In this live conversation by Exhibit Columbus and Dezeen, a panel of experts discussed how cultural organisations and communities can work toward creating equitable civic spaces across the US.
Chaired by Exhibit Columbus director Anne Surak, the discussion featured artist and design strategist De Nichols, architect Paola Aguirre Serrano and artist-writer-researcher Matthew Fluharty.
The panel was the third in a series of live talks hosted on Dezeen as part of Exhibit Columbus' online symposium New Middles: From Main Street to Megalopolis, What is the Future of the Middle City"
Exhibit Columbus is an annual exploration of architecture, art, design and community in the city of Columbus, Indiana.  This year's symposium looks at the designed future of rural and urban areas located in the centre of the US.
The talk, entitled New Middles: Arts and Community, explored the context and conditions in which Midwestern communities currently exist, as well as how these groups are shaping the future of the region.
"As communities across the middle reckon with legacies and presents marked by white supremacy and structural racism, including Jim Crow-era monuments, how can speculation through art and design help people envision equitable civic spaces"" asked the curators.
Exhibit Columbus director Anne Surak will moderate the talk on arts and communities in the Midwest
Surak is a curator and art dealer whose 18-year-long career in the cultural sector has predominantly...