Upstream: A Future River

OUR STORYThe LA River Public Art Project was founded in 2014 to address the intersection of culture, public policy, and public space. Projects to date includeTEN FEET: Art Meets the River(2015) andThe Course of Empire(2016). The 2018 Art Talks on the River is our first collaboration with the Friends of the LA River (FoLAR), the River’s largest and oldest advocacy organization.We are proponents of building neighborhood stability through equitable access to the potential benefits that can be realized through robust arts communities and programs along the River. We pose the questions of how to proceed to maximize the value of the Arts on the River, how to navigate the social structures, and how to proceed where traditional arts administration plans and programs have failed to build a cohesive body of work related to the River.Working collaboratively with local and regional agencies, the LA River Public Art Project has already engaged artists, fabricators, arts organizations and curators, educators, and community members working in various geographies to discuss how non-traditional strategies can be applied to maximize an equitable arts future for the River.We invite you to join us:http://losangelesriverpublicartproject.org/MISSIONThe mission of the LA River Public Art Project (LARPAP) is to ensure that the arts and culture that represent LA’s long-standing communities are infused into River revitalization projects, preserve the legacy of the River, and support local community initiatives.VISIONWe envision a ribbon of nature, art, and play along our region’s waterway, creating an infrastructure for vibrant public space—all 51 miles.OUR PROPOSALArts in the River have been guerilla projects, commissioned as ornament and seen as devices of neighborhood destruction. We believe the River is a contested public open space that has not been adequately considered or envisioned as a platform for arts and culture in the second most active arts community/economy in the US.Through open discourse with City, County and the myriad regional, State and Federal agencies that form the LA River Restoration Project Team, we hope to evaluate the impacts of site specific permanent and temporary installations that have drawn inspiration not only from the River’s immediate physicality, but a dream of a more verdant future for the City and region as a whole.We will discuss the role of arts on the River and identify strategies to increase the presence and value of art in River communities as a means to an end for achieving social fabric repair, local economic growth, and the cultivation and curation of cultural resources and explorations.

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<H2>Upstream: A Future River</H2>
As the River is re-imagined for future generations of Angelenos, how will public art flourish? This panel will discuss methodologies for communities to cultivate distinct cultural identities, histories and qualities in the public art process.
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<A HREF="https://culturela.org/contact/public-art-division/" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="Public Art Division, City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Felicia Filer, Director, Public Art Division, DCA</A>
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<A HREF="http://mhdcd8.com/staff/kristen-gordon/" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="Kristen Gordon" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Kristen Gordon, Deputy to City of Los Angeles Councilperson Marqueece Harris-Dawson</A>
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<A HREF="http://www.soniaromero.net/about/" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="Sonia Romero" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Sonia Romero, Artist and Educator</A>
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<H3>Moderated by:</H3>
<A HREF="https://arch.usc.edu/faculty/margulies" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="Esther Margulies" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Esther Margulies, Interim Director, Graduate School of Landscape Architecture, USC</A>
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<H2 CLASS="MsoNormal">Talk to Me |  Habla Conmigo</H2>
The LA River Public Art Project is launching an archival collection of cultural events, art works, and installation pop-ups that have occurred on and around the LA River.
We want to hear from you! Tell us your story,...what you’ve seen, what you’ve heard, what you've lived. We’ll be on site ready to talk with you. 
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Upstream: A Future River

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