Village Building Convergence
We're now taking Request For Proposals for VBC2012 Placemaking Sites!
Click here for more information! Applications Due January 27.
City Repair's Village Building Convergence is an annual ten-day placemaking festival that combines crowdsourced activism, creative community development, hands-on education and celebration.
12th Annual VBC in brief: We will come together to create benches, community kiosks, gardens, street paintings, tile mosaics, and more! Come join your neighbors as they bring to life the natural building, permaculture, and public art projects that they’ve been planning. Learn valuable skills for urban sustainability and social regeneration while celebrating the creativity and diversity of our wonderful city! Read more about the VBC...
During the day, you will have the opportunity to get involved with creative, community designed placemaking projects happening all over the city. There will be building, gardening, art, and many other fun things to do and great people doing them with you! This aspect of the event is always free.
During the evening everyone will gather at a central venue for a night of wholesome food, presentations by leaders in the forefront of positive change, and exhilirating musical performances from local bands.
How to Get Involved
There are many ways to get involved:
1) Volunteer NOW to help plan & coordinate the VBC event (see how our core planning team is organized here). See an overview of opportunities & contact our volunteer team here.
2) Host a placemaking site this year (2012) in your neighborhood!
3) Build, paint & learn at neighborhood placemaking sites during the VBC.
4) Volunteer for a *worktrade* shift during VBC evening events to help us make this great event possible (and get free access to another evening event). Information coming in May 2012.
Our Sponsors
(More about our sponsors here)
