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Rick Lowe – Project Row Houses
Artist / activist and now McArthur Foundation Genius Award winner, Lowe has for years been extolling the value of the arts in the neighborhood.  He has not only helped to nurture artists, but has helped others to understand how to help artists.  His influence continues to spread and he continues to carry his message across our universe and beyond it.  He’s now one of the sector’s foremost spokespeople and he has had his hand in projects from Watts to New Orleans to Seattle to Dallas and beyond. (Note:  While Lowe is clearly an artist, he is also an active leader in the arts administration field –  hence his inclusion on this list.)