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SpacesBetween Murals capture community color :

A project to put the “forest” back in the Forest City : Another Square seeks transformation : Art on the rails

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Public Square honored as a signature space

Public Square was selected as one of America’s five “Great Public Spaces” by the American Planning Association. The APA’s Great Places in America program recognizes streets, neighborhoods, and public spaces in the United States that demonstrate exceptional character,

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quality, and planning -- attributes that enrich communities, facilitate economic growth, and inspire others around the country.

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Seasonal scenes from the Square.

Multivista & Sahar Coston-Hardy

LAND studio is supported in part by the residents of Cuyahoga County through a public grant from Cuyahoga Arts & Culture, the Ohio Arts Council, a state agency that supports public programs in the arts, The Cleveland Foundation, the George Gund Foundation, and our individual donors.

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LAND LOVE

A WORD FROM GREG PECKHAM, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

The city’s treescape turns over a new leaf

“The world is a better place with them in it,”

In early October, we were thrilled to learn that Cleveland Public Square had been named one of five Great Public Spaces on the American Planning Association’s annual Great Places in America list.

have the greatest impact. The trees will have

explains philanthropist Ellen Thomas when asked

new homes on Britt Oval outside Saint Luke’s

why she thinks trees are important. “And we just

Manor in the Buckeye neighborhood, along the

love them,” adds Joe, her husband and fellow tree lover. In 2017, motivated

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by the loss of several trees in their

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neighborhood, the Thomases supported

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their beliefs by giving a gift to LAND studio, with the purpose of planting

To have our signature project included on the

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trees in areas that needed them most.

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same list as Millennium Park in Chicago and

LAND studio, along with neighborhood

Central Park in New York City is an extraordinary

partners, determined where the trees would

Morgana Run Trail in Slavic Village, and in Midtown.

As the city continues its work on The Cleveland Tree Plan — a communitywide collaboration to rebuild our urban forest — the Thomases generous gift will leave a legacy for many generations

to come and bring Cleveland one-step closer to

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reclaiming the Forest City name.

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Trees take to the soil near Saint Luke’s Manor.

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accomplishment for LAND studio, Cleveland, and all of our amazing partners. Our commitment to quality, design, and community participation remain pillars of our work.

Cleveland Neighborhood Progress have

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So what’s next? LAND studio and engaged Hargreaves Associates, a worldCONTINUING OUR WORK TO

class design firm, to begin a process to re-envision Shaker

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Square. Alongside

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area stakeholders, the

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historic Shaker Square

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will be reimagined while reconnecting to a beloved neighborhood

that serves as a gateway between the City of Cleveland and its first-ring neighbors.

As we begin to focus on Shaker Square, we continue to make progress on another transformational project — Irishtown Bend. We are developing partnerships throughout Ohio City and in the next year will apply funding from the Cleveland Foundation’s Creative Fusion program into the under-utilized CMHA Community Center at Riverview Towers. The center sits on the edge of what will one day be Overlook Park at Irishtown Bend.

We hope you enjoy this issue and our spotlight on many of the projects we have helped implement this past summer. Make a plan this fall to find them all, all over Cleveland!

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Spanish artist Sam3 and a team of local

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A new chapter for INTER|URBAN

In September, the work of 25 artists was

exhibitions between the airport and downtown

installed in 25 train cars on RTA’s redline

along the RTA’s Red Line. Since the initial launch

creating moving art galleries. This is part of the

of the project, several additional murals have

ongoing INTER|URBAN initiative that brings art

been installed and programming has been added.

and culture to transit riders and reinforces the

Vibrant murals enliven a community corridor

Art that is free and accessible to everyone continues

transformed building walls into works of creativity,

Cleveland artist Eileen Dorsey in collaboration with

inspiration, and pride for residents.

Chicago-based graffiti artist Ish Muhammad.

significance of art in the public realm. Artists

studio in partnership with the The Cleveland

to add vibrancy to Cleveland’s neighborhoods.

were selected from more than 250 submissions

Foundation, The Greater Cleveland Regional

LAND studio, in partnership with Gordon Square

from local, national, and international artists.

Transit Authority, and the Anisfield-Wolf Book

Arts District and Detroit-Shoreway Community

artist duo Jessie and Katey is on the eastern

art scene and displaying the incredible talent of

Inspiration for the selected artists’ work is taken

Awards with the mission of transforming

Development Organization, commissioned eight

wall of the Centers for Families and Children’s

Cleveland’s artists.

directly from winning literature of the Anisfield-

Cleveland’s public transit system into a large-

murals in the Detroit-Shoreway neighborhood to

Reinberger Auditorium (5209 Detroit Ave.) It

Wolf Book Awards which recognizes authors

scale public art experience.

create a public art corridor. Property owners on

serves as a gateway to welcome people to the

Detroit Avenue between W. 52nd and W. 74th

Gordon Square Arts District as they approach

streets volunteered their property as canvases

from downtown.

exploring ideas of social justice, diversity, and

painters work to transform the Garrett A. Morgan

the celebration of all cultures and backgrounds.

water tower on the city’s West side shoreway .

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The INTER|URBAN project launched in 2016

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INTER|URBAN is produced by LAND

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with the creation of 18 murals and public art

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INTER|URBAN’s latest installations bring

colorful, kinetic energy to Cleveland’s RTA redline.

I M A G E S C O U R T E S Y O F Peter Larson

for artists. The murals, by seven local and three national artists, were completed in May and have

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The largest mural of the series by Baltimore

The first mural that was completed is on the Stockyard Meats building (6105 Detroit Ave.) by

Projects like this are elevating the public

For a list of all artists and mural locations, visit land-studio.org/project/gordon-square-arts-district-murals

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Clockwise, from left : Neighborhood works by

Matthew Sweeney, Jessie and Katey, and Ryan Jaenke.

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Bob Perkoski

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