muraLAB: Arts, Infrastructure, and Equity

Philadelphia’s investment in new public spaces and facilities promises to transform community life—projects along the Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers, the new Rail Park, and the Rebuild Philadelphia process will redefine how people use public space in the city.

These transformations raise two related questions: how can these investments ensure that these public spaces are open and accessible to all? And what role can artists play, along with arts and culture organizations, in the transformation of these places? Join the conversation at our July muraLAB, where innovators from around the country will explore these questions, moderated by Pamela Bridgeforth of the Philadelphia Association of Community Development Corporations.

Arts coordinator Miranda Kyle will discuss how Atlanta BeltLine Inc. has reorganized its arts program around engagement, inclusion, and community development. From Washington, DC’s 11th Street Bridge Park, deputy director Irfana Jetha Noorani will talk about matching investments in community infrastructure, such as community-based arts and culture programs, and how that investment will play a role in the new city park spanning the Anacostia River.

You can download a recent edition of the PACDC magazine on Art, Equity and Place here.

You can download a copy of the recent Art on the Atlanta Beltline policy document here.

You can download the 11th Street Bridge Park’s Equitable Development Plan here.
Draft Cultural Strategies can be found here.

Reserve your ticket here.

This event is presented in partnership with the Philadelphia Association of Community Development Corporations and Friends of the Rail Park.