Baltimore: Urban Forest Project 2008

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The Urban Forest Project is a growing national exhibition working in conjunction with the Times Square Alliance and World Studio in New York. Tilt Studio Foundation, Inc., located in Baltimore discovered this project in NYC in the fall of 2007 and introduced it to Baltimore the following spring.

The project brought together 200 artists, designers and college students, 75 K-12 students and over 100 businesses to produce a visual story based on the image of a tree and the idea of sustainability. Each participant was asked to design a banner to be hung throughout Baltimore City. The banners guided visitors to Druid Hill Park, Wyman Park Dell, Herring Run Park, Patterson Park and Carroll Park. In each park, installations and daylong events promoted the project and directed traffic through the parks.

After the exhibit's closing, the banners were recycled into tote bags and sold as original works of functional art. All proceeds from the project benefit the Baltimore City Department of Recreation & Parks Tree Baltimore Campaign for a greener city. The best thing about Baltimore: The Urban Forest Project? It produced no waste!