Cleveland ///
Shrinking Cities exhibition at SPACES Gallery and Cleveland Urban Design Center
Opens April 20, 2007
In 2005, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated that Cleveland had lost nearly 20,000 residents in just five years. The city’s head count of 458,684 was the lowest in nearly one hundred years.
Now, a cutting-edge global investigation brings light to the consequences of suburbanization, de-industrialization, post-socialism and a number of other factors contributing to the growing issue of shrinking cities. Researchers investigate and document the changed cultural reality of urban population decline as they highlight themes including neglect, appropriation of spaces, changed practices of daily life and survival strategies.
A two-part project, Shrinking Cities examines the worldwide phenomenon of urban de-population. Part one (Research), which will be on display at the Cleveland Urban Design Center, explores the global study of the phenomena, as well as the change in urban landscapes, everyday practices and political conflicts. Part two (Interventions), appearing at SPACES Gallery, features alternative models of artistic intervention and self-empowerment strategies for action.
The exhibition runs through June 8, 2007 at SPACES Gallery and Kent State University Cleveland Urban Design Center.
Program ///
Opening
SPACES Gallery
Friday, April 20, 2007
5–6pm: Member preview hour
6–9pm: Public reception
Free and open to the public. Refreshments available.
Shrinking Cities Lectures ///
Shrinking Cities: A Global Phenomenon
Nicole Minten-Jung, Shrinking Cities Assistant Curator
Friday, April 20, 4:30-5:30pm
Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative
820 Prospect Avenue
Followed by Exhibit Opening Reception
Free and open to the public.
Exterritories
Gallery Talk with Johannes Fiedler
Friday, June 8, 2007, 6:00pm SPACES Gallery2220 Superior Viaduct
Free and open to the public
Symposium: Shrinking Cities
Friday, May 11, 1:00-4:00pm
Josaphat Arts Hall
1433 East 33rd Street , Cleveland
Speakers
Kyong Park, Founder/Director of the International Center for Urban Ecology (NYC, NY); Mel Chin, Artist (NYC, NY and North Carolina); Frances Whitehead, Artist (Chicago); Elke Knöss and Wolfgang Grillitsch, Peanutz Architekten (Berlin).
Free and open to the public, but reservations are required. Please RSVP to the Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative at (216) 357-3434 or kmcnulty_gst*at*kent.edu
Shrinking Cities: Events in the City ///
Shrinking Cities Film Festival
Tuesday, May 1, 4-6 p.m.
Dively Auditorium at the Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
Cleveland State University, 1717 Euclid Avenue
Co-sponsored by the Levin College Forum in the Center for Civic Education at Cleveland State University, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs.
Free and open to the public
Cities Growing Smaller: Music and Movies at Hyacinth ParkFriday, May 18, 7:00-10:00pm
Outdoor event at Hyacinth Park in Slavic Village (East 63th Street between Waterman and Wren Avenues) featuring live local bands and films from the Shrinking Cities project. This event is co-sponsored by Slavic Village Development and the Friends of Hyacinth Park.
Free and open to the public. Food and drink will be available for purchase. Bring lawnchairs and blankets.
In case of rain, the event will be held in the St Hyacinth Community Room, 6114 Francis Avenue, Cleveland.
Films:
Shrinking Cities Film Antje Ehmann
Moving Graves J. Huellmantel, Dan Pitera, Chistopher Lee with Mitch Cope
Abnehemen leicht gemacht/Karotoons Philipp Oswalt, Klaus OvermeyerIntroduction to Wildflowers lucky kitchen
Blinkenlights/Chaos Computer Club Creatmosfairy
COW-the udder way Ulrike Steven et al.
Post Barnsley/squint opera Alsop Architects
Bands:
The Bright Red Fight, Rainy Day Saints, Home and Garden, Flat Can Co.
Special guest artist:
Double Dutch will take you Higher
For further information see http://www.SPACESgallery.org und http://www.cudc.kent.edu/shrink.
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