The DC Commission on Arts and Humanities (DCCAH) and the DC Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) will hold a second community input session for the public art installation at 1201-1203 Good Hope Rd SE (Corner of Martin Luther King Jr. Ave and Good Hope Rd) on November 9 ^th, 2011.

This will be your opportunity to meet with the artists who have been invited to submit proposals for the site. Artists will be encouraged to incorporate your concerns and preferences when preparing their final designs, and the members of the selection panel will take into consideration the comments you provide at this meeting  when they recommend an artist to the DCCAH Board of Commissioners.

If you are interested in participating in the process, please attend this meeting along with your friends and neighbors, as the artwork it will serve as a gateway to Historic Anacostia and all of Ward 8.

Location:             DC Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD)

Housing Resource Center (1800 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave SE – Corner Entrance)

Time:                    6:30-8:00pm

Date:                     Wednesday, November 9^th, 2011

For more information, please see the attached summary or contact Mary Beth Brown at  (202) 724-5613 or marybeth.brown@dc.gov

Site for Art Installation: 1201-1203 Good Hope Road SE

Thank you and have a great week!

Darnetta K. Tyus, Special Assistant

Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development

Government of the District of Columbia

1350 Pennsylvania Ave, NW Suite 317, Washington, DC 20004

W 202-442-7165   Fax 202-645-6727  darnetta.tyus@dc.gov