Commemorate DC
Commemorate DC
The Office of Planning (OP) invites you to help plan new monuments and memorials in your community!
COMMEMORATE DC presents OP @ The Front Porch featuring NOOCHIE
You’re invited to join DC’s Office of Planning to Commemorate DC! We are gathering to honor vibrant stories and profound impacts of Black Washingtonians and other leaders of color in Wards 4, 5, 7 and 8. The series kicks off with a guest appearance by DC’s very own Noochie, to reflect on how he commemorates musical artists at his front porch!
Please click the link above to watch the live recording of our kick-off event featuring Noochie from the Front Porch!
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OP is excited to be collaborating with the following community partners as part of the initiative.
The Mayor's Office on Caribbean Community Affairs (Ward 4)
The Parks Main Street (Ward 5)
Deanwood Citizens Association (Ward 7)
Anacostia BID (Ward 8)
Learn more about commemoration and Commemorate DC:
OP Commemorative Works Program
Commemorative Work Technical Assistance Program Overview
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About the Project:
The Commemorative Works Technical Assistance Program (TAP) will support local partners participating in the program to increase commemoration of Black Washingtonians and other leaders of color in all Wards of the District. After subjects and sites have been identified, a design team and public artists provided by OP and the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities will prepare concept designs.
As the Nation’s capital, monuments and commemorative works have typically been focused on or reserved for commemoration to individuals or subjects of national importance within the monumental core, the original L’Enfant City, and mostly in Wards 1, 2, 3, and 6. Many of these subjects participated in slavery, systemic racism, and the mistreatment of, or took actions that suppressed equality for, persons of color, certain groups of people, and women.
DC's Commemorative Works Program reviews proposals submitted by sponsors, but since the program was established in 2001 has received only a handful of applications for local subjects. OP's Commemorate DC work includes technical assistance to community partners in Wards 4, 5, 7, and 8 to identify commemorative subjects and sites before supporting efforts in Wards 1, 2, 3, and 6. The Office of Planning's partners are convening meetings with community groups and residents to discuss subjects to commemorate, appropriate sites, and concept designs of commemorative works. Concept designs will be reviewed by the Commemorative Works Committee who will make a recommendation on each proposal to the Mayor and District Council, who have final review and approval.
Contact Us:
Chris Shaheen, Program Manager, Urban Design Division
Email: CWTAP@dc.gov
Phone: (202) 442-7600
We look forward to hearing from you!