Ten Thousand Ripples

Public Art, Peace and

Civic Engageme

nt Initiative

Changing Worlds - An educational arts nonprofit devoted to fostering inclusive communities through oral history, writing and art programs that improve student learning, affirm identity and enhance cross-cultural understanding.

Ten Thousand Ripples - An innovative public art, peace and civic engagement initiative that placed artists, community leaders and residents at the center of arts planning and community engagement processes.

The project highlights public art and its role to serve as a creative catalyst for community conversations, artistic residencies and interactions about art, peace and contemporary social issues

About Changing Worlds &

Ten Thousand Ripples

Ten Thousand Ripples in Action

TTR Initiated Activities

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Community Dialogues

Peace/nonviolence programming

Community Art Programs

Community Arts Planning

School-based Arts Programs

Interfaith Dialogues

Community Beautification Efforts

Community Forums/Conferences

Intergenerational programming

Health and Wellness Activities

Rallies and parades

• Expanded Arts Education opportunities in partnership with over 16 Chicago Public Schools • Increased community engagement in key partner communities with public art and non-violence community initiatives developed• Increased collaboration among community-based organizations, artists, community planners and art organizations. • Project linked residents and neighborhoods together and helped promote cultural awareness understanding. •Supported and cultivated neighborhood based planning around public space, arts and cultural programs.

Initial Project Outcomes

Future Planned Activities

Framework for Annual / Routine

Community Dialogues

8% Peace/Nonviolence Programming

11%

Community-Based Art Programs

17%

Neighborhood Based Arts Planning

11%School-based Arts Programs

9%

Interfaith Dialogues 11%

Arts and Community Economic Development

9%

Community Forums/Conferences

3%

Rallies and Parades 3%

Community Beautification Efforts

9%

Arts and Youth Restorative Justice Iniatitives

3%Urban

Gardening 6%

• Intergenerational• Arts and Advocacy• Sustainability through Community Art Action Plans• Micro (individual)/Macro (community) relationships• Cross-Sector• Resource Leveraging• Asset-based Approach• Citizen Driven

Program Common Elements

• 100 Buddha sculptures installed across the Chicago area • 940 Facebook followers from Chicago and over 20 different countries. • 87 community, education and art organizations involved• 9 Chicago area communities engaged in the project • 16 Chicago Public Schools engaged in expanded arts, peace and nonviolence programming. • 32 community and artistic programming planning meetings• 2 new community arts planning initiatives underway and 1 new arts corridor in discussion • 11 artist employed• 14 public spaces transformed into gardens or urban retreats

By the Numbers - The Ripple Effect