A great site started by Will McHale down in Philly. “Our goal is to link the resources of the Philadelphia Creative Community…”
The municipalWORKSHOP is grassroots creative laboratory and a division of M12. We are dedicated to the creation and facilitation of contemporary public art projects, which cover a wide spectrum of disciplines, configurations, and locales. We work in collaboration with municipalities, community groups, and community members in hopes of creating more creative and dynamic cities and townships.
The Chinatown Storefront Library has transformed one of Boston Chinatown’s vacant, commercial, street-level spaces into a temporary public library. Operating from October 2009 through January 2010, the project has created a memorable event for Chinatown, while providing a selection of urgently needed services for a community that has been without a library since 1956. The library offers: books, Internet access, newspapers, a children’s reading area, and a mix of programs and activities—all visible to passersby on the street.
The City Reliquary is a not-for-profit community museum and civic organization located in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Through permanent display of New York City artifacts, rotating exhibits of community collections, and annual cultural events, The City Reliquary connects visitors to both the past and present of New York. Hi’ilei Dye, Board Member Emerita
The City Reliquary began in 2002 at a ground-floor apartment window at the intersection of Havemeyer and Grand Streets in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. If a passerby paused to admire the window’s contents, they would discover a small button on the building’s exterior the size of a doorbell. Push the button and the recorded voice of Dave Herman would guide your eye around: two-and-a-half links of a “city hall window chain,” a set of dentures found in Dead Horse Bay, Statue of Liberty figurines. Next to them, carefully painted directions point toward nearby landmarks. Orienting your body toward the Williamsburg Bridge, which the sign tells you is 1.3 miles to the west, you face the heart of New York City.
