Many deindustrialized New England mill towns have long histories of segregation along cultural, racial and economic lines. Historical narratives are constructed of the stories of immigrant groups coming to work in the mills and overcoming discrimination and hardship to make a better life. As each group "made it," along came the next group to suffer the same indignities for a better life. For many cities, new groups are still coming but the days of "making it" are long gone. As we create a new future with art, design and architecture at the core of what is most precious in our cities, how can we overcome long entrenched obstacles to inclusion, now made more complex by globalization and changing attitudes to immigration? Perhaps the power of art really is the only answer!
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Small City, Big Art
Rebekah Speck
Project Dates:
On going since 2011 Tags
Workforce DevelopmentPosted Date:
Jan 8, 2013