This is an excerpt from their proposal:
#LOVETHEHILL is an interactive art project to be installed in a storefront on Broadway between the streets of Pike and Pine. The purpose of the installation is to examine the evolution of Capitol Hill over the last 30 years and to document the impact of increased development and gentrification on the quality of life in the neighborhood.
We would like to promote a public discussion that balances the positive attachment people have for the hill with their concerns about changes. The project will include statistical analysis as well as anecdotal elements. It will engage the attention and involvement of the community with the graphic transformation of the building and through the assembling of data which will be collected from a wide variety of sources, including prominent and ordinary citizens.
Our main focus:
To highlight how we can use art and the power of education to better the environment we live in, as well as address the community’s imminent issues in a positive way. This project hopes to inspire, spark conversation, as well as to be a beautiful installation.
We hope this video will not only generate more money at the auction, but also potentially start an annual sponsorship program to fund more projects like #LOVETHEHILL.
Our plan:
- Interview with Jess & Greg
- Interview with Jacob Sayles, from Office Nomads
- Potential interview with Chris Sullivan, Dean of the Creative Academy
- Lifestyle shoot of Capitol Hill, both during the day & at night