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Lafayette, IN
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2024
Project Category: Public art installations
Description: The city will collect older adults' stories and use them as inspiration for public art. The placemaking project aims to combat blight in the Lincoln neighborhood by creating vibrant outdoor spaces.
Cusick, WA
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2022
Project Category: Public art installations
Description: To honor the Kalispel Tribe's history and culture, this project installed artwork by community members to ten utility-box covers.
Reno, NV
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2023
Project Category: Public art installations
Description: The placemaking mural project will use art as a catalyst to create collaborative relationships between neighbors and advocate for walkable streets.
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Opelousas, LA
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2019
Project Category: Accessibility of amenities
Description: The City of Opelousas had no accessible seating outdoor seating in its downtown. So City officials set out to create comfortable, wheelchair-accessible gathering places, creating a more welcoming Main Street for older adults with mobility challenges. They installed ADA-compliant rest areas with benches and picnic tables at several downtown locations, including the farmers market, the local courthouse and the public library.
Bunkie, LA
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2022
Project Category: Public space activation
Description: This project drafted plans to convert two vacant, city-owned lots into pocket parks.
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