FORWARD: Issue #5: Housing

From the Guest Editor

Imagining Solutions and Inspiring Change: the role of artists in addressing the housing crisis

FORWARD's fourth Guest Editor is Paul Singh of NeighborWorks America. As vice president of Community Initiatives, Paul leads their support for comprehensive community development efforts.

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Featured Interview

What’s the role of artists in creating housing solutions?

An interview with Dr. Lisa Yun Lee and Tiff Beatty of the National Public Housing Museum, guided by Mallory Rukhsana Nezam

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Case Studies

How artists are already addressing housing challenges

Illuminating Issues

Imagining New Solutions

Community-Led Change

Toolkit

A creative dream job description and resources connecting public art and housing

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Public Art Now

Leading voices sharing public art of the moment

Five Native artists and their works who represent a broad spectrum of the exciting, Indigenized, de-colonized happenings taking place in public spheres across our shared lands.

Guest curated by Jessica Mehta, PhD, an Aniyunwiya (citizen of the Cherokee Nation), Two-Spirit, full-time working artist, writer, and researcher.

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FORWARD Team

Publisher Theresa Sweetland

Project Manager Jen Dolen

Guest Editor Paul Singh

Curator of Partnerships & Programming Mallory Rukhsana Nezam

Public Art Now Guest Curator Jessica Mehta

Contributing Writer Camille LeFevre

Contributing Writer Geraldine Slevin

Senior Editor Jon Spayde

Copy Editor Loma Huh

Forecast Consulting Advisor Jen Krava

Layout Fred Pirlot

Accounting Shauna Dee

Image: Installation photo, The Myth of Affordability in the RGV, a project about making housing instability visible, which sparked creativity in the policy team’s approach to sharing information and resources with the public. Photo courtesy CDCB.

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