Walk In Our Shoes - Washington Park - Youth-Led Tour and Site Activation
Event Information
About this event
Join Territory Urban Design Team for a youth-led walking tour in Washington Park for Night Out In The Parks. Teen guides will greet you at each stop in our tour. Come and step into stories, interactions and conversations spaces designed to help you walk in our shoes.
This partnership event will feature:
- Live podcast by Blok By Blok
- Block club sign making by the Design Apprenticeship Program at University of Chicago Arts + Public Life
- Pop-up conversation stations designed by Territory Urban Design Team
Meet and greet at the top of the hour let by Territory Teens Breaking Boundaries. Formal activities at 10 minutes after the hour, lasting about 50 minutes. Come for it all, or drop by any time.
Registation recommended in case of rain cancellation, but not required.
Walk In Our Shoes is a youth-led, youth-designed public art and urban design project first imagined in Summer 2018. The tours have included the creative input of over 100 Chicago teens from neighborhoods across the city.
Tour Registration is Free!
For more information on Night Out In The Parks: https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/events/night-out-in-the-parks
This is a partner event of the Chicago Architectural Biennial. This project funded in part by Night Out In The Parks, and the Illinois Arts Council Agency.
Organizer Territory NFP
Organizer of Walk In Our Shoes - Washington Park - Youth-Led Tour and Site Activation
Territory is young people building voice, vision, and agency through the practice of design in our communities. Through skill-based practice, technical mentorship, and civic engagement our design teams develop projects to create a safer and more welcoming city. We have designed walking tours, wayfinding devices, permanent and pop-up placemaking, public art, and youth-led workshops to promote our vision for Chicago neighborhoods. Each year Territory employs over 50 youth ages 14-19 in our studio programs.
