Art in Lowell: Brick by Brick

Idea:

The city (or local businesses) offer bricks around Lowell to be painted by locally hired artists or community members.

Benefit:

Tourist attraction, jobs for local artists, beautiful and small art installations, connection and sense of ownership in the city.

Location:

Citywide, Don't Know, Downtown / JAM.

The Lowell Dance Project

Idea:

A space for all forms of dance to be taught/dance collective. The vision is to include classes for all ages and to include childcare and classes would be low charge. The classes are open and attendees can come at any time to a scheduled class based on levels (beginner/intermediate/advanced). The model is based on the [Read more…]

Benefit:

This would bring together the diverse cultures in Lowell and also would be a space for great energy. We have people wanting to teach these dances and we have people wanting to take lessons, so this idea is to bring it all together! This would provide income to teachers and [Read more…]

Location:

Downtown / JAM.

Public Bathrooms

Idea:

Place a self-cleaning bathroom in a public space.

Benefit:

Provides public bathroom access to individuals who don't have access to a bathroom for various reasons.

Location:

Citywide, Don't Know, Downtown / JAM.

Max Solar on LHS

Idea:

The Lowell Sustainability Council team along with DIY will collaborate with others to achieve the maximum possible solar production on the new LHS building(s). In the process we will educate the public about the need for clean energy and raise awareness about the climate crisis to the greatest extent possible.

Benefit:

In addition to making our energy procurement less expensive over time, solar on the Lowell High School would demonstrate our commitment to clean energy in a visible and impactful way where students would see first hand how solar can be harvested and the community could see the visual impact of [Read more…]

Location:

Downtown / JAM.