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Intersections can spark surprising innovations and can reframe how we look at big challenges. Can art help to mitigate natural disasters? Can a public space animate a more resilient public?
Join us as we explore how intersections of the natural + built environment, art + engineering, and play + purpose can spark surprising innovations.
After decades of developing and sharing data on the risks that natural hazards pose, FEMA Region 8 charted a new path using the power of the arts to educate communities. Produced by Black Cube Nomadic Art Museum in 2021, Community Forms is the first project to receive funding under FEMA’s new ArtWorks program. Community Forms is an interactive sculptural installation designed by Colorado artist and Black Cube Fellow Matt Barton. Located in Denver’s River North neighborhood by the South Platte River, Community Forms features abstract curvilinear forms that provide a social space for the community while also channeling stormwater through the site. Learn more at blackcube.art/community-forms
The second project Floodline Chime Pavilion, comes from artists, Nathan Hall and Drew Austin. The mobile windchime pavilion is constructed of playable chimes that outline the contours of the floodplain in the Denver neighborhoods of Overland Park, Rosedale, and Ruby Hill. Participants will be able to play the various pitches of the chimes using strikers made from wood washed in by floodwaters and listen to short poetic music works from singers that illuminate the risks. By interacting with this work, residents physically come to terms with the flood risk existing in their neighborhood.
POWERED BY FEMA
Image Credit: Matt Barton, Community Forms, 2021, concrete, formed earth, recycled materials, landscaping. Site-specific installation located at the TAXI Campus in Denver, Colorado. Photo by Third Dune Productions. Courtesy of the artist and Black Cube.
Take an adventure with FloodWalk, an augmented reality mobile application, to learn more about historic floods of Denver’s past, understand the risks that face the city today, and explore how to reduce your risk. Join FEMA as we dive into how natural events intersect with the built urban environment.
FloodWalk was conceived by FEMA Region 8 to help create new ways to visualize flood risk. FloodWalk, currently centered around Confluence Park in downtown Denver (but slated for future expansion), features six experiences detailing past flood events and present and future flood-risk-reduction activities across the Denver metro area. FloodWalk is available on Google Play and in the Apple App Store.
FEMA’s mission is to help people before, during, and after disasters. The FEMA Region 8 office, located in Denver, Colorado, oversees federal emergency management for 29 Tribal Nations, Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming.
Adventures invite you to explore big ideas – up close and
personal – as you experience the work and vision of Colorado
creatives, innovators and thought-leaders.
Adventures may take you to the slopes to explore changing ecosystems, deep in the archives of our city’s museums to understand the technology used in art restoration or to shared dinners to examine our food systems. Through these experiences, we invite you to “get your hands dirty” with big ideas and take action to build a better Colorado and a better world.
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09 Oct 2020 | 10am - 5pm | Virtual
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09 Oct 2020 | 10am - 5pm | Virtual
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09 Oct 2020 | 10am - 5pm | Virtual
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09 Oct 2020 | 10am - 5pm | Virtual
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09 Oct 2020 | 10am - 5pm | Virtual
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09 Oct 2020 | 10am - 5pm | Virtual
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09 Oct 2020 | 10am - 5pm | Virtual
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09 Oct 2020 | 10am - 5pm | Virtual
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09 Oct 2020 | 10am - 5pm | Virtual
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09 Oct 2020 | 10am - 5pm | Virtual
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09 Oct 2020 | 10am - 5pm | Virtual
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09 Oct 2020 | 10am - 5pm | Virtual
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Adventures are a way to engage with the big ideas that drive the brightest minds and most creative thinkers of our region.
You can think of Adventures as adult field trips where we immerse ourselves in new ideas in design, science, tech and community.
Adventures are an invitation to take action and dive into experiences that transform our ways of thinking and being in the world.
