Baltimore-Rotterdam Sister City Committee

ANNOUNCING WALK ON BY! Creative Alliance, TENT Rotterdam, and Baltimore-Rotterdam Sister City Committee, present Walk On By: an exhibition and cultural exchange that connects Black artists and their diverse experiences, across the Atlantic. Walk On By: Baltimore-Rotterdam Exhibition & Artist Exchange Creative Alliance in Baltimore, MD, USA: Exhibition: September 26 – November 30, 2024 Opening Reception: September 27, 2024 TENT in Rotterdam, The Netherlands: Exhibition: Spring 2025 More info: https://lnkd.in/e-huKE9A Explore the Black Atlantic through the diverse stories of local artists in the historical port cities of Baltimore and Rotterdam, through exhibitions in both countries and an exchange program. FEATURING works by Schaun Champion (Baltimore), Charles Mason III (Baltimore), Naomi King (Rotterdam), kolpeace (Baltimore), Djon Seedorf (Rotterdam), and Tarona (Rotterdam).
 Curated by Joy Davis, Visual Arts Director at Creative Alliance and founder of Waller Gallery. "Walk On By" explores the African diaspora in two historic industrial port cities, Baltimore and Rotterdam, through the many-layered and diverse stories that local artists can tell. In collaboration with Creative Alliance (Baltimore) and TENT Rotterdam (Rotterdam), Baltimore-based curator Joy Davis bridges conversations between different Black diasporic communities and art practices within their expansive mediums. The project is in response to the Dionne Warwick song of the same name that parallels the necessity to commune and communicate with one’s community. The project begins its journey this September in Baltimore at Creative Alliance, and then travels to Rotterdam in the spring of 2025. Participating artists travel to each city during the exhibitions to experience the culture, engage with the community and artists, and create lasting connections across the Atlantic. #walkonby #baltimoresistercities #baltimorerotterdam #baltimorexrotterdam Thank you for your support: Terra Foundation for American Art, Dutch Culture USA, US Embassy The Hague, Gemeente Rotterdam, Maryland State Arts Council #mdartscouncil, The Netherland-America Foundation

“I thoroughly enjoyed spending Placemaking Week surrounded by other like-minded individuals who illustrate the 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀.” —Tamara Emswiler, Senior Program Manager for Social Impact Design, Neighborhood Allies Read more of what our 603 attendees, representing 11 countries and 195 cities, had to say about #PlacemakingWeek in our Conference Report! 🔗 https://bit.ly/3xLFpJU the Neighborhood Design Center #PublicSpaces

#Tubebarrier, a flexible temporary flood defence barrier developed in the Netherlands, will be used by the City of Annapolis to protect the city and its residents from flooding and water damage. The Tubebarrier is designed to be deployed quickly and efficiently in the event of flooding. It consists of a flexible tube that automatically fills itself with water to retain water. The system is modular, reusable, and can be set up without electricity or pumps, making it ideal for emergency situations. During a visit to the Netherlands in November 2023, #NWPmember Dutch Water Prevention showed the City of Annapolis how effective and user-friendly this innovation is. Dutch Water Prevention eventually installed a demonstration model in Annapolis, where the Tubebarrier was successfully deployed several times. 💬 “The first success of the Tubebarrier in the United States is a very nice milestone and also shows the power of joint efforts and cooperation between the Netherlands and the United States,” says Bas Jonkman, Professor of Integrated Hydraulic Engineering at Delft University of Technology. Read on Dutchwatersector.com: https://lnkd.in/emiADcpj. City of Annapolis, MD | The Green Village | VPdelta | Raymond Hofer | Lindsey Schwidder | Arjan Braamskamp

“As someone living in Baltimore, I can already see that the relationships built to bring such diverse speakers to the stage from all levels of experience with placemaking will 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘇𝗲 𝘀𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸.” —Hailey Jordan, Information Designer, Kings Imagination Co. Read more of what our 603 attendees, representing 11 countries and 195 cities, had to say about #PlacemakingWeek! Learn more about who attended and their thoughts in our Conference Report—full of key takeaways from our growing #Placemaking world. 🔗 See more: https://bit.ly/3xLFpJU the Neighborhood Design Center #PublicSpaces

Announcing all our Practice Place collaborators 🔮  Join our next Practice Place this Friday!    How do we create conditions for a sustainable and hopeful design practice? IABR 2024 introduces a Practice Place, a meeting space in the exhibition, where we call on the architectural community at large to come together around the transformation of practice. During our next Practice Place ‘Towards Bioregional Building?’ this Friday, July 19, we will conduct a workshop to train attendees in organizing place-based meetings around systemic and local questions. Studio Inscape (NL) will spark imagination inspired by their Bioregional Design Game. meta knol & Christiane Bosman are giving a workshop on future thinking. Nature of Hope curator Catherine Koekoek moderates the event. Towards Bioregional Building? is part two of a series of seven day-long workshops. It will be documented in a living archive in the exhibition, inspire a podcast series in collaboration with de Architect NL, and ultimately lead to a New Narrative for Architecture and Urbanism (NNAU) that will be festively presented on the closing weekend of the biennial. The Practice Place is organized in collaboration with Ministerie van de Toekomst. The spoken language is Dutch.  The event is free, but registration is required! Register here: https://lnkd.in/e69E9Eqh #IABR #IABRNatureofHope #IABR11 #IABR2024 #architecturebiennalerotterdam #practiceplace #bioregionalbuilding #designgame #futurethinking 

