The Urban Art Rangers (UAR) is a community art force that will patrol the different neighborhoods of Syracuse in order to foster connection through the arts. Rangers will both inform residents about arts initiatives in the city, as well as engage in conversations about the role that creativity and art can play in the neighborhood.

Urban Art Rangers will be given a uniform, training, information to distribute and methods in which to report back to various agencies, including the 40 Below Summit Public Arts Task Force about the interests of their assigned community.  Small teams will be assigned a beat, where they will talk with people, share information, gather information, report to other organizations and back to their neighborhoods.

Goals:

• To be a positive beacon of the city of Syracuse.
• To develop two-way communication through face-to-face contact and ongoing relationships.
• To develop stronger community connections through art.

Activities:

• Promote existing art projects and events
• Expose residents to possibilities of art in their neighborhood
• Develop new projects based on interests and ideas in neighborhoods
• Develop creative engagements with residents
• Report on residents’ ideas via a zine, which will be distributed via UAR
• Attend community meetings
• Work on the street and in public spaces such as libraries, community centers, cafes, hair salons, parks, street festivals.

CONTACT:
Joanna Spitzner
joanna[at]urbanartrangers[dot]org