Project Row Houses

Communograph Sidewalk Talk: “Our green spaces, our health” A talk presented by Wendell Taylor, PhD, MPH, and Doris Ellis, President, Friends of Emancipation Park, hosted by artist Rebecca Novak

Thu., January 26, 2012
6:00pm
2320 Elgin St (Eldorado Building)

Wendell Taylor, PhD will present a talk about the relationship between physical activity and the environment. titled, “Addressing Social Inequities in Physical Activity and the Environment: What’s Next?”  As part of his talk, Dr. Taylor will discuss the redesign plans for Emancipation Park, and the community’s involvement with that plan. Following the talk, we will open the floor to Q & A, and have an open discussion about open spaces – what is your vision for the future of green spaces in the Third Ward?

Learn more about the Communograph project on our website, or visit www.communograph.com.

Travel with Me on My Creative Journey

Sidewalk Talk: “Compositions of Comparisons and Contrasts” with key speakers Malcolm Sumisu, Robert Hodge, Hamdiya Ali, Journey Allen

Thu., February 9, 2012
6:00pm
Hosted by artist Ifeanyi Okoro II
“Communograph House” 2505 Holman

“All roads lead to home.” – Compositions of Comparison and Contrasts. This talk will consist of area and out-of-state implants, be they artists, community workers, or family men and women, each speaking on the change and impact that they bring about in 3rd Ward. This is like a national map, akin to the saying, “All roads lead to Rome”. This also encompasses and uncovers the pathways, layers, and histories that are often left untold in “The Tré”. Key Speakers (Previous or Current Residence) : Malcolm Sumisu (New York), Robert Hodge (Texas/Houston’s 3rd Ward), Hamdiya Ali (California), Journey Allen (Louisiana), Ifeanyi Okoro II (Texas/Prairie View)

Learn more about the Communograph project on our website, or visit www.communograph.com.

Communograph

As part of Round 35, Project Row Houses presents Communograph, a multi-platform art project conceptualized by Los Angeles-based artist Ashley Hunt www.ashleyhuntwork.net

Since May of 2010 Project Row Houses (PRH)  has been working with Hunt to create a map of the Third Ward Community, with particular focus on PRH’s 10-block site as well as the surrounding 35 block area that PRH refers to its immediate community.

Through Hunt’s ongoing conversations with community members and questions about what it even means to make a map today, the project expanded into a framework for community-based research, featuring five parallel activities and numerous collaborations with artists and organizations around the Third Ward.   

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