

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Urban Ecological Consciousness at Wave Hill

Louis Bury

August 11, 2018 |

Hyperallergic |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

The interventions documented in the exhibition Ecological Consciousness show how artists can impact people’s experience of the natural world as well as making a positive impact on nature itself. The projects include a man-made wetland park that has improved water quality, urban gardens made in collaboration with community groups, and the remediation of a superfund site.

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What's Behind Buffalo's Public Art Boom?

Mark Byrnes

August 09, 2018 |

Bloomberg CityLab |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Buffalo, New York

Buffalo’s Albright-Knox Art Gallery created the position of public art curator in 2014. Since then, a combination of public and private funding has created site-specific public art across the city bringing prominent artists to Buffalo as well as involving local artists and community members.

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