10 Sectors, 10 Solutions: Artists and Community Change
Nationally, The Fargo Project, World Garden Commons in Rabanus Park, Fargo is known for it exemplifies good, ethical practice, and demonstrates the positive impact of arts and culture in environmental work. Ultimately, World Garden Commons is a transformed stormwater basin from a little-used mowed field to a community gathering place with prairie grasses, flowers, water features, paths and areas for contemplation.
World Garden Commons is featured in an exhibit highlighting 10 projects from across the country that address a local community need and, through a relationship with an artist or arts organization, “empowers residents, artists, and planners to creatively address local challenges and opportunities.”
Running from October 5th to January 1st, 2019 at the Maryland School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation’s Kibel Gallery, the “10 Sectors, 10 Solutions” exhibition highlights 10 creative placemaking projects across the United States (supported by ArtPlaceAmerica) developing human-centered, contextual, and adaptive solutions that can strengthen their communities from within.
This exhibition is organized by ArtPlace America, co-presented with the Kibel Gallery at the University of Maryland and curated by Adam Erickson, ArtPlace America and Ronit Eisenbach, University of Maryland.
Project List
Project Name: Appalachian Artisan Center of Kentucky, Inc.
Organizer Name: Appalachian Artisan Center of Kentucky, Inc.
Location: Hindman, KY
Geographic Context: Rural
Sector: Health
Artistic Discipline(s): Folk & Traditional Arts, Music, Visual Arts
Website: http://www.artisancenter.net/
Project Name: Chiyo’s Garden
Organizer Name: Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience
Location: Seattle, WA
Geographic Context: Urban
Sector: Immigration
Artistic Discipline(s): Design & Architecture, Folk & Traditional Arts, Visual Arts
Website: http://www.wingluke.org/
Project Name: Detroit Cultivators
Organizer Name: Oakland Avenue Urban Farm
Location: Detroit, MI
Geographic Context: Urban
Sector: Agriculture & Food
Artistic Discipline(s): Multidisciplinary
Website: http://www.oaklandurbanfarm.org/
Project Name: Eden Lives!
Organizer Name: Alameda County Deputy Sheriffs’ Activities League
Location: Hayward, CA
Geographic Context: Urban
Sector: Public Safety
Artistic Discipline(s): Multidisciplinary
Website: http://edennightlive.com/
Project Name: The Fargo Project: World Garden Commons
Organizer Name: City of Fargo
Location: Fargo, ND
Geographic Context: Urban
Sector: Environment & Energy
Artistic Discipline(s): Design & Architecture, Folk & Traditional Arts, Visual Arts, Other
Website: www.thefargoproject.com
photo credit: Jelena Dakovic
Project Name: New Hampshire Ave: This Is a Place To…
Organizer Name: Dance Exchange
Location: Takoma Park, MD
Geographic Context: Suburban
Sector: Transportation
Artistic Discipline(s): Dance, Visual Arts
Website: http://danceexchange.org/
Project Name: Rolling Rez Arts Mobile Unit
Organizer Name: First Peoples Fund
Location: Kyle, SD
Geographic Context: Rural
Sector: Workforce Development
Artistic Discipline(s): Folk & Traditional Arts
Website: http://www.firstpeoplesfund.org/rolling-rez-arts/
Project Name: Sipp Culture
Organizer Name: Mississippi Center for Cultural Production
Location: Utica, MS
Geographic Context: Rural
Sector: Economic Development
Artistic Discipline(s): Film & Media, Other
Website: www.sippculture.com
Project Name: Southwest Folklife Alliance
Organizer Name: Southwest Folklife Alliance
Location: Nogales, AZ
Geographic Context: Rural
Sector: Education & Youth
Artistic Discipline(s): Craft & Culinary Arts, Film & Media, Literature
Website: https://www.southwestfolklife.org/
Project Name: Sugar Hill Children’s Museum of Art & Storytelling
Organizer Name: Broadway Housing Communities
Location: New York, NY
Geographic Context: Urban
Sector: Housing
Artistic Discipline(s): Design & Architecture, Visual Arts, Other
Website: http://www.sugarhillmuseum.org/