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The humanities and the organizations that support them. These stories center on the enjoyment and understanding of the humanities and visual, performing, and folk arts, as well as on organizations that promote the appreciation of historical events. Topics include museums and halls of fame; historic preservation; groups of artists, performers, entertainers, writers, and scholars; and programs that promote artistic and cultural expression.
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https://hyperallergic.com/473814/rosten-woo-mutual-air-exploratorium?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Emily Wilson
Hyperallergic
30 November 2018
Text / 800-1500 Words
Installed throughout Oakland, Rosten Woo’s sculptures consist of bells that chime at quicker frequency the more particulate is present in the air. Through this means, Woo make air quality data visible and pushes for environmental justice.
https://hyperallergic.com/472685/ghana-thinktank?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Sara Rose Sharp
Hyperallergic
27 November 2018
Text / Under 800 Words
The Ghana ThinkTank connects planners in the so-called “first world” to planners in the so-called “third world” to challenge notions of development and spread ideas from overlooked sources. For a recent project, planners in Detroit worked with a think tank in Morocco to adapt a staple of Moroccan architecture to promote the use of public space.
http://www.modeldmedia.com/features/wnuc-radio-112718.aspx?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
David Sands
Model D
27 November 2018
Text / 800-1500 Words
Operating as a low-power FM radio station, Detroit’s 96.7 WNUC provides an independent platform for community voices and interests. Programming ranges from shows focusing on Detroit’s musical legacy to discussions of environmental justice issues.
https://www.yesmagazine.org/peace-justice/the-unique-arts-festival-where-performers-play-for-their-health-care-20181123?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Phillip Pantuso
Yes! Magazine
23 November 2018
Mixed Media / 1500-3000 Words
For musicians and artists who don’t have traditional access to healthcare, one music festival has them covered. O+ (“O Positive”) is a music festival that invites musicians and artists to perform, and in exchange they get free access to health care services. Doctors, dentists, and other providers are recruited as volunteers. Over 173 musicians and artists at the latest festival made 465 clinic visits. “If we were to talk about revolution, in our mind we think it’ll be pitchforks, but in reality it’s more like: What can you bring to the table?” co-founder Joe Concra said. “Then one day you wake up, you reali
https://wamu.org/story/18/11/15/at-this-studio-space-for-artists-every-day-is-take-your-kid-to-work-day?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Mikaela Lefrak
WAMU
15 November 2018
Radio / Under 5 Minutes
To combat the challenges of finding art studio space as well as childcare, an experimental program in Washington, D.C. provides space to artists alongside childcare on site. The “Artist Mother Studio” is a pilot program based loosely off a program in Amsterdam. So far it’s been a wonderful success, but the challenge is finding sustainable funding for programs like this to be ongoing.
http://www.iexaminer.org/2018/11/after-grassroots-victories-vancouver-chinatown-activists-turn-toward-revitalization?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Chetanya Robinson
International Examiner
10 November 2018
Text / 1500-3000 Words
Rather than allowing the market to dictate development in Vancouver’s historic Chinatown, several on-the-ground activists and foundations are working together to preserve culture, affordability, and tourism. The Vancouver Chinatown Foundation is focusing on intentional development to revive local heritage. The Youth Collaborative for Chinatown bridges generational gaps over shared culture. The Hua Foundation focuses on food as a catalyst for inclusive development. Ideally, these efforts and others will encourage young people to stay and invite others to come back and share in the future of Chinatown.
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