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DESCRIPTION:Minneapolis’ Hennepin Avenue has evolved over a couple of ce
 nturies from an American Indian trail to an iconic\, essential—and often
  contested—urban thoroughfare. Two of its modern-day major landmarks—t
 he Walker and the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden—have long held a crucial 
 interest in this place. The Walker is partnering with Hennepin Theatre Tru
 st\, Artspace\, the City of Minneapolis\, and the public in a yearlong Pla
 n-It Hennepin initiative to shape the avenue’s two-mile downtown segment
  as a lively corridor for arts and culture. \nThis spring\, the Talk-It He
 nnepin series of free events around Minneapolis brings Hennepin Avenue sta
 keholders together with today’s foremost thinkers and professionals in c
 ity planning and design. Topics will cover everything from Hennepin’s hi
 story and creative urban design strategies to arts-driven development\, cr
 eative economies\, and cultural districts around the world. \nOn April 26\
 , join artist\, designer\, and urban planner Candy Chang at the Walker. Co
 founder of the New Orleans–based studio Civic Center\, Chang is dedicate
 d to making cities more comfortable for people. Many of her projects combi
 ne street art with urban planning and social activism\, sparking conversat
 ions among strangers in public places and providing people with easy and i
 nnovative ways to have a voice. \nWith Before I Die\, she transformed an a
 bandoned house in New Orleans into an interactive wall for residents to sh
 are their dreams\; The Atlantic called it “one of the most creative comm
 unity projects ever.” She created fill-in-the-blank I Wish This Was stic
 kers for people to express what they want in vacant storefronts. She’s w
 orked with communities in other metropolises around the world—including 
 New York\; Johannesburg\, South Africa\; Turku\, Finland\; Nairobi\, Kenya
 \; Vancouver\, Canada\; Querétaro\, Mexico\; Almaty\, Kazakhstan—to add
 ress a range of issues from tree planting to street vendors’ rights. \nC
 hang is a TED Senior Fellow\, an Urban Innovation Fellow\, and was named a
  “Live Your Best Life” Local Hero by Oprah Magazine. 
LOCATION:Walker Cinema\n
SUMMARY:Talk-It Hennepin: Creative Urban Interventions—A Dialogue with C
 andy Chang
URL:http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2012/talk-it-hennepin-creative-urban
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