Client: Baltimore City Department of Planning / 21st Century INSPIRE Program
Location: Baltimore , MD, United States
Completion date: 2019
Artwork budget: $30,000
Project Team
Creative Director
Whitney G Frazier
WGF Studio
Muralist & Photographer
Crystal Micriotti
Community School Coordinator
Malkia Pipkin
Park Heights Rennaissance
Dept. of City Planning
James Ashford
Baltimore City
Fabricator / Sculptor
Dave Schepper
Overview
Large Scale Placemaking, Collaborative Horizontal Murals, Fence weaving, and Abstract Steel Sculpture to address unsafe routes for students to travel to local school, % of homeowners declining, desire for beautification, need a place for kids to peacefully play and interact
Goals
IMPACT:
20+ volunteers from Park Heights neighborhood and other areas of Baltimore City contributed to painting and beautification of the Pimlico triangle park, 12 middle school students engaged in design workshops and implementation of project, parents and residents asking “What’s next? We want more!”, additional slots money funds 100k allocated to next phase of wayfinding project for 2020
Process
Partnership with city planning and local Elementary/Middle School, design workshops with youth, door knocking, community art events that engaged residents in the painting process, worked with Department of Transportation for road closures and approval, special events permits