Neighborhood public art

Submitted by Marc Lefkowitz on February 11, 2008 - 5:05pm.
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Mar 28 2008 - 11:00am
Mar 28 2008 - 3:00pm

Location(s)

The Wooltex Gallery at the Tower Press
1901 Superior Avenue Free parking
Cleveland, OH
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To help community development organizations and staff navigate the possibilities of working with artists, the Cleveland Neighborhood Development Coalition and Cleveland Public Art are hosting this workshop. Learn the various ways in which public art can be used as a tool to promote community and economic development agendas, as well as for marketing and branding neighborhoods. Topics include:

  • successful neighborhood public art projects;
  • where to find funding sources;
  • how to engage with artists;
  • case study: Public Art in Neighborhood Parks. Joy Johnson, Sherita Williams, and Jeff Sugalski from Burten Bell Carr Development, with artist Melissa Daubert;
  • case study: Public Art on Neighborhood Streetscapes. Steve Lorenz from Kamm's Corners Development with artist Gauri Torgalkar.

For information, call 216-621-5330. Fee.