Small Grants for big projects
2019-2020 Funded Projects:
Inviting Edges: Placemaking at the Sustainable
Living and Learning Communities
David de la Pena with the help of Carolina Hernandez, Shirley Chen Levi Felger, Jennifer Mendez, and Charles Wray
Inviting Edges raises awareness of and celebrates the Sustainable Living and Learning Communities at UC Davis by focusing on making the hidden community more open, welcoming, and accessible to the general public.
Immersive Bike-Mobile Sustainable Tea Lab
Harold Linde
A mobile bicycle transportation pavilion that fosters cultural and social connection through the shared act of having a cup of tea.
Justice Delayed
Jonathon Parris
An encouraging introspection told through a visual tale of the history of housing segregation. The exhibition prompts individuals with questions regarding their perspectives on race and racism, in hopes that it will affect positive change.
Solar Micromobility
and resilient Placemaking
Beth Ferguson, Elton Hao Wu, Angela Sanguinetti, David Haddad, Jamie Oka
A reimagination of services as a flexible infrastructure to help cities and universities. The project embraces Davis' bike-oriented community through the installation of a solar-powered charging station for electric bikes, scooters, and personal mobile electronics.
The Nature of Cities
Tracy Corado
The project brings awareness to the interconnectedness of urban environments with their respective natural counterparts. It aims to highlight how nature adapts and is visibly influenced by urban places.
Listen Here!
Jesse Drew
Focusing on local, community-based voices of marginalized communities, this project explores the transition of how low power radio has undergone from urban pirate stations to the LPFM Stations of rural California
The Militarized Arboretum
Gabi Kirk, Bobby Moeller, Javier Arbona
The production of an alternative walking tour guide of a commonly forgotten aspect of UC Davis history. This project reflects on the occuptation of Putah Creek, a local landmark, as a militarized occupation.