CREATE: The Community Meal

Project Added: August 19, 2021
Project Point of Contact: [email protected]
A person leaning over in a field harvesting plants

Community gathers for a meal of food and conversation about food access, food for justice, and healthy eating. Photo by Andy King

Arts-and Intersections:

Community Cohesion

Collaborators:

Location:

St. Paul, Minnesota

Region:

Genre/Discipline:

Community arts

Population Density:

Urban

Large Intended Impact Area:

Locality/Town/City

Foundations:

OVERVIEW

CREATE: The Community Meal, commissioned from Seitu Jones by Public Art Saint Paul, aimed to lower barriers to making healthy food choices by gathering 2,000 people at a 1/2-mile-long table in the middle of Saint Paul's Victoria Street for a civic dinner table conversation about food access, food justice, and healthy eating.

ABOUT THE PROJECT

PROJECT EVALUATION

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