Props to Hiba for wrapping up what we started last night. Most time spent on the ladder.
This is Happening: Installing our sign at CIVIC SPACE
Installing the sign for CIVIC SPACE, take 1
Last night, Hiba, Sara, and Justin tackled some initial planning for the installation of the CIVIC SPACE / Letter Library sign. The Letter Library idea came out of trying to think through how we might make our own sign for the space, so it’s really great to finally see the letters going up.
Hiba got on the ladder first, installing the letters with some tape, while Sara helped to position from the vantage point across the road.
Then Justin made some attempts as well.
We did some photoshop mock-ups earlier, but we still wanted to be able to play a bit.
The sign will read something like, “CIVIC SPACE PRESENTS THE LETTER LIBRARY.”
The title might bleed down into the window where we’ll likely have our return pile of letters.
We tried the letters up high and hugging the window. We’ll do some more tests later today. We used a pole to remove our well-taped letters.
As an aside, this is the nicely designed new water meter cover in front of our building.
Danielle came by for inspection — and approved.
End of the night clean-up.
Sara demonstrating the letter removal technique.
Project Launch June 21st: The Letter Library (A Collection of Alphabetic Interventions)
Save the Date: June 21st, 2012 at 7pm
CIVIC SPACE (411 Pelissier St, downtown Windsor)
On June 21st at 7pm, we’ll be kicking things CIVIC SPACE with the Letter Library (A Collection of Alphabetic Interventions). This open community project invites anyone and everyone to come borrow from our letterset to caption the city around them.
With Windsor at the edge of so many transitions, how might we collectively reclaim and create our own public narratives about the future of our city through this playful intervention?
Anyone participating will be issued a Letter Library Card and will able to sign out 12″ 3D letters from our collection to create their own temporary installation, document it with one of our single-use cameras, and ultimately help to build an archive of new captions for the city’s build environment.
More soon.
Announcing CIVIC SPACE (Community Innovation through Vital Interactions & Collaborations)
For more information on CIVIC SPACE and its programming: please visit civicspace.info.
We’re incredibly excited to announce a new initiative that will become the centre of our focus for the next two years.
CIVIC SPACE (Community Innovation through Vital Interaction & Collaboration Space) will launch on Thursday, June 21st at 411 Pelissier Street in downtown Windsor. Supported by the Ontario Trillium Foundation, CIVIC SPACE will serve as a hub for our events, public activities, and research around locality, infrastructure, education, and creative practice as a driver for civic change.
This storefront space (once a textile store and before that a jeweller) will soon host new community projects, artist residencies, DIY workshops, public lectures and a range of other new initiatives for the next 24-months. CIVIC SPACE will aim to engage the public in addressing community challenges through new programming and activities that initiate collaborative creative problem solving.
On June 21st at 7pm, we’ll be kicking things off with the Letter Library (A Collection of Alphabetic Interventions). This open community project invites anyone and everyone to come borrow from our letterset to caption the city around them. With Windsor at the edge of so many transitions, how might we collectively reclaim and create our own public narratives about the future of our city through this playful intervention? Anyone participating will be issued a Letter Library Card and will able to sign out 12″ 3D letters from our collection to create their own temporary installation, document it with one of our single-use cameras, and ultimately help to build an archive of new captions for the city’s build environment.
We’ll also be announcing the rest of our summer programming very soon … stay close.
CIVIC SPACE would not be possible without the incredibly generous support from the Ontario Trillium Foundation.
P.S. If you’re interested in applying for a residency, looking to connect for a new collaborative project, or just interested in (finally) making the trip to Windsor, be in touch.
