Hi all–Danny here! Just wanted to say thanks to everyone who came out in support on Saturday April 12th at Hopkins! It was a great, relaxed event. Check out some of the shots here below of our Create Change Tree and the crowd! Don’t forget to visit the events page to learn about all the events surround the Urban Forest Project. And since the weather has been great, its a perfect time to take a drive around the city and see what we’ve been up to!
Hi all you greener cleaner city lovers! Denise here to tell you we had our fundraising party for TreeBaltimore at AVAM Wednesday night (April 2nd) and it was amazing! We heard from these great speakers:
Tom Stosur, Assistant Deputy Mayor of Baltimore, who was impressed with the Urban Forest Project’s collaborative success and it’s relevance to the Mayor’s new Sustainability commission’s efforts
Mark Randall, the founder of the original Urban Forest Project in NYC shared his excitement at how we took his seed of an idea and grew it into a tree via our community stewardship approach
Myra Brosius the coordinator of Tree Baltimore (beneficiary of the Urban Forest Project) talked about our success raising awareness for their campaign
Maryland State Delegate Jon Cardin spoke about the value of our initiative and its relationship to Baltimore and Maryland leading the nation as a green state
A HUGE thank-you for the generosity of our sponsors whose donations made the evening wildly successful! Please click here to the “Plant Our City Green” party page to see all these amazing businesses and let them know how much you appreciate their support of this great initiative.
A great shot of the crowd and the digital banner display:
Click here to check out the photos of the event, taken by Emily Ellickson-Brown!
NEXT is “GROW” on April 12th!!! The Opening Exhibition for Baltimore: The Urban Forest Project takes place on the Johns Hopkins University Beach (corner of 33rd and N. Charles) from 12 - 6 pm! Please click here to learn more about this kick-off event!
Danny here!
I wanted to share that the banners are going up steadily all over the city! Right now you can see a selection of the banners along Mt. Royal Avenue near MICA’s Campus, and also up Charles Street near Johns Hopkins Campus and Wyman Park Dell. Here are a few images of the banners on Charles street! Enjoy! Do you want to get an exclusive look at all the banners, enjoy some great food & drink, and bid on some amazing silent auction items? RSVP TODAY for our April 2nd Gala at the American Visionary Art Museum.
Hello all! Danny here. So last night we hung the first banner and had a little banner preview reception. Despite the weather and traffic, we managed to kick off The Urban Forest Project! Check out these photos by Zoe Draddy of the event!
Diana Cohen’s Banner ready to go up!
A close-up!
Rachael leans out to secure the banner on the pole
DDGgreen’s banners at Skylofts
A few more banners on display upstairs
I would like to thank everyone who came out in support last night and who continue to support us in this endeavor! Want to get involved at our next event? RSVP today for our preview Gala on April 2nd!
Please join us on Wednesday, April 2 from 7p to 10p at AVAM’s Sculpture Barn. Tickets are $45 online in advance and $55 at the door – all proceeds benefit TreeBaltimore. The theme is “Plant our City Green!” This party will elegantly celebrate the sustainable life – nature and people alike. Enjoy live music, scrumptious appetizers, delicious drinks and an eco-inspired silent auction. Guests will be able to bid on green lifestyle products and experiences that nurture our bodies and minds, like renewing spa moments and amazing restaurant meals. In addition, guests are automatically entered in a raffle that evening, and we will announce one Grand Prize winner (concept and contents still being developed)! We have several speakers scheduled: Senator Cardin, Mark Randall (Urban Forest Project founder) and city representatives (TBD).
Click the image above and RSVP today!
We sat down with Jenn Tucker to talk about her banner and her recent assimilation to the Baltimore community. Click to check out her company, Cafeteria.
Thanks to everyone who participated in this week long blog blast! We at Tilt really enjoyed learning more about just a few of the designers and artists who participated! So remember, the exhibition opens April 11, 2008 and runs until June 27. The banners will be up throughout the city, and maps will be available at several locations throughout the city for you to follow!
And now for the prize winners!
Congratulations everyone! Don’t miss our Plant our City Green party on April 2nd. You will be able to register online soon enough. Its going to be a great event and will hopefully raise a lot of money for TreeBaltimore, our beneficiary. For more info on the event, see our Events page.
Thanks to all the designers and artists who created these banners! You will be able to see the entire exhibition starting at the end of March. If you would like to pre-order one or more of these banners as a bag, t-shirt, or poster please visit our Shop page
And don’t forget to comment to be eligible for today’s prize which is a full set of UFP banner buttons!
We sat down with Felice of the American Visionary Art Museum to talk about her banner and get an insight on art in the community. Check out her banner revealed here for the first time! Her banner is entitled “Save Me”
Want to know more about the American Visionary Art Museum, Baltimore: The Urban Forest Project and our beneficiary TreeBaltimore
come to the Plant Our City Green party on April 2nd at the American Visionary Art Museum. Tickets are $45 online and $55 at the door. All proceeds benefit TreeBaltimore. Check back soon to RSVP! Interested now? Let us know!
Remember you must comment to be eligible for today’s prize! Prize winners will be announced on Friday!
And don’t forget, later today we will be revealing 10 never before seen banners here on the blog! This is your chance to pre-order the banner of your choice! To pre-order a banner as a bag, a poster, or a t-shirt, visit our Shope Page
What are you waiting for? Comment!
We sat down with Lindsey Muir, a graduate design student at MICA, to talk about her banner, revealed here for the first time! Let us know what you think! If you’d like to buy preorder this banner as a bag, a poster, or a t-shirt, visit the shop page!
Check out “PLEASE” by Lindsey Muir
Let us know what you think! Those who comment are eligible for today’s prize!
We sat down with Aaron Moore, principal and creative director of Orange Element to talk about the Baltimore based Design Firm’s banner. We took a few minutes to ask him about design, the community, and the future of Baltimore, and for the first time ever, we’ve revealed the banner here! You can see Orange Element’s banner up starting April 11, 2008 and you can pre-order this banner as a bag, a poster, or a t-shirt!
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