AMP: Artists' Meeting Place and Resource Collective

from Franklin Furnace

Good Afternoon,

I am writing to invite your students and faculty to consider and enter a design ideas competition called Monument Avenue: General Demotion/General Devotion.

Recent national events provide an opportunity to re-examine the role of Confederate statuary in the public realm. Monument Avenue: General Demotion/General Devotion is an international design ideas competition, aiming to contribute to this important dialogue by inviting architects, planners, designers, artists, and individuals to reimagine the entire 5.4 mile length of Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virginia, one of America’s grandest boulevards. Local Richmond organizations including The Storefront for Community Design + the mObstudiO at VCUarts will administer the international competition, a concurrent local high school competition, and community workshops and conversations. Monument Avenue provides a unique opportunity to enrich the conversation about race, memory, the urban landscape and public art. Competition registration is now open and remains open until September 15, 2018 with submissions due on December 1, 2018. The Valentine (https://thevalentine.org/), a history museum in Richmond, will host an exhibition of entries opening on February 14, 2019.

For more information contact or visit:

monument@storefrontrichmond.org

www.monumentavenuegdgd.com

I have included a copy of the project brief for you to pass along to interested parties along with an printable poster for promotional purposes. You can register for the competition at www.monumentavenuegdgd.com/national/submit

Please forward this email widely to students, colleagues, community organizations, and anyone else who might be interested.

Looking forward,

Adele Ball

Storefront for Community Design + mOb Studio

Monument Avenue: General Demotion / General Devotion Team