Organization: SIDEWALK DETROIT
Mission: ADVANCE EQUITY THROUGH ARTS, CULTURE AND ENGAGEMENT WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
Activities: ELIZA HOWELL PARK:EACH YEAR, SIDEWALK DETROIT SELECTS TALENTED ARTISTS AND ARTIST GROUPS TO LEAD WEEKLY OUTDOOR WORKSHOPS IN ELIZA HOWELL PARK. THROUGH WEEKLY PROGRAMMING, SIDEWALK DETROIT IS ABLE TO CONNECT NEIGHBORS WITH ART IN THIS SERENE NATURAL SPACE TO IMPROVE THE COMMUNITY'S MENTAL AND PHYSICAL WELLNESS AND INCREASE AWARENESS OF OURSELVES AS PART OF THE ECOSYSTEM. SINCE 2018, SIDEWALK HAS HOSTED JAZZ NIGHTS AND OTHER SPECIAL EVENTS TO CELEBRATE THE BEAUTIFUL NATURAL SPACES IN ELIZA HOWELL PARK. LIKE OUR WEEKLY EVENTS, THESE EVENTS ARE INTENDED TO BRING ART, COMMUNITY, AND NATURE TOGETHER TO SHARE IN OUR CONNECTEDNESS. ORANGE, GOLD & GREEN IS OUR ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF WHAT WE THINK IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL TIME OF YEAR IN OUR REGION. WE GATHER TOGETHER TO ENJOY PERFORMANCES, HANDS-ON ART WORKSHOPS, HORSEBACK RIDING, DELICIOUS FOOD, AND OF COURSE, THE COLORS OF FALL. IN 2020, THINGS ARE A LITTLE DIFFERENT. WE'RE KEEPING DISTANCE, BUT WE'RE STILL CELEBRATING, NOW MORE THAN EVER, THIS BEAUTIFUL NATURAL SPACE IN OUR COMMUNITY. IF YOU'D LIKE TO PLAY ALONG WITH SIDEWALK'S EHP SCAVENGER HIKE, YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION HERE: WWW.SIDEWALKDETROIT.COM/SCAVENGERHIKE
SIDEWALK FESTIVAL: -SIDEWALK FESTIVAL DOESN'T USE TRADITIONAL STAGES - ARTISTS ARE CHALLENGED TO CREATE SITE-SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE AND INSTALLATION ART FOR THE ALLEYS, GARDENS, STOREFRONTS, COURTYARDS, PARKING LOTS AND STREETS OF DETROIT. IN 2021 WILL BE TAKING PLACE ONLINE AND ACROSS DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE CITY OF DETROIT. IN 2019 WE TRANSFORMED THE STREETS OF HISTORIC OLD REDFORD INTO A SPACE FOR DISCOVERY, DANCING, INNOVATION AND JOY. THIS FESTIVAL SERVES AS AN ANNUAL SACRED SPACE FOR THE CONVENING OF BOUNDARY-PUSHING ARTISTS, RESIDENTS, CURIOUS ART-LOVERS, AND THOSE OF ADVENTUROUS SPIRIT. IN 2020 WE PARTNERED WITH KRESGE ARTS IN DETROIT TO CREATE THE NEIGHBORHOOD CONCET SERIES. THIS SERIES WAS A HANDFUL OF INTIMATE, HYPERLOCAL PERFORMANCES ACROSS DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS. RESIDENTS WATCHED A VARIETY OF PERFORMANCES FROM THE COMFORT OF THEIR FRONT PORCHES WITH THEIR FAMILIES.- NOW:FUTURE A VIRTUAL AND SOCIALLY-DISTANCED PERFORMANCE SERIES FEATURING KRESGE ARTS FELLOWS AND GILDA AWARD RECIPIENTS
NTEE category: Arts, Culture & Humanities
Secondary category: Community Improvement & Capacity Building