INC NEWS - Parrish St. Public Art Design Charrette Dec. 17-18

[Blalock, Amy]

CITY OF DURHAM

Office of Public Affairs

101 City Hall Plaza

Durham, NC 27701

 

 

News Release

 

For Details, Contact:

Amy C. Blalock

Senior Public Affairs Specialist

(919) 560-4123 x 253

(919) 475-7735 (cell)

Amy.Blalock at durhamnc.gov <mailto:Amy.Blalock at durhamnc.gov> 

 

For Immediate Release:  December 6, 2007

 

 

Parrish Street Public Art Design Charrette Dec. 17-18

 

What:              Parrish Street Public Art Design Charrette

 

Who:               Parrish Street Advocacy Group, the City of Durham's
Office of Economic and Workforce Development, and the Durham Cultural
Master Plan Board 

 

When:             Monday, December 17 and Tuesday, December 18, 2007,
from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

 

Where:            Parrish Street Project Office

                        200 North Mangum Street

Durham, N.C. 27701

 

Fast Facts

*         The Parrish Street Public Art Design Team, a part of the
Parrish Street Project, is now developing conceptual ideas for how works
of public art can commemorate the history and spirit of Durham's "Black
Wall Street." 

 

*         Interested stakeholders, artists, design professionals and
Durham residents are invited to stop by the Parrish Street Project
Office to share ideas about how public art can enhance the experience of
Parrish Street.   

 

*         At the end of this two-day charrette, the consultants hired by
the Parrish Street Advocacy Group will prepare recommendations and
solicit public feedback from both residents and the Durham City Council
in February 2008.

 

About the Parrish Street Project

The Parrish Street Project, under the direction of the Durham City
Council, is working to commemorate the nationally significant history of
Parrish Street, also known as "Black Wall Street," and to spur economic
revitalization for this downtown Durham corridor.  The City and its
partners are engaged in a mission to attract new investment and pursue
national heritage area status from the United States Congress.

 

To learn more about the Parrish Street Project, visit the City's Web
site at www.durhamnc.gov/departments/eed/parrish.cfm or contact Parrish
Street Project Coordinator Reginald Jones with the City's Office of
Economic and Workforce Development, at (919) 560-4965, extension 240 or
via e-mail at reginald.jones at durhamnc.gov.  

 

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