FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Next Generation of Parks 10th Anniversary Season Continues at the Walker Art CenterFeaturing MPR’s Elizabeth Dunbar as...
Category: Lecture Series
2019 Year in Review
This has been a breakthrough year for the Minneapolis Parks Foundation. Since 2005, we’ve raised more than $22.3 million in support of the...
10 Years of Next Generation of Parks Events: In the Beginning, featuring Cecily Hines
“When I was hired to bring the Minneapolis Parks Foundation to life, one of the first things I did was take a look around at successful parks...
Notes from The High Line’s “Beyond Economic Impact” symposium
Recently, I attended the High Line Network’s first symposium Beyond Economic Impact: Charting the Field of Infrastructure Reuse in New York City....
10 Years of Next Generation of Parks Events! Walter Hood
We are thrilled to celebrate 10 amazing years of Next Generation of Parks events. This – always free – lecture series has brought...
10 Years Strong, the Next Generation of Parks Event Series Still Sparks Conversation and Ideas
Earlier this summer, I was invited by the Knight Foundation to participate in a national forum centered on the public realm and the human...
News Release: Join Us for The Parks Prescription Featuring Dr. Robert Zarr – A Next Generation of Parks Event, Tuesday, May 7
Recently featured in Time Magazine and on NBC Nightly News, Dr. Zarr shares his groundbreaking approach to chronic disease management with parents,...
Creating Welcoming Spaces for All
Nine years ago, the Minneapolis Parks Foundation launched two initiatives that have come to define the organization: The RiverFirst Initiative and...
News Release: The High Line’s Robert Hammond Returns to Minneapolis for the Next Generation of Parks™ Event Series, March 21, 2019, 7pm at the Walker Art Center
Nearing its 10-year anniversary and on the verge of opening its last “Spur,” the High Line has much to teach us about great design and equitable...