Los Angeles River Public Art Project

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The LA River Public Art Project is a site-specific and visionary Cultural Master Plan for LA’s next great public space. A vibrant and dynamic synthesis of recreation, restored habitats, and curated art sites will transform the River zone into a globally significant urban oasis. Through creative, multidimensional planning and infrastructure, the LA River will be a model of urban revitalization and an ideal setting for creative play.

Through the inclusion of art and culture, all of the PLAY metrics will be boosted, the vibrancy of our public spaces will be enhanced, and all of LA will benefit.

The project will elevate PLAY to its greatest potential, creating an urban oasis where nature is artful, art is playful, and play is natural.

In 2050, arts education and mentorship programs will have created our next-gen artists and maker spaces. LA will be known as a destination for great public art in a unique natural setting. Riverfront neighborhoods will be strengthened and remain vital despite gentrification pressures. An archive of local cultural history will be available as an ongoing document of life and activities along the LA River.

Project Team

ERW Design

OotDL – The office of the Designed Landscape

MarbleArchitecture

Molly Renda Graphic Design

A vibrant and dynamic synthesis of recreation, restored habitats, and curated art sites will transform the LA River zone into a globally significant and vital urban oasis. Through creative, multidimensional planning and infrastructure, and the inclusion of nature, play, and art, the LA River will be a model of urban revitalization and creative play.

From Griffith Park to Downtown Los Angeles the LA River provides a diverse range of active and passive recreation with trails, pocket parks, kayaking and opportunities for recreation. We propose to include combinations of activities and art and expand and enhance our play at the river.

We aspire to high quality and rewarding opportunities for play. Play can be simple, but can challenge and build our bodies, minds, spirits and communities. Play involves and encourages us to be curious, social and healthy. Play is an essential element of the education of our children. Arts and culture experience and education are essential to 21st Century success.
“Arts learning experiences play a vital role in developing students’ capacities for critical thinking, creativity, imagination and innovation. These capacities are increasingly recognized as core skills and competencies that all students need as part of a high-quality and complete 21st-century education….one that includes learning in and through the arts…”2 –The National Task Force on the Arts in Education