Creative Greensboro Annual Report 2021-2022

Also launched in 2021-2022, our Neighborhood Arts Residency Program connected working artists and their neighbors to beautify and honor the vibrancy of three neighborhoods identified for reinvestment in the Housing GSO plan - Glenwood, Kings Forest, and Dudley Heights. The program was made possible with support from federal Community Development Block Grants, Kenan Institute for the Arts and HealthTeam Advantage. The six-month residencies accomplished far more than originally imagined – in the breadth of programs offered, work created, and relationships built. Neighborhood members selected Artists in Residence Sunny Gravely-Foushee, of the TAB Arts Center, Darlene McClinton, and Harry Turfle, who then created community-based art activities and worked with neighbors to envision and create public art projects. They brought in another 31 professional artists to support the work. Throughout the residencies, neighbors and artists worked as co-leaders. Programs included skills-based workshops like drawing and T-shirt printing, dialogue sessions about neighborhood identity, and paint-in the-park afternoons. Between the three neighborhoods, they designed 16 murals on sidewalks, crosswalks, and basketball courts. A picnic table, benches and a bus shelter were transformed with each neighborhood’s distinct vision. The historically-Black King’s Forest neighborhood honored six people who lived in their neighborhood, highlighting their unique history. More than 900 people participated in the three neighborhoods . In total, they created 20 new pieces of public art . And they set a new standard for how to work with and in the community. CONNECTING COMMUNITIES WITH CREATIVITY

— Zanzella Savoy Kings Forest Neighborhood Leader to this neighborhood and stayed all those years. It is one of the best things I’ve been a part of in the city – and I’ve done a lot! This project was the true meaning of art. It brought people together. It reminded me of why my mother and father moved

Glenwood is my home, so the residency program gave me an opportunity to more deeply connect with my neighbors and other artists in our community, and I have formed friendships because of it. The work of the residency has also acted as a catalyst, bringing people together who are continuing with more community-based projects afterward. It has demonstrated how powerful artists and creative projects are in building community.

— Harry Turfle

Glenwood Artist in Residence

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