ArtfarmS
placemaking strategy and project site. BUFFALO NY 2013 - 2018
1. TAKE ANY EAST SIDE VACANT AREA
2. AND THE GROWING URBAN FARMS
3. MIX WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS
4. TO GROW THE LOCAVORE FOOD MOVEMENT
5. ADD BESPOKE ART TO INVITE NEW INTEREST
6. AND GROW NEW ACTIVITY.
7. TO CHANGE PERCEPTIONS OF BUFFALO’S EAST SIDE
SUMMARY
ARTFARMS is a redevelopment initiative to repurpose vacant urban land in Buffalo’s East Side.
CREATED BY RESITUATED ARCHITECTURE, It was a winner of National Endowment for the Arts funding in 2014
ARTFARMS supports the emerging locavore food movement by embedding art sculptures onto farm sites
As more sites are established, Artfarms becomes a backdrop for other redevelopment efforts to take place
Artfarms coordinates the ongoing efforts of neighborhood non-profits, council members, church leaders, urban farmers, artists, and individuals towards a common vision for empty urban areas
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ARTFARMS: DAVID LAGE’, RYAN HARVEY, SARAH MAURER, MARILYN SOZANSKI, ELIZABETH TRIGGS, LARRY GRIFFIS JR, CLAIRE SCHNEIDER, TIM REAGEN
FARMS: WILSON STREET URBAN FARM, FARMER PIRATES COOPERATIVE, PELION COMMUNITY GARDEN, JOURNEY’S END ‘GREENSHOOTS FOR NEW AMERICANS’ FARM.
NGO’S: MATT URBAN HUMAN SERVICES OF WNY, NONE LIKE YOU COMMUNITY OUTREACH
ARTISTS: MICHAEL BEITZ, MILLIE CHEN, WARREN QUIGLEY, JOAN LINDER, LARRY GRIFFIS JR, MATT WALKER, DANIEL GALAS
SUPPORT: THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS, NY STATE COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS, COUNCILMEMBER DAVID FRANZEK, ECOREAL, jEANNE mOOG.
LOCATION: EAST SIDE, BUFFALO NY