We are thrilled to share that the absolutely amazing Rick Lowe, who serves on our Curatorial Advisory Council, has been awarded a MacArthur Genius fellowship. Congratulations to Rick and all the great folks at Project Row Houses! macfound.org/fellows/class/class-2014/ Rick Lowe is an artist whose unconventional approach to community revitalization has transformed a long-neglected neighborhood in Houston into a visionary public art project that continues to evolve, two decades since its inception. Originally trained as a painter, Lowe shifted the focus of his artistic practice in the early 1990s in order to address more directly the pressing social, economic, and cultural needs of his community. With a group of fellow artists, he organized the purchase and restoration of a block and a half of derelict properties—twenty-two shotgun houses from the 1930s—in Houston’s predominantly African American Third Ward and turned them into Project Row Houses (PRH), an unusual amalgam of arts venue and community support center. - See more at: macfound.org/fellows/920/#sthash.ZIVbt3ou.dpuf
Posted on: Wed, 17 Sep 2014 13:22:08 +0000
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