Nuestro Lugar: North Shore

Nuestro Lugar: North Shore is the first resident-designed, culture-driven, community development project in the rural, migrant community of North Shore, California. Nuestro Lugar co-locates physical improvements (a community-designed 5-acre public space and a bike-share program) and economic activities (a small business training program and a monthly marketplace) alongside a series of multi-faceted arts and culture initiatives. Nuestro Lugar maps and uses the many historic, cultural, and artistic resources of North Shore as catalysts for change. Through various artistic "situaciones" and interventions, residents shape their community and its new public space. In the process, they build strong cultural networks, create new forums for organizing and capacity-building, and re-orient community narratives. The many components of Nuestro Lugar work together to enable residents to improve physical, social, and economic quality of life, while re-defining the identity of their North Shore.

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North Shore: Projecting the Future

With a view of the Salton Sea, community art event "Projections" was a reflection of the lives of those who work and live in the town of North Shore.

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North Shore: Youth of the Salton Sea Create a TV Show

In a week, the kids of North Shore who participated in the Media Makers arts workshop created TV program "The Salty Bottom Show" -- a testimony of the combined knowledge and value of their community.

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The Spirit of North Shore

Residents of the resource-starved North Shore community on the Salton Sea hope a new plan for renewal and social practice art will promise a more sustainable future.

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North Shore: The Ambulant Poetry Project

The recent Ambulant Poetry project was a series of artistic endeavors positioned around the community of North Shore.

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Nuestro Lugar: The One-Night Gallery

The One-Night Gallery brings together long-time residents of North Shore to transform the neighborhoods into a healthy community that can use its local assets to thrive.

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Nuestro Lugar: North Shore