URBAN Prophylactic

The advent of a public space influences the state of listen of the individual and the community as a whole. If one does not feel prophylactic in the surrounding areas, most other efforts go irrelevant. Nosotros desire to revitalize neglected or dangerous spaces through art and culture.

urban art
as a transformation tool

Changing perceptions

Fine art has the power to change perceptions. It tin can alter both an outsider's perspective of the people and identify - also every bit a community member's perception of themselves and their neighborhood. Art is a powerful tool for changing those narratives.

Empowering at-hazard youth through contribution to the creative process

Urban art supports local crime prevention initiatives by engaging at-gamble youth in meaningful ways. The rich social history of urban arts and hip hop expresses actuality that many of these youth reply to, giving them something "cool" to involve themselves in. While engaged, opportunities for graphic symbol-edifice arise, giving them alternatives to current anti-social patterns.

RepaIring damage and visual cues

Research suggests that in that location are public safety benefits to the economical development and aesthetic qualities created by revitalizing buildings and public spaces. Art projects such as light installations and muralism are impactful creative solutions in this regard. Not only do these elements accost the maintenance issues, but they will also requite way for increased visual safe cues. This provides a sense of caring for the area, increasing overall perceived rubber for everyone.

Connecting people to identify

Art spaces, events and installations can connect community members across cityscapes by serving equally a magnet for social connection and pes traffic. This buzz helps keep urban spaces safe by providing helpful eyes in the street, according to the revered place activist Jane Jacobs.

Everybody needs to feel rubber in their daily environment. It's a VERY basic need, continued to atmospheres, visual impressions and to the indivudal conception of a neighbourhood'due south reputation equally either safe or dangerous. Visual entreatment and narratives thing!

— Steffen Gray, Chairman of Street Studies

OUR SERVICES

sense - engage - transform - thrive

Many professionals from differing felds offering each a piece of the puzzle towards safer and more cared-for urban spaces. All the same, ii topics go on emerging in conversations in urban safe: citizens' perceived safety and the visual appearance of their surroundings. The showtime can be improved past efforts in date, local ambassadorship, social cohesion and storytelling. The visual appearance of the area can be changed through impressive street fine art galleries and other creative elements, providing positive associations and implying an artistic caring presence.

Our safety consultants come from multi-disciplinary backgrounds with many years experience of spotting problematic urban spaces and elements. Based on their assessments, they tin can help you get the right feedback and clarify meaningful urban condom efforts in your expanse.

OUR URBAN SAFETY SERVICES INCLUDE

  • Urban condom checks

  • Collaboration with local crime prevention regime

  • Facilitation of at-run a risk youth programs

  • Development of activity plans and strategies for visual maintenance of vulnerable urban spaces

URBAN Safety Bank check

Go kicking-started on your participatory urban safety efforts! With a visit from i of our urban rubber specialists, y'all will receive a report outlining transformation potentials. Included in all the safe checks are:

  • A description of our initial impressions

  • An evaluation of which typical 'perceived safety' risks you lot could be facing

  • iii-5 recommendations on how to make your surroundings safer

More than in-depth elements can be added to the bank check, based on your needs. A special intro-format is offered to new partners.

What do you become?

The Intro cheque

  • Site visit

  • Expert quick findings and recommendations one-pager

The Standard check

  • All of the to a higher place

  • Dialogue with local democratic boards

  • Focus areas plotted on a map

The Extended cheque

  • All of the above

  • A more than detailed assessment of the above

  • A total day in the area, doing focus-interview, summarized in findings.

Contact us for more than information and prices.

What happens after the check?

The safety checks are our "go started"-service, hands used by everyone. We tailor-make all projects to arrange your specific expanse and situation, in most forms and all sizes. Our experienced organizers will guide you safely through mutual strategies and provide y'all with valuable tips and tricks from the field.


Below are 3 case examples, where you tin run across the potential projects to create safe and inspiring spaces.

1 | Tunnel Makeover

Dark and neglected tunnels is a recurring theme when we inquire communities to give feedback on the almost dangerous areas in their neighborhood; notwithstanding, they are vital for mobility and traffic safety. Transforming the tunnels into urban art galleries solves this feature claiming. Artist-led projects working with local residents and businesses brand the tunnels and underpasses a safer and more than pleasant environment.

Inspiring art encourages walkability and an increased feeling of safety. Equally the tunnels are perceived as cared for, natural imagination and association of illegal or unsafe activities is reduced.

Transforming it into a urban arts gallery creates new experience dynamics; either every bit a unique and constantly evolving space or a carefully curated artwork. If tunnels are seen equally safer and more enjoyable, we believe it emphasises it'due south core functionality every bit a vital connecting route for the locals.

Case Example: Greve safer tunnels, greve Municipality

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two | At-risk Youth Task Programs

As communities have on a part of social stewardship, we demand to look beyond formal ways of engaging with locals. We advocate for including at-risk youth, as it has many positive implications:

  • building self-esteem and sense of ownership

  • revitalizing disenfranchised communities

  • offering people a place to limited themselves through visual means

  • providing them with a source of income

This process puts creative responsibility in the hands of these youths, giving them a scrap of social and often economic earning and something to be proud of. They ofttimes see a more constructive role in order and it empowers them. These activities tin can be integrated into municipal graffiti management and maintenance plans.

We experience that including these user groups leads to reduced graffiti vandalism, and instead gains local back up for vibrant, colorful street art.

Example Example: SPP & FRAK

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iii | Planning & Designing for Customs Engagement

Customs date works all-time when it is an ongoing process, enabling relationships and trust-building as the partnerships strengthen over fourth dimension. One-time events and activities should be planned and designed with a greater endeavor for social change and impact in listen. Pregnant results occur over fourth dimension, as sensation and motivation starts to build in the neighborhoods.

Street Studies has created an in-depth and customizable toolkit, providing guidance too every bit a plan on how to include community engagement with a focus on prophylactic.

We can assistance you plan, facilitate or evaluate your community date. These engagement efforts can include:

✘ Workshops & Focus Groups
Allow people to hash out ideas in an open up, constructive and relaxed atmosphere

✘ Public Interventions
Consult big numbers of people and gather breezy feedback

✘ Community Mapping
Utilise maps and photographs of an area or specific location to illustrate diverse perspectives and priorities

Case Example: Greve Safer Tunnels 2018, greve municipality

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Transforming public spaces and tunnels happens to be our specialty. If you have a project in mind, don't hesitate to contact us!

We ARE the PROUD ORGANIZERS OF GREVE safer tunnels

The projection is a collaboration between Greve Municipality's Traffic & Landscape department and Street Studies to create a condom environment for the users of the city'southward tunnels. The squad, together with the municipality of Greve and the residents in the local area worked on telling stories on the neglected tunnel walls.

Inspired?

Contact us to help y'all go going with a like projection.

our services are 100% based on Non-PROFIT PRINCIPLES

Meaning we:

  • work actively and passionately with Un'south SDGs

  • reinvest our net income from new projects inside our mission statement

  • consume according to a strict spending-policy

  • engage in research to increase our overall understanding of and benefit to club and public spaces

And much more than.