Downtown Pathways
The City of El Paso used cultural programming and public art to create a more efficient pedestrian connection between two centers of cultural and economic activity in the city: the Union Plaza District and the Downtown Arts District. The challenge In El Paso, a private locked parking lot separated two centers of cultural and economic […]
IndyGo Red Line Bus Rapid Transit
To help Indianapolis’ first bus rapid transit (BRT) route succeed, the Arts Council of Indianapolis and Transit Drives Indy worked with a number of artists to create interventions that educated the public about the Red Line’s route, construction progress, and destinations that the new BRT service will help people to access. The challenge Like many […]
Reconnect Rondo
The construction of Interstate 94 destroyed Saint Paul’s Rondo neighborhood, a predominantly African American neighborhood in the 1960s. For the last several decades, the community has come together to celebrate Rondo and to advocate for a land bridge that would “reconnect Rondo and reignite a vibrant African American cultural enterprise district in Saint Paul.” The […]
Over.Under.Pass
Formed in 2001 to help strengthen Greensboro’s economy, Action Greensboro developed Over.Under.Pass in 2012 as a creative means of reclaiming an abandoned railroad underpass to provide a safe, aesthetically-pleasing connection between historically African American neighborhoods in south Greensboro and the employment and cultural hub of downtown. A selection panel consisting of community members, elected officials, […]
Chicano Park
In a neighborhood that was cut in half by the construction of Interstate 5 in the 1960s, local artists and community members came together to reclaim the disruptive piece of transportation infrastructure and create a park featuring murals, performance space, and cultural programming that serves the needs of the community. The challenge For decades, the […]
Voices of Remembrance
Portland’s MAX light rail stations are full of examples of site-specific works that relate to their surrounding places, people, and history, including Valerie Otani’s Voices of Remembrance, a work of public art commissioned by TriMet that references the Japanese internment camp that was built during WWII at the site that is now the MAX Yellow […]
Moving Stories
The Indianapolis-based project Moving Stories sourced stories from bus riders about what makes Indianapolis home for them; then shared those stories through images and quotes displayed in buses, as well as with interactive components on social media. Moving Stories, created in partnership with IndyGo, the Arts Council of Indianapolis, as well as CityWrite and Writing […]
TRANSIT – Creative Placemaking with Europe in Baltimore
The TRANSIT – Creative Placemaking with Europe in Baltimore sought to expand local ownership over two elements of transportation infrastructure: bus shelters in southeast Baltimore; and the Penn Station plaza, the space outside Baltimore’s main transportation hub in central Baltimore. The challenge Between 2000 and 2010, the City of Baltimore’s Hispanic or Latinx population grew […]
Santo Domingo Heritage Trail Arts Project
After years of transportation disinvestment that disconnected the pueblo from nearby economic hubs and pathways for tourism, the rich artistic and cultural assets of the pueblo guided and informed a process to create a safe pedestrian trail connecting the town, the pueblo housing developments, and a new commuter rail station. The challenge Located between Albuquerque […]
Paseo Boricua Flag
In the 1990s, a coalition of more than 80 Puerto Rican community organizations and business leaders came together to prevent displacement of their community in the West Town neighborhood. In collaboration with elected leaders and the city, the group established “Paseo Boricua” and erected two 9-foot, steel Puerto Rican flag sculptures which still stand today […]