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Neighborhoods Initiative Urban Affairs Review Chicago
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Faculty Scholar Detail, 2006-2007Olivia GudeAssociate Professor, School of Art and Design College of Architecture and the Arts The Space We Share: A Community Based Public Art Investigation Professor Gude brought together a number of partners to investigate the use of collaborative public art to create shared public spaces that encourage interpersonal interaction and cohesive communities. The project is located at the Hilliard Apartments, a Chicago Housing Authority site that has been redeveloped as mixed-income housing for seniors and families. Partners for the project include Holsten Real Estate Development Corporation (HREDC), the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA), and the Chicago Public Art Group (CPAG). Funding for the project was provided by the Field Foundation of Illinois, the National Endowment for the Arts, Holsten Real Estate Development Corporation, and the Illinois Arts Council. Funding for a related Creating Places event at UIC that brought together government officials, policymakers, urban design professionals, public artists, and neighborhood organizers to explore the potential of community-based art making to build community was provided by a special Field Learning grant from Artography-Ford Foundation-Leveraging Investments in Creativity. The Great Cities Institute Faculty Scholars Program brings UIC faculty to the institute for a year in residence to begin, further, or complete an engaged research project. Scholars are free from their formal teaching responsibilities during their term. Prospective scholars apply by submitting a proposal that is peer reviewed along three key metrics of engaged research: interdisciplinarity, partnership, and impact. GCI Faculty Scholars implement and further their own research agendas, as well as develop grant proposals, participate in the Great Cities Institute Lecture Series, and contribute to the Great Cities Institute Working Paper Series. Applications are released in the fall semester and due at the start of the spring semester. |
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