Viget

I just joined another little online community called Viget It is in a Wiki format so people can add new info as a community.

I ran into one of the site's creators this week at a "test-drive" of the new Community Research Institute's website at GVSU. He is an art professor that has a class which takes over vacant spaces in business districts or neighborhoods and turns them into civic studios. The class then tries to create art that depicts that neighborhood's unique history and future. I would love them to spend a semester in Belknap with us. I've been intrigued for a long time the role that public art plays in raising awareness of overlooked potential in a neighborhood. Anyway, check it out if you get a chance, and I'll also link out from the side.