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Indiana University Northwest

Drawing the Lines: International Perspectives on Urban Renewal through the Arts

Conference Date November 2 - 4, 2006

Welcome to Drawing the Lines: International Perspectives on Urban Renewal through the Arts. This conference promotes conversation about art and urban renewal on the broader international scale alongside more local applications in Northwest Indiana. Drawing the Lines brings together the multiple constituencies whose perspectives are necessary to evaluating the merits of urban revitalization models.

Drawing the lines seeks to:

  • Explore models of urban renewal through the arts,
  • Reflect on the impact of renovations efforts in the community,
  • Understand how government and private markets affect urban change,
  • Share best practices among community based leaders and scholars, and
  • Build a coalition to create concrete initiatives for the Northwest Indiana region.
 Sculpture by Neil Goodman

We invite you to contribute to this conversation as a paper presenter or conference participant.

View the Conference Brochure

One of the eight comprehensive universities in the Indiana University system, Indiana University Northwest is located in metropolitan Northwest Indiana, approximately 30 miles southeast of Chicago and 10 miles from the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore.

Theatre Opening Concurrent with the Conference:

Permanent Collection
By
Thomas Gibbons

November 3
Curtain at 8 PM
Opening Night reception following Performance

     All Conference attendees are invited
and will receive 50% off their ticket price if they mention the conference.

Optica espacial, the sculpture in the photo on the top left corner,  by Jesús Lizaso (Bilbao, Spain).
Sculpture in the photo on the top right from Passages and Portals Exhibit by Neil Goodman.