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Strengthening Houston Communities Through Public Art

DATE AND TIME:
Wednesday, March 9, 2022
8:00 – 9:30 a.m.

Public art reflects a community, gives it an identity and helps set it apart.  It can also create an elevated sense of awareness for visitors and elicit civic pride amongst its citizens.  With public art springing up all over Houston, we were curious to know the cultural, social, and economic value it adds to our communities.  Panelists Elia Quiles, Co-Founder, Up Art Studio, Theresa Escobedo, Civic Arts Program Manager, City of Houston, and Alison Weaver, Executive Director of Rice University’s Moody Center for the Arts engaged in a lively conversation about this incredible movement and how it invigorates public spaces.  Scenic Houston Board Member, Roger Soto, Design Principal with HOK, moderated the discussion.

PANELISTS INCLUDED:

Elia Quiles, Co-Founder, Up Art Studio

Theresa Escobedo, Civic Arts Program Manager, City of Houston

Alison Weaver, Executive Director, Moody Center for the Arts, Rice University

Moderated by Roger Soto, Design Principal, HOK

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE PRESENTATION GIVEN BY ALISON WEAVER, THE MOODY CENTER FOR THE ARTS
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE PRESENTATION GIVEN BY ELIA QUILES, UP ART STUDIO
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE PRESENTATION GIVEN BY THERESA ESCOBEDO, CITY OF HOUSTON

The Key to Building a Healthier Houston Through Nature

DATE:
October 13, 2021

PANELISTS INCLUDED:

Sheila Condon, PLA, ASLA, Principal / Owner – Co-Founder
Clark Condon

Jaime González, Healthy Cities Director
The Nature Conservancy in Texas

Jay Maddock, PhD, FAAHB, Co-Director of the Center for Health and Nature
A collaboration by Houston Methodist Hospital

A Stroll Through Memorial Park

DATE:
August 31, 2021

PANELISTS INCLUDED:

Shellye Arnold, President & CEO of Memorial Park Conservancy
Thomas Woltz, FASLA, CLARB, Principle at Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects

MODERATED BY: Sarah Newbery, Director of Parks and Greenspace for the Kinder Foundation

Don’t Mess with Buffalo Bayou

DATE:
March 23, 2021

PANELISTS INCLUDED:
Jim Blackburn, Professor in the Practice of Environmental Law, Civil and Environmental Engineering Dept., Rice University
Susan Chadwick, Executive Director,  Save Buffalo Bayou
Guy Hagstette, FAIA, Senior VP of Parks and Civic Projects, Kinder Foundation
David Ott, Development Partner, Hanover

MODERATED BY: Marlene Gafrick, Director of Planning, MetroNational and Scenic Houston Chair

How Houston Can Become a More Multi-Modal City

PANELISTS INCLUDED:

Jonathan Brinsden, CEO, Midway
David Fields, Chief Transportation Planner, City of Houston
Dr. Carol Lewis, Professor of Transportation Studies, Texas Southern University
Amar Mohite, Director, Planning and Infrastructure, Harris County Precinct 1

MODERATED BY: Bill Odle, President of TBG Partners and Vice Chair, Scenic Houston

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