Historic Preservation Poster

Leading up to the exhibition Joe and I worked on a pamphlet that highlighted the City's criteria for designating historic properties. This is the printed version. 

I also worked with the talented Shannon Joyce at Leg Up Studio to do a limited edition screenprint that was available at the opening.

INSTALLING THE SHOW

Mischa and I are creating a drawing using photos of potentially historic properties. The properties were identified by in a recently published report created by Stark Preservation Planning in coordination with the City of Minneapolis. The report summarizes 10 years worth of historic surveys conducted by the City. The results outlined 523 individual properties (excluding already designated landmarks) and 55 districts as having potential significance. Based on the property’s land use features and anticipated growth, as well as meeting one or more of the City’s heritage preservation goals, 101 properties have been identified in the Evaluation as endangered. 

The drawing that we have been working on depicts these properties. The buildings closer to the center of the drawing are more endangered according to the outlined criteria (land use, growth, and preservation goals).

We are using a couple projectors to trace the buildings.  Thanks to Aaron Marx and Minneapolis Art on Wheels for loaning us the equipment.

Here's the progress from Day 1

Opening Night for the Central Avenue Exhibition

Installation Day

Went out today to install the art in the storefronts. Here's some photos of the participating storefronts.

We also managed to work Tom's Style and Tan to get a billboard up for the run of the project!

Hittin' the Streets

Today Mischa and I hit the streets to talk to Central Avenue business owners about participating in the students' Storefront art exhibition. Going into this project, I knew community outreach took a lot of time, but always takes more time that you allocate.

Here's a photo of me talking to Sandy, the owner of Karta Thai. Excited to report that Sandy said yes.

Lowry Open Streets

Students at the Heritage Preservation Committee Meeting

Today, Joe, Dante, Asiaya, Ricardo and I gave a presentation to the Heritage Preservation Committee about the work that we have been doing as a part of the Creative Citymaking Project.  Joe presented the findings from the Historic Capstone Study created by Stark Preservation. 

This was a great way for the students to experience how their work relates to city processes. The HPC oversees the majority of the preservation efforts in the city.