Are you interested in urban revitalization? Even better, the ways in which artists, artistic communities, urban designers and city planners are coming together with institutions to make it happen? Were you unable to attend the Urban Planning SIG meeting at the 2016 ARLIS/NA -VRA Joint Conference in Seattle, WA?

Here’s your chance to participate in a panel that arose from the great ideas generated at the Urban Planning SIG meeting! We are interested in hearing from anyone with case studies or papers about urban renewal & urban regeneration projects in cities nationwide. Almost every American urban city has a neighborhood or stretch of streets undergoing revitalization. Does your city fit the bill? Let’s hear about it!

We’re especially interested to hear about art-related projects that have acted as a catalyst for urban regeneration, through or with galleries, libraries, archives, and museums. Perhaps there are artists, artistic communities, pop-up galleries, installations, which have made a difference in urban neighborhoods. Perhaps there are cases we haven’t thought of - surprise us!

Questions could include, but are not limited to:

• What case studies exist for artistic interventions into “urban deserts”? Have these resulted in urban renewal in any form?

• How is artistic placemaking involved in urban regeneration?

• How do artistic communities assert themselves in urban areas (on a grassroots level, or on any other level)?

• What role (if any) does social media play?

• How are artistic communities formed, maintained, disseminated?

• What role do  librarians, visual resources professionals, archivists, and curators play in this process? What partnerships exist? Are there institutional partnerships with cities?

Timeline

Submit your ideas to us by Monday, May 23

We’ll notify you of acceptance by Friday, May 27

Panel Proposal will be submitted **no later** than Friday, June 3

Thanks, and we look forward to hearing from you!

Marsha Taichman, Cornell University