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San Juan, PR
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2023
Project Category: Public space activation
Description: This project will develop a gathering and celebration space in front of Casa Museo Ismael Rivera for musical and traditional dance performances.
Mount Airy, NC
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2024
Project Category: Public space activation
Description: This city will add picnic tables, benches, bike racks, landscaping and public art to the Market Street neighborhood. The improvements aim to create a more welcoming and accessible environment for residents and the many tourists who visit Mount Airy.
South Boston, VA
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2024
Project Category: Public space activation
Description: This project will activate a dilapidated alley connecting South Boston's Main Street to the local farmers market. Improvements include new benches and landscaping, as well as a public art installation depicting the town's skyline.
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Cuthbert, GA
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2019
Project Category: Public space activation
Description: Andrew College activated an empty space in downtown Cuthbert into a practical, attractive gathering space, which they dubbed Magnolia Alley. Two murals by Andrew College artists already decorated the alley, since the college hosts events in the adjoining square. To make the space more useable for famers markets, art receptions and other gatherings, volunteers added benches, lighting and a hardwood pergola to provide shade.
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