Over the weekend, Rich attended the unveiling of the public art installation Portraits from a Place of Grace in the city of Virginia Beach. Over several months, Rich took photographs and video interviews of members of the African American neighborhoods in the city. This installation [...]
Welcome, Karla! Karla has known she wanted to be an artist since she owned her first set of Crayola washable markers in classic colors. She’s passionate about creating work that matters and can make a positive impact in the world. She moved to Connecticut at [...]
Updates as of August 4, 2020: Free Center has spent the past two years learning from their neighbors and organizational partners, coordinating the space for community events, launching their own initiatives, and refining their mission and vision. This summer, they opened a second location in [...]
Over the weekend, Rich talked at The Design of Business | The Business of Design conference about social equity and inclusion, and the role of design in social impact. The conference was hosted by Design Observer and AIGA | the professional association for design.
From the start of our journey working for social impact, the plan has been to figure out how to contribute to more and more impact. The goal was to start to break the code in one location and see if and how we can systematize [...]
As part our mentorship program at Parkville Studios, we want visiting mentors with various arts backgrounds to come and talk to our artists about their own work and give feedback and insights on the work the artists are doing. Today, Steven Holmes, an artist and [...]
