Name: Workshop: [Re]newal in Your Hand: Anti-Gentrification
Start: 2017-10-13T14:30:00+0200
End: 2017-10-13T16:00:00+0200

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Workshop: [Re]newal in Your Hand: Anti-Gentrification

Artists have acquired a reputation for being heralds of gentrification, but at this workshop, we will create arts-based toolkits to fight gentrification and address community needs.

ARTs East New York will present a process-based toolkit that uses art and urban planning as a catalyst to fight intentional destabilization of existing communities for the financial gains of “Urban Renewal.” The session will begin by exploring themes of power and unpacking the preconceived gentrification process. Then, inspired by ARTs East New York's [re]New Lots: Artists Incubator & Vendor Market, participants will co-create a toolkit to fight specific effects of gentrification, position community members as cultivators of the local economy, and create a resident-led vision for the future of the neighborhood.

Presenters

Vicki Capote

Development Manager, Arts East New York

Hello! My name is Vicki Capote and I work with ARTs East New York as the Development Manager. Since my late teens, I've been applying the arts and performance as tools to build community and civic engagement. I'm excited to be here with ARTs East New York and present a workshop that... Read More →

Catherine Green

Executive Director, ARTs East New York Inc.

Catherine is the Founder and Executive Director of ARTs East New York Inc., a non-profit community arts organization. Her work is committed to presenting and promoting multicultural arts to address socioeconomic growth and development in the Brooklyn community.

Alexis Mena

Public Art Manager, Arts East New York

I am a multidisciplinary Artist who focuses on the creation of green spaces for the use of the community, artist, creatives, and entrepreneurs to propel race and social equity, economic justice, and social justice to heal the scars of racism and marginalization.