Spring 2012 w w w . r p a . o r g Paterson Great Falls Arts Revitalization Plan Acknowledgements Arts + Revitalization Plan Key New Jersey Community Development Stakeholders & Participants Corporation, Board of Trustees City of Paterson Officials Bob Daleo (Chair) – Executive Vice President & CFO Thomson Reuters Hon. Bill Pascrell, Jr. – US House of Reps. (8th District) Anthony Coscia (Vice Chair) – Partner Windels Marx Lane & Hon. Mayor Jeff Jones – Mayor, City of Paterson Mittendorf, LLP Hon. Shovanda Sumpter – Assemblywoman, NJ35 Edward P. Truscelli (Secretary) – Vice President of Project Hon. Benjie E. Wimberly– Assemblyman, NJ35 Development New Life Management & Development Donna Nelson Ivy – City of Paterson Jeff Schechter (Treasurer) – Cole, Schotz, Meisel, Forman & Leonard, Andre Sayegh – Paterson City Councilman (6th Ward) P.A. Christopher Irving – Paterson Board of Education Donald F. Buckley – Market President TD Bank Alex Mendez – Paterson Board of Education Joseph A. Cabrera – Executive Vice President Cushman & Wakefield Chrystal Cleaves – Paterson Board of Education Etta Rudolf Denk – Senior Vice President Bank of America Wendy Guzman – Paterson Board of Education Robert S. Garrison, Esq. – County of Bergen Dept. of Planning and Economic Development NJCDC Managers and Staff Noreen M. Giblin – Counsel, Governmental Affairs Gibbons, PC Bob Guarasci – C.E.O./Founder Bob Guarasci – CEO / (ex-officio) NJCDC Creighton Drury – President Jennifer Farrington – Director, Social Investing Becton Dickinson (BD) Mike Powell – Vice President Gil Medina – Cushman & Wakefield of New Jersey, Inc. Theodore Best, Jr. – Project Manager Robert Nixon – New Jersey State PBA Dalana Pleasant – Project Manager William Pascrell III – Partner Princeton Public Affairs Group Eddie Gonzalez – Director of Community Outreach Kenyatta Stewart, Esq. – Hunt, Hamlin & Ridley Adali Rosario – Marketing Associate + Workshop Photographer Thomas J. Webb – SKANSKA USA Building Inc. Artist Stakeholders & Anchor Institutions Project Team Robert Artis – Paterson P.M. Lytif Parsons – Paterson Youth Council Regional Plan Association – Lead Nicholas Rodriguez – Inner City Ensemble Robert Yaro – President Jamie Bland – Jumpstart Production Thomas K. Wright – Executive Director Christine Conforti – Ivanhoe Artist Mosaic Robert Freudenberg – NJ Director (Project Director) Donata Anna – Paterson Arts Council Corey Piasecki – Associate Planner Carmine Pellosie – Center City Galleries Nicolas Ronderos – Director Community and Economic Development Christopher Fabor Muhammad – Creative Force Leonard Zax – Hamilton Partnership Design + Planning Team Zach Onoroff – Hamilton Partnership Baye Adofo-Wilson – Lincoln Park Coast Cultural District David Soo – Friends of Paterson Great Falls Juan Ayala Dacil Tilos – Art In Motion James Dart – DARCH, (Co-Lead Design and Planning Consultant) Tobi Knehr – Paterson Public Schools Roger Smith – International Design Collaborative Kemper McDowell – Paterson Public Schools Darius Sollohub – (Co-Lead Design and Planning Consultant) Jack De Stefano – Paterson Museum Claire Weisz – W X Y Architecture Dr. Steven Rose – Passaic County Community College Arts