so we attempted to have nights that focused on clustering. We did try to dictate where these events could be, but we can’t control all of them. We did focus on creating a density, and we are planning on encouraging more proximity in the future. But we are also going to continue letting it grow organically. I feel like sometimes some of the best events and surprises were in neighborhoods that we would never have thought of. So it’s going to be a mixture. You know, it’s partly curated, partly crowd sourced. And I think that we are going to try to keep it around 60-ish events.
we don’t have what you would call a clear ‘design district’ or area where everyone is located. So for example, if we had really tried to cluster the neighborhoods, if we had been really staunch and strict about that, then projects like Imaging Detroit would never have been able to be part of it because the project was off the beaten path. But that was part of its charm. I think that it’s great that there are so many festivals – in Hart Plaza and in Midtown and in other neighborhoods – but it is important to highlight some areas that maybe do get overlooked. I thought it was great that
JAQUELIN KIROUAC: You know, we are working with the landscape of the city, and there are areas where things are little scattered in the city – and
Imaging Detroit was exploring new territories somewhere a little bit different and somewhere that was a little bit of a challenge to find >>
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