Where Art Meets Water: Integrating the Arts into Cleveland’s Waterfronts (Summer Quarterly Assembly)

As major waterfront initiatives break ground across the Cleveland, how can artists, creatives, and cultural organizations play a meaningful role in shaping development? This conversation will explore how embedding creatives throughout the entire lifecycle of projects leads to stronger, more innovative, and more connected waterfronts. Lunch is included.

Featuring:

Emily Bacha, Director of the Fresh Water Institute, Cuyahoga County
Scott Skinner, Director of North Coast Yards
Keisha Gonzalez, Executive Director of Land Studio
Moderated by Ali Lukacsy-Love, Executive Director of the Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative of Kent State University

Together, we will explore:

How arts and culture are currently being integrated into major waterfront initiatives
What kinds of cultural investments may emerge as these projects evolve
Opportunities for artists and creative organizations to engage before development is complete
Strategies for embedding creativity into long-term visioning, design, and infrastructure
What these initiatives could mean for individual artists and Cleveland’s broader creative ecosystem