In this live conversation by Exhibit Columbus and Dezeen, a panel of experts will discuss how cultural organisations and communities can work toward creating equitable civic spaces across the US. Watch here from 7:00pm UK time (2:00pm EST) on 13 October 2020.
Chaired by Exhibit Columbus director Anne Surak, the discussion will feature artist and design strategist De Nichols, architect Paola Aguirre Serrano and artist-writer-researcher Matthew Fluharty.
The panel is 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, will explore 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 ...