Team Funders: Elizabeth (Libby Ellis) – AEA Consulting Flaminia Gennari – Vizcaya Museum Funding for this project was generously provided by the NEA Katie Hollander – Creative Time Mayors’ Institute on City Design 25th Anniversary Initiative Meredith Johnson – Creative Time with additional funding provided by the Geraldine R. Dodge Barbara Pollack Foundation, JP Morgan Chase Foundation, and The Henry and Marilyn Taub Foundation. Public Outreach Christine Conforti, Ivanhoe Artiists Mosaic, Inc. Erin Pride This report was designed by Jeff Ferzoco, Creative and Technology Director, with Benjamin Oldenburg, Research Associate, Graphic Design, Regional Plan Association. 2 Paterson Great Falls Arts + Revitalization Plan | Spring 2012 Contents Participants 4 Introduction 5 Summary Of Recommendations 6 Guiding Philosophy 7 Past Work 8 Study Area 9 Goals 10 Planning Process 11 Workshop I 12 Workshop II 14 Workshop III 16 Places + Programs 18 The Plan 20 Community-based Art 20 Curating the City 22 Youth & Education 24 Building Capacity 25 Maximizing the Medium 26 Attracting a Wide Audience & Strategic Investment 28 The Arts in Paterson 30 Case Studies 32 A Community of Artists: Newark’s Art Initiatives 33 Building Capacity for the Newark Arts Scene: The Newark Arts Council 34 Artists and Students Meet in the Subway: MTA’s Arts for Transit 35 Popping up Everywhere: Pop-up Galleries 36 National Park as Incubator: Lowell National Historical Park 37 From Vision to Reality: The Patrick J. Mogan Cultural Center 38 Industrial Scale Reuse: Emscher Park 39 Raising the Bar on the Everyday: CityRacks Design Competition 40 Etching out an Arts District: Glasstown Arts District 41 It Started with a Photograph: The High Line 42 Funding & Partnerships 43 3 Paterson Great Falls Arts + Revitalization Plan | Spring 2012 Participants Liliana Amador-Marty – Inner City Manuel Frye – NJCDC Joseph Muti – Ivanhoe/PAC Ensemble Lynda Gallashaw – PPW Donna Nelson-Ivy – City of Paterson Donata Anna – Paterson Arts Council Gladys Game – Art in Motion Tatyana Owensby – Jumpstart Jay Arrington – Resident Frank Garoiz – Ivanhoe Luz Paez – Art in Motion Robert Artis – Paterson PM Gordon Geiger – Circus Mary Palmer – Resident Judy Bady – Resident David Gelman – NJCDC Alex Parchment – Rosa Parks H.S. Paul Bailey – Ivanhoe Georgia Gill – Jumpstart Lytif Parsons – Paterson Youth Council Susan Balik – Passaic County Community Rachelle Gill-Alexander – Jumpstart Carmine Pellosie – Center City College Tyriece Green – Jumpstart Sasha Polanco – Paterson Youth Council Avleen Barcenas – Resident Ian Grinyer – Ivanhoe Cora Quince – Paterson Public Schools Kathy Benevento – Paterson Public Schools Marqueesha Guthrie – Resident Kaela Quince – Paterson Public Schools Rich Berdnik – Passaic County Sherriff Howard Hain – Paterson Arts Campus Craig Redmond – Ivanhoe Aida Bestituyo – Paterson Youth Council Najer Hall – Jumpstart Jim Reilly – Ivanhoe Jamie Bland – Jumpstart Kiaira Hall – Jumpstart Irving Riva – Great Falls Youth Corps Jazmine Bland – Jumpstart Ashton Henderson – Jumpstart Diosmiry Rodriguez – Paterson Youth Tiffany Brown – Jumpstart Jordan Hinton – Jumpstart Council Juanita Buckingham – Ivanhoe Dabber Holser – Resident Nicholas Rodriguez – Inner City Ensemble Kashon Burden – All Stars Harley Huarachi – Paterson Youth Council Hayzer Rosario – Rosa Parks H.S. Mary Bush – Jumpstart Kevin Hurtado – RPHS Ryan Rouse – Jumpstart Joseph Carter – Ivanhoe Glenn Hutton – Resident Ellen Rowe – Ivanhoe Nasier Chappell – Jumpstart Mear Image – Resident Aaron Rumley – Body & Soul Chrystal Cleaves – AKA Beverly Imperato – Ivanhoe Anthony Santiago – Paterson Youth Council Kristen Cobb – Rosa Parks H.S Danilo Inoa Jr. – Paterson Youth Council Aileen Savlenas – Great Falls Youth Corps Keiji Cobb – Jumpstart Chris Irving – The Miller Institute Andre Sayegh – Councilman (6th Ward) Michael Cochrane – Resident Angela Iskenderian – Ivanhoe Andrew Shantz – NJCDC Jakiesha Coe – Jumpstart Nick Iuaato – Paterson PM Shamyra Smith – Jumpstart Leinis Cok – Resident Julius Jackson – Ivanhoe Tahrod Smith – Jumpstart Jenee Collick – NJCDC Kevin Jarrett – Resident Shamyra Smith – Jumpstart Christine Conforti - Ivanhoe Kate Jelly – Ivanhoe David Soo – Resident Kimberly Cooper – Jumpstart Carlos Jimenez – Rosa Parks H.S. Marcia Sotorrio – Division Cultural Affairs Ken Create – Ivanhoe Theresa Johnson – NJCDC Bridget Souza – Paterson Youth Council Willy Dalhein – Resident Timothy Jones – Jumpstart Michael Stengart – Great Falls PAC Allen DeCoacker – Ivanhoe Don Kommit – Ivanhoe Randy Stephens – Artist/Singer Ahler Deloache – Ivanhoe Myra Kooy – Center City Gallery Howard Sterling – Paterson Ave U. Michael DePatnia – Ivanhoe Justin Kyle – Jumpstart Methodist Church Marissa DeSouter – Great Falls Youth Gwenn Levine – Paterson Youth Nick Sunday Corps Photography Project Jeanette Thompson – Jumpstart Ebony Diggs – Sigma Gamma Rho Keiara Lewis – Jumpstart Dacil Tilos – Art in Motion Tom Donovan – Oasis Jamaine Lindsay – Jumpstart Therese Tolomeo – Paterson Coalition Chris Driteline – Resident Craig Mallory – Jumpstart Tomaz Tomanek – Paterson Arts Council Sheila Easter – Resident Nicholas Marino – Resident Ankh Ujima – Total Entertainment Raluma Elwe – Innerfaith Dennis Marshall – Ivanhoe Diana Valenzuela – Jumpstart Ron Emolo – Ivanhoe Reesha-Ann Martin – Rosa Parks H.S. Rafael Vasquez – Body & Soul Tatiana Eres – Passaic County Community William McCreary – Officer Johnny Vega – Muralist College Kemper McDowell – Paterson Public Luis Velez – Resident Elease Evans – Assemblywoman, District School Enrique Vinas – Inner City Ensemble 35 Michael McDuffie – Paterson Pastor’s Diego Vuaradi – Paterson Youth Council Christopher Fabor Muhammad – Creative Workshop Ellie Waite – Ivanhoe Force, Center City Galleries Patricia McEachem – Resident Jacqueline Walker – Ivanhoe Javier Fernandez – NJCDC Alex Mendez – Paterson BOE Comm. Shirley Ware – Jumpstart Deila Fischer – Charod’s Art Found Tatiana Meza – Ivanhoe David Warren – Ivanhoe Mark Fischer – Fuscher Of Men Ent Katelynn Morales – Paterson Youth Council Shirlene White – Resident Azhane Fleming – Rosa Parks H.S. Joe Morello – Ivanhoe Silvia Youla – Resident Ron Foster – BJ Wilkerson Tiombe Moses – Resident Bubbles – Jumpstart Richardson Frazier – Jumpstart Hugo Munoz – Ivanhoe Dione Frye – Resident Rosmary Munoz – Ivanhoe 4