This past weekend our second round of jurors met to hear presentations from the finalists from the Pathways group of applicants. After a long day of deliberation, they chose six final projects to fill out the total 15 projects that will be completed with this ArtPlace grant. PROJECTS The six newly selected community-based projects are, in no … Continued
The Rebuilding East Ninth Street project is moving along! If you haven’t already heard, our first round of proposals have been selected. We had a reception and presentation last Thursday for the community to hear about the projects and talk with the participating artists. Click here to see more information about the projects. There was … Continued
By Rochelle Valverde on April 30, 2019 Works of art planned as part of the East Ninth Street art project now include a large-scale sculpture, a short film created with the help of neighbors and a community reading room. After reviewing 27 submissions, a panel of artists selected five additional works for the long-running East … Continued
UPDATE! The Pathways RFP is now available. You can use the link here to access it or find it on our website. **************** This last week the 9th Street Team reassembled after spring break to divide and conquer our very long to-do list. From 5:30-6:00 PM the project team met with artists who had questions … Continued
This past Sunday our 3rd Community Input Session happened at the Amtrak Depot and folks made it through the snow! In case you missed it, the meeting covered the project’s progress, the RFP, talked about the Youth Corps and did some mapping activities. Our e-newsletter subscribe is up and running. You can self-subscribe when you … Continued
By Rochelle Valverde on February 26 More than a dozen new art installations will soon be coming to the East Lawrence neighborhood. A team of representatives from the Lawrence Arts Center and the neighborhood is now accepting proposals from artists as part of the East Ninth Street art project, which has now expanded from the … Continued
The third community input session for the Rebuilding East 9th Street project is happening this Sunday, March 3rd from 2-5 PM at the new Amtrak depot! Please join us for this interactive (doodle-listen-speak) gathering to wrap up the work from our previous meetings and solidify the values that will be used to guide the art selection for the … Continued
This is the first blog of many that we will be producing to keep Lawrence and surrounding communities updated on the news of the Rebuilding East 9th Street project! We will blog weekly to keep people up to date on: minutes from the previous meeting team, upcoming deadlines, and community meeting dates. The project team, … Continued
Fifteen art projects are coming to East Ninth Street, and community meetings will soon gather input on what those projects should be. The first of three community input meetings will take place Dec. 1, according to a news release from the East Ninth project team. Project Facilitator Mandy Enfield said the input gathered in the … Continued
The Lawrence Arts Center has hired a facilitator to oversee the long-running project to add art to East Ninth Street, and after years of uncertainty, a final date has been set for its completion. The Arts Center announced this week that Lawrence resident Mandy Enfield has been named the project’s facilitator. Enfield’s contract begins this … Continued