Nice story featuring our work on climate change in Baltimore "Ben Zaitchik, a professor in Johns Hopkins University’s Earth & Planetary Sciences Department, is part of a group setting up weather stations around the city, particularly in underserved neighborhoods, and meeting with residents to discuss environmental issues and the weather monitoring. The goal of the project, called the Baltimore Social-Environmental Collaborative, is to inform the city’s climate change planning in the years ahead. Zaitchik and his team are evaluating solutions that could ease the heat island effect — going beyond just planting trees and other greenery. Things like painting rowhouse roofs white and installing permeable pavers instead of giant slabs of asphalt. They’re also looking to characterize the effect of extreme heat on vulnerable people, who have no choice but to spend time outside working or taking public transit, or who must spend time indoors without adequate air conditioning. The effort must go beyond merely counting heat-related deaths, Zaitchik said." https://lnkd.in/eRM9QV9q

Hi Placemakers, Hope you're enjoying summer and recharging for autumn because Placemaking Week Europe 2024 in #Rotterdam is going to be SPECIAL! 🎉 Haven't booked your ticket yet? Secure your spot here! https://lnkd.in/dTXEw_rg We’re excited to share updates on our program and venues. Expect keynotes, workshops, plenaries, site visits, and fun activities over 3.5 days—all designed to inspire you to create better cities. 🌍✨ Rotterdam will showcase local initiatives, challenges, and placemaking stories, making it a unique canvas for the festival. You’ll have access to an incredibly creative home base and a variety of unique locations across the city for parallel workshops, sessions, and activities. The two main venues will be: #Keilepand: Our home base in the Rotterdam Makers District (M4H), an activity-based building transformed from a pre-war fruit and vegetable shed. It will also host the end-of-festival party.    #Katoenhuis: Our secondary base, a cutting-edge hub for immersive experiences and technology, originally a cotton warehouse tied to Rotterdam's maritime past. Check out our program overview below for a sneak peek! The full program will be available at the end of August, featuring more sessions and activities than ever before. You'll even be able to create your own personal schedule for the festival days. Stay tuned! 📅👀 #PlacemakingWeek2024 #Rotterdam #GetInspired #CreateBetterCities

📺 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵! On June 5-8, 2024, Baltimore, MD, was teeming with attendees of the 4th International #PlacemakingWeek. In partnership with our co-host, the Neighborhood Design Center, Project for Public Spaces welcomed over 600 participants from all over the world to partake in a one-of-a-kind gathering that is proudly known as a “conference without walls.” Enjoy some of our favorite moments! https://lnkd.in/e6kGWGBE #PlacemakingWeek #Placemaking #PublicSpaces Videography by Do Good Video Productions

A coalition of Amsterdam based Archives, Museums and Historical institutes* with the generous support of the Insinger Foundation has taken the initiative for a five-year programme that offers three two-month long fellowships per year for curators, archivists and historians in the field of slavery history, starting in the Fall of 2024.  Applications can be sent to the International Institute of Social History to the attention of Jacqueline Rutte. [email protected] https://lnkd.in/eUvVKyut The fellowships are open to professionals working on the history of slavery in the Atlantic, the Indian Ocean and the Indonesian archipelago, linked to the Dutch involvement in slave trade and slave labour.  The attention to the Dutch colonial slavery past has increased considerably over the last years. Especially communities that were subject to the contemporary ramifications such as systemic racism pushed for acknowledgement and changes in perspectives and priorities within academic institutions, museums and archives. A missing link is the input and expertise of inhabitants of societies that were colonized and where slavery and other forms of forced labour were rampant. The slavery past has a broad and pervasive impact, both in personal histories and the social structures of these societies. The questions, perspectives, and expertise of young professionals (especially historians, archivists, librarians, and curators) from societies affected by this colonial slavery past and its knock-on effects in the Americas, Africa, and Asia are essential to inform contemporary debates about and dealing with the slavery past. The fellowships aim to support this group of young professionals. Candidates are asked to write a motivation letter and a plan that includes their preference for one of the institutes in GSHF coalition and a rough idea on how they would like to spend their time in Amsterdam and what they expect from they stay. * Allard Pierson Museum/UB, Amsterdam Museum, The Black Archives, IISG, NiNsee, Rijksmuseum, Stadsarchief Amsterdam, Universiteit van Amsterdam, Wereldmuseum

#Webinar: 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 - 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 Special guest, Austen Hesler, RA, NCARB, LFA will discuss the essence of Just Communities and how #architects can integrate its principles and initiatives into #designs and what it means to be Just Accredited. 📅 Date: July 8, 2024 ⏰ Time: 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM (ET) 📍 Location: Virtual meeting via Zoom 💲 Members free, non-members $5 Just Communities, a fresh initiative by the Partnership for Social Equity, aims to ignite a future that is #equitable and regenerative. It envisions communities where every individual, irrespective of race, class, or ethnicity, has access to fundamental necessities for a healthy and secure life—from food, quality education, and vibrant gathering spaces to diverse housing options, meaningful employment, and political empowerment. 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐭: https://lnkd.in/eqQsYFVQ