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Brickworkz LEGO mosaics : Blog : Vacant Spaces = Artful Places! Vacant Spaces = Artful Places!Brickworkz is about to have a new storefront. The best part about it? Well, where do I begin? Some time ago, a Richmonder named Tom Robinson decided it would be a great idea to drive or walk by some of Richmond's more neglected streets and actually ENJOY the scenery. Whether he passed by too many boarded-up storefronts or barred front windows, or just longed for the days when the city of Richmond Virginia thrived, something lit a fire under him. Tom approached the City with an idea: to contact the owners of vacant buildings in Richmond and re-open their storefronts. Not the entire building, not even a few feet beyond the door... just the precious sidewalk-facing windows that in their prime used to be a big part of Richmond's culture. And in those windows, he'd help to bring Richmond's culture back in a major way by having artists display their works in these newly restored windows. Tom got the nod from the City and began to contact the landlords. Months later, he had the keys to more than 65 buildings. I attended one of his meetings (also heavily attended by city leaders, vendors and artists) We learned about the downsides to these areas (heavy graffiti, destruction of property, etc) and then learned about the upsides... Art in these windows restores the culture of Richmond to a place where perhaps it never could have reached before. It brings wonderful exposure to the artists. For the landlords who now have showcased their storefronts, it provides terrific exposure to the buildings. For the city - the real winners - we don't have to look at concert flyers and lost dog posters or bars on windows. Nope- now we get art. and lots of it. I was excited to be approached about this opportunity and am proud to announce my participation in Vacant Spaces, Artful Places. I was handed the keys to an old bank with BEAUTIFUL windows along 8th and Main Streets downtown. I'll post the progress of my plans here on the blog as time goes on. This exposure will be terrific for Brickworkz, and hopefully will get a lot of lunch-hour foot traffic. More to come. Count on it. Play well,  Posted by Brian Korte on September 1, 2007 What do you think? Let us know! « Previous: The giant Minifig | Home | Next: Scraping Paint (or: How I use my M.B.A.) » TrackBackTrackBack URL for this entry: CommentsLove the business, love the site! I just visited every corner and wish there was more. I haven't touched a LEGO in 25+ years but have the itch again... unfortunately not that kind of time! Really got my creative juices flowing though- thanks! I'll be back...... JMc Posted by: Jonathan on May 27, 2008 11:58 PM |
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