Commemorate DC
Commemorate DC
The Office of Planning (OP) invites you to help plan new monuments and memorials in your community!
COMMEMORATE DC presents OP @ The Front Porch featuring NOOCHIE
You’re invited to join DC’s Office of Planning to Commemorate DC! We are gathering to honor vibrant stories and profound impacts of Black Washingtonians and other leaders of color in Wards 4, 5, 7 and 8. The series kicks off with a guest appearance by DC’s very own Noochie, to reflect on how he commemorates musical artists at his front porch!
RECENT IN-PERSON EVENTS
COMMEMORATIVE WORKS CELEBRATION AT ART ALL NIGHT
Thank you for joining the DC Office of Planning in our partnership with the Congress Heights Arts & Culture Center at The Road to Art All Night at Sycamore & Oak!
We were able to reveal the final concept designs for our commemorative works at Sycamore and Oak during Congress Heights Art All Night event on Friday September 27th. Our collaboration with the Congress Heights Art & Culture Center for their two-day Art All Night festivities led to great conversations and feedback on the presented concepts as well as questions about this upcoming year and how one might get involved. We showcased the culmination of months of community engagement and creative collaboration all to promote positive planning of future commemorative works in our communities.
STABLE ARTS OPEN STUDIOS
On day two of the Art All Night festivities, the DC Office of Planning attended the Stable Art's Pop-Up Courtyard Party on Saturday September 28th. We tabled and offered residents and visitors the opportunity to learn more about our upcoming plans for the next phase of Commemorate DC. Patrons of the event were able to view the final concept designs, meet the team, ask questions, and share their ideas. Be on the lookout for more information regarding future events, and next steps on how to get involved and informed for the 2025 year!
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About the Project:
The Commemorative Works Technical Assistance Program (TAP) will support local partners participating in the program to increase commemoration of Black Washingtonians and other leaders of color in all Wards of the District. After subjects and sites have been identified, a design team and public artists provided by OP and the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities will prepare concept designs.
As the Nation’s capital, monuments and commemorative works have typically been focused on or reserved for commemoration to individuals or subjects of national importance within the monumental core, the original L’Enfant City, and mostly in Wards 1, 2, 3, and 6. Many of these subjects participated in slavery, systemic racism, and the mistreatment of, or took actions that suppressed equality for, persons of color, certain groups of people, and women.
DC's Commemorative Works Program reviews proposals submitted by sponsors, but since the program was established in 2001 has received only a handful of applications for local subjects. OP's Commemorate DC work includes technical assistance to community partners in Wards 4, 5, 7, and 8 to identify commemorative subjects and sites before supporting efforts in Wards 1, 2, 3, and 6. The Office of Planning's partners are convening meetings with community groups and residents to discuss subjects to commemorate, appropriate sites, and concept designs of commemorative works. Concept designs will be reviewed by the Commemorative Works Committee who will make a recommendation on each proposal to the Mayor and District Council, who have final review and approval.
Contact Us:
Zhetique Gunn, Program Manager, Urban Design Division
Email: CWTAP@dc.gov
Phone: (202) 442-7600
We look forward to hearing from you!