ARTISTS AND URBAN TRANSFORMATION
In
response to
last summer's flood, Legion Arts, Access Iowa, and
the Iowa Cultural Corridor
Alliance have teamed up to sponsor a series of free public forums
addressing
how artists and communities can support each other during the
rebuilding process that follows a disaster.
This program, titled “Artists and
Urban Transformation,” will focus on the role that artists can play in
rejuvenating distressed neighborhoods and communities. Rick Lowe,
founder of Project Row Houses in Houston, will offer a national perspective
on how to creatively and successfully engage diverse people to achieve
incredible results.
Lowe's talk will be followed by an open discussion. Like all discussions
taking place in this series, it aims to put Eastern Iowa artists and
organizations in touch with regional and national resources; bring together
the
cultural community at the local level; and explore opportunities for working together
during this challenging time.
The discussion will be followed by a reception.The program is free, open to the public,
and supported by a grant from the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation. Those interested in attending
are asked to make a reservation with Joe Jennison, Executive Director of
Iowa Cultural
Corridor Alliance.
Click here to reserve.
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Rick Lowe is the founder
of Project Row Houses, an arts and cultural community located in a
historically significant and culturally charged neighborhood in Houston,
Texas.
Rick has participated in
exhibitions and programs nationally and internationally. Since 1992 he has
exhibited at the Phoenix Art Museum; Contemporary Arts
Museum of Houston; Museum of Contemporary Arts, Los Angeles; Neuberger Museum,
Purchase, New York; Kwangji Bienale, Korea; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston;
and the Kumamoto State Museum, Japan.
Rick has worked as guest
artist on community projects nationally. In 2002, he
worked in collaboration with arts consultant Jessica Cusick on the arts plan
for the Rem Koolhaus-designed Seattle Public Library. He also worked with
Suzanne Lacy and Mary Jane Jacobs on the Borough Project for Spoleto Festival 2003,
and was lead artist on the Delray Beach Cultural Loop in Florida. In 2005,
he worked with British architect David Adjaye on a project for the
Seattle Art Museum and the Olympic Sculpture Park. Since 2006, he has
been working with a group of artists and community activists on Transforma
Projects in New Orleans.
In Houston Rick has served
on the boards of the SHAPE Community Center, the Municipal Arts
Commission, the Greater Houston Visitors and Convention Bureau,
and the Menil Foundation. He has also served on the board
of the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts and other national
organizations.
Rick Lowe has received
the Rudy Bruner Award in Urban Excellence; the American Institute of Architecture Keystone Award;
the Theresa Heinz Award in the Arts and Humanities; the Governors Award from
the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture; the Houston Spirit Award;
and the Brandywine Lifetime Achievement Award. He has taught at or received
fellowships from the Skowhegan School of Art, the Exploratorium in San Francisco,
the Japan Society and Harvard University.
Mon
May 4 |
5:30 pm
CSPS | 1103 Third
St SE | Cedar Rapids
Free | Reservations requested
Related event
On Apr 28, the week preceding Rick's visit,
Legion Arts hosts a screening of Third Ward TX,
a 2007 documentary about Project Row Houses. Free admission; discussion
and informal reception to follow.
Reserve a place at this event
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