Place reclamation
Daniel, Age 4
DEFINEDPlace reclamation
Place reclamation is the use of arts and culture as an intervention to expand; to reveal and excavate the complex histories of a place through arts ability to tell.
WE ARE A BORDERLESS PROJECTWe excavate the history of communities that inhabited this space
Built in 1915, its original occupants were a newly migrated family from Hungary named “Takacs.” From what could be surmised by the historical record, a male descendant continued to occupy this structure until his death. His widow remarried and the ownership transferred to a man with the Polish name “Brzezinski.” In 1975, he still owned the property, the tail end of white flight. By the 1990’s through the mid 2000’s, African-American families lived and lost in this space, their surnames are “Knox” and “Wade.”The Cuyahoga Land Bank became the owners of the property and through a defunct grant opportunity, Neighborhood Housing Services (now merged with the Cleveland Housing Network) partnered with the artist to renovate the home.
Image by Shari Wilkins
PLACE TODAYWE ARE A space for people to gather.
ATNSC is a space for those who are curious, creative and lifelong learners. This community is local, regional and worldwide. It houses a multitude of backgrounds, interests and expressions. It defies strict definition.
GARDEN PROJECTAn indigenous garden surrounding this house
Containing only native plants indigenous to Northeast Ohio and the Great Lakes region, this garden project is made possible through a collaboration with Levi Marshall and support from our community.
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