Places are literally what you make of them. And one of the most important tools for making places is public art (of all forms – murals, statues, performances, gardens, etc.)
Northern New Jersey Community Foundation Executive Director Leonardo Vazquez, AICP/PP, will offer tips and advice about how to strategically engage public art to shape how people think and feel about a place, and influence what they do in the place.
Leo is a longtime leader in the creative placemaking field whose recently wrote about public art and place for the book Place and Placemaking. His chapter, which is available free online, is “Placemaking: A Work of Fiction Striving to Become a True Story.”
This is a pay what you wish event, with a recommended donation of $20 and minimum donation of $5. All proceeds will be used to support NNJCF programming that involves public art and placemaking.
About the Speaker: Leonardo Vazquez, AICP/PP is a national award-winning urban planner who specializes in community economic development, creative placemaking and leadership development. He has written and taught extensively on leveraging the power of art to address critical issues facing communities.
