DESIGN TRUST FOR PUBLIC SPACE INC
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Turnout NYC Initiative
TURNOUT NYCTURNOUT NYC IS A COMMUNITY-ORIENTED INITIATIVE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SITU THAT WILL PROVIDE INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT FOR NEW YORK CITY-BASED ARTS AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS WHILE EXPANDING ACCESS TO THE ARTS ACROSS THE CITY. SUPPORTED BY A $2 MILLION GRANT FROM THE MELLON FOUNDATION, THE VENTURE WILL CREATE FLEXIBLE AND SEMI-PERMANENT OUTDOOR VENUES ONE IN EACH BOROUGH IN COLLABORATION WITH CULTURAL PARTNERS FROM WITHIN EACH COMMUNITY.TURNOUT NYC BROUGHT OVER 800 EVENTS AND FEATURED MORE THAN 500 ARTISTS FROM THROUGHOUT THE CITY DURING THE 2022 SUMMER SEASON. THE FIVE SITES SUPPORTED EQUITABLE ACCESS TO THE ARTS AND PROVIDE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR ARTISTS, ESPECIALLY BLACK, LATINX, ASIAN, INDIGENOUS, AND OTHER HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED PEOPLES.PHOTO URBANISMTHE PHOTO URBANISM PROGRAM OFFERS FELLOWSHIPS TO LOCAL PHOTOGRAPHERS TO CREATE A NEWBODY OF WORK ILLUMINATING THE PUBLIC SPACES OF NYC. ON THE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMONSPROJECT TEAM, OUR PHOTO URBANISM FELLOW BARNABAS CROSBY TURNED A HANDBALL COURT IN APUBLIC PARK INTO A PHOTO STUDIO AND PHOTOGRAPHED BLACK BUSINESS OWNERS IN A SERIES OFCOMPELLING PORTRAITS. LIMITED BY COSTS AND SOCIAL DISTANCING REQUIREMENTS, COVID-19PROPOSED A CHALLENGE TO BARNABAS AND FELLOW BUSINESS OWNERS. IN RESPONSE TO THISCHALLENGE, MANY ENTREPRENEURS CREATED INNOVATIVE USES OF PUBLIC SPACE TO CONTINUEOPERATING THEIR BUSINESSES AND SERVE THEIR COMMUNITIES. THE FINAL EXHIBITION, HOLDINGCOURT IS A DEPICTION OF THE RESILIENCE AND INGENUITY OF ENTREPRENEURS AND THE POWEROF PUBLIC SPACE.IN 2022, DESIGN TRUST HELD A MONTH-LONG FINAL EXHIBITION OF BARNABASCROSBY'S PORTRAITS, TITLED "HOLDING COURT", AT BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY'S CENTRAL LIBRARY BRANCH.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$1.9MNeighborhood Commons Initiative
Neighborhood CommonsNeighborhood Commons is a timely initiative supported by a grant from NYC SBS that will provide small business and place-based organizations with tools and strategies to recover as community anchors that support our main streets. Working with Business Improvement Districts (BIDs), Community Based Organizations (CBOs), and local businesses, Neighborhood Commons is leveraging public space initiatives surrounding commercial corridors to support local economies, develop representative place-based governance models for NYC streets as public space, and produce a guide of better practices for both the Citys and community partners stewardship of public spaces.This year, our team conducted a comprehensive research process that encompassed a review of citywide policies impacting public space use and management, as well as stakeholder engagement with business improvement districts and other place-based organization leaders across 12 neighborhoods. In 2022, Design Trust will release a toolkit of policy recommendations and pilot projects to test out these proposals for best public space governance practices.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$134.2KOpening the Edge Project
Opening the EdgeIn Phase III of Opening the Edge, weve been continuing the development of a lively public space at the Lillian Wald Houses on the Lower East Side, which could be replicated at other NYCHA developments. The pandemic may have slowed some things down, but most of all, it showed us how vital public spaces are for communities who don't have access to parks and open spaces. Over the past year, weve been working with our team of residents, fellows and Davies Toews Architects on finalizing the design of the new park space. We held 4 Community Design Team meetings, plus one for youth to explore materials, bench shapes, and layouts. The latest design features a raised platform for performances or classes, grassy pavers and unique benches. In the meantime, the space has been host to community design team meetings and awareness-raising events with neighbors, including the Lighting the Edge art installation. Designed by Community Design Team member and now Fellow Mollie Serena, Lighting the Edge was a temporary art fixture of colored plexiglass pieces hung on the fence surrounding our future Opening the Edge site to highlight the fence itself, engage neighbors and beautify the space. The event featured local DJs Matthew Hall and Mas Corazon as well as performances by singer Jade Altamirano, whose mother is a member of the Community Design Team.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$94.1K
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