NPHM x The Laksmi Project
The Laksmi Project was thrilled to host an LP. Outing with the National Public Housing Museum. If you were able to join us, thank you for coming! If you were not with us, we hope to see you at the next LP. event. The LP. is happy to share the following details on the evening, photos from the event, and more on how we can all get involved.
The night was a powerful gathering celebrating the impact of the National Public Housing Museum and how we can all take part. Thank you to our panel - to Lisa Lee, Tonika Lewis Johnson and Amanda Williams for a moving program on the crucial importance of art as a tool for change. The LP. is grateful to Chef Jason Hammel and LULA Cafe for their hospitality and generous raffle gift in support of this event and the museum.
We hope you’ll stay meaningfully engaged with the National Public Housing Museum. Below are some ways you can support current needs that connect art and social justice. Help shape the future of public art at the National Public Housing Museum as it develops a plan to steward and expand its collection. Contact Lisa Lee to learn more.
SUPPORT NPHM!
Experience the heart of the National Public Housing Museum with an immersive tour of the Historic Apartments. If you Join as a member, you’ll get free tour admission and a lot more.
The Giving Circle is a special community of dedicated supporters who contribute to the museum’s annual fund at $1,000 or more. All gifts to the annual fund at this level come with core membership benefits, plus behind-the-scenes experiences, events, and providing meaningful support to this important institution.
ADDITIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
ENGLEWOOD ARTS COLLECTIVE (EAC) is a group co-founded by 10 creatives who all grew up in and remain connected to Greater Englewood. They use art and community engagement as a tool to reclaim spaces and change the narrative. EAC enriches, advocates for and enacts impacts that benefit the quality of life not just for artists, but communities everywhere.
DIGS WITH DIGNITY aspires to break the cycle of homelessness by furnishing homes with creative, custom designs using sustainable, upcycled solutions. Through partnerships with multiple Chicago-based social service agencies, Digs works with individuals and families to change the lives of those impacted by homelessness and to protect the environment from the highly problematic impact of furniture waste. Since 2019, Digs with Dignity has furnished 275+ homes, supported 720+ clients, and upcycled 300,000+ pounds of furniture. Find out how you can support Digs With Dignity and their efforts - through donation of furniture and decor; volunteering; or supporting their work through a donation.
Other Washingtons is a public artwork presented by Amanda Williams. As part of the Chicago Monuments Project, Amanda is designing an installation at the site of the 1902 George Washington statue on the South Side. Amanda’s installation will expand beyond honoring the nation’s first president, to include the biographies of other Washingtons who deserve recognition for impacting Chicagoans or the nation as a whole. Share the story of a Washington who has impacted you. Past or present. Famous or unknown. Personal or historic.
Photos by Natasha Mraz