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Placemaking comes in all shapes and sizes, from people spots to murals and special art displays.
MPC Associate Kara Riggio will speak at this event.
Discover how design can make a difference! Explore the design of several neighborhoods and arts spaces—and learn about the vision for their futures. How can the arts can be a catalyst for neighborhood change, economic development and revitalization? Learn about and tour the University of Chicago Arts Incubator in Washington Park, Dorchester Projects, the proposed Pullman Artspace and other city-wide initiatives to understand the steps individuals and organizations have taken to execute their vision to make change in their own neighborhoods.
Along the way, hear from a host of placemaking and community arts experts:
- Kara Riggio, Associate, Metropolitan Planning Council
- Marlease Bushnell and La Keisha Leek, University of Chicago Arts Incubator, Washington Park
- Theaster Gates, Director of the Arts and Public Life Initiative at the University of Chicago and artist and founder of Dorchester Projects
- Landon Bone Baker Architects
- Angie Marks of Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives together with Arthur Pearson affiliated with the Pullman Artspace
A box lunch will be provided during this daylong bus tour that incorporates various stops. Click to register.