Creative Placemaking, Black Restorative Ecologies, and Black Spatial Futures: Reflections on a Mellon Sawyer Seminar

• In Event: Practices of Creative Placemaking

Description for Program

This presentation will detail the work involved in executing the 2+ year Mellon Sawyer Seminar on the theme "Creative Placemaking, Black Restorative Ecologies, and Black Spatial Futures" at Georgetown University. Grant programs included a bi-weekly reading group, mentorship of fellows, planning and execution of two symposia (one for grad students and one for faculty at a wide array of institutions), a trip to the NMAAHC, a trip to a 53-acre Black-woman-owned farm, and multiple speaker events. The presentation will include both intellectual and administrative insights gained during the work of centering and celebrating Black placemaking and restorative Black ecological practices.

Authors

• Amani Morrison, Georgetown University

• Lidya Woldeyesus, Georgetown University