Over the past few months, artists, engineers, landscape architects, planners, and project managers gathered to consolidate the creative ideas contributed by a community of elementary kids. After the WeDesign Charrette with Westside Elementary’s 5th grade class, the team consolidated student’s ideas into program elements for natural play at World Garden Commons. The design team shared the…
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Community Finds Its Artistic Voice on Vimeo. Through The Fargo Project, artist Dwight Mickelson, engages diverse communities in the transformation of an 18-acre stormwater basin into a public commons. It’s an example of creative place-making with ecological restoration and community involvement at the forefront. The resulting World Garden Commons (WGC) represents a community desire to…
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It was a perfect summer evening for the Park District’s Party in the Park at Rabanus Park. Children gathered around artist Dwight Mickelson’s table to create take-home models representing a vision of natural play features in the stormwater basin. While kids were deeply engaged in the activity, volunteers took the opportunity to visit with attendees…
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WHEN: Tuesday, July 12 TIME: 5:30-8:00 PM WHERE: Rabanus Park – site of the World Garden Commons Each Fargo Park District neighborhood park gets a special Tuesday night event to celebrate being outside, neighbors and all the fun of our beautiful Fargo parks. In addition to the Park District’s activities and the onsite Growing Together…
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