The Second Annual Heart of Orange Placemaking Conference: Building a Just & Beautiful City was a success! Held this past Saturday(April 10th) at the beautiful First Presbyterian Church of Orange, residents and community leaders gathered to hear inspiring speeches by Denys Candy, Rich Brown and Carlos Canales and engage in the wonderful afternoon workshops.
Thank you to Denys Candy for sharing his experience with development of the Hill District and Find the Rivers! and Carlos Canales for his presentation on organizing day laborer's worker centers. Placemaking attendees had a wonderful time in the afternoon with workshops such as envisioning a more interactive Tony Galento Plaza, printmaking using Adinkra symbols, and creating a temporary art installation in the South Essex Tunnel with spray paint chalk and attaching beautiful ribbons with written messages of Orange Love to the bridge at Lincoln Ave. The day wrapped up with graphic designer Rich Brown discussing the importance of art in community organizing. Thank you to all that attended and made the day great. We were able to come away with inspiring thoughts and strategic goals to mold Orange into a truly Just & Beautiful City.
All in all it was a wonderful day! As Mr. Candy exclaimed:
"A Just and Beautiful City is Just Beautiful!".
Enjoy this slideshow of the day's events:
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