Sustainable art neighborhoods envisioned and created by residents through placemaking and their own unique art making.
Our MISSION is to help Baltimore communities transform their public spaces through the grassroots process of creative placemaking and the fulfillment of their resulting project goals.
Leading the Creative Placemaking Movement in Baltimore
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STEP ONE: October 2011, Creative Placemaking Workshop with Mondawmin community to focus on making the problematic intersection of McCulloh Street and Auchentoroly Terrace safer, beautiful, and a visual link between the community and Druid Hill Park.
Our VISION is to see the unique creative spirit and inventiveness of every Baltimore community reflected and expressed in its public spaces.
May, 2011, Creative Placemaking with Chesapeake Center for Youth Development’s After School Program
positive public spaces created by the people for the people
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STEP TWO: November 2011, Completion of first short-term goal to clean up and plant 1,000 daffodil bulbs in intersection.
MONDAWMIN
COMMUNITY PARTNERS
HAMPDEN
STEP THREE: March 2012, Received grants to address two of the community’s goals:
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1.PNC Transformative Art Grant to complete the first long-term goal for traffic calming and beautification: a procession of life-size elephants made from recycled materials, with mosaic panels created by the community. Our artistic partner on this project is Barbara Thompson (see her drawing below).
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2.Partnership for Parks Grant from Parks & People to create a Living Chair near the Conservatory (and intersection) for a reading/music program that corresponds to the community’s reading program at Mondawmin Mall. Our artistic partner on this project is living wall artist, Edmundo Ortega.
STEP ONE: March 28, 2012, Creative Placemaking Workshop to make the intersection of 36th & Falls safer and as unique as the community itself.
STEP THREE: Presentation of project goals to Hampden community & merchants associations, DTBA
October 2010, Creative Placemaking Workshops in collaboration with Station North & GBCA, Free Fall Baltimore Grant
Listen to ARTbocks and community participants discuss the Mondawmin project on the Marc Steiner Show
CURTIS BAY
STATION NORTH ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT
STEP TWO: May 15, 2012, 6PM Hampden Family Center. Prioritize project goals.
HIGHLANDTOWN
May 31, 2012, Creative Placemaking Workshop with Highlandtown community to address problematic intersection of Eastern Avenue and Conkling Street. Community Partner is Highlandtown Southeast CDC
STEP FOUR: MOSAIC WORKSHOPS for community members to create mosaic panels. Led by Ceramicist & Community Artist, Amanda Pellerin. Saturday, May 19 & June 2, 10am-12pm, Conservatory “Rotation” [Green] House to the right of the Conservatory.
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