Light Up Your Block: A Community Lighting Workshop

Light Up Your Block: A Community Lighting Workshop🗓️ Thursday, July 17 | 🕠 6:00–8:00 📍 Neighborhood Design Center Conference Room, 3rd Floor of Motor House | 🎟️ Free | Light snacks provided

How can Baltimore neighborhoods creatively and collectively improve lighting on their blocks?

Join the Neighborhood Design Center for an interactive workshop exploring grassroots lighting projects, how to get your street light fixed, practical funding strategies, and ideas from our new . Whether you're dreaming up a safer alley, brighter stoop, or a string-light glow on your block, this session is for you.

What to expect:💡 Learn from neighbors – Hear real stories from community lighting leaders📚 Explore the Guidebook – Dive into practical sections of the Signal Light Guidebook, including case studies like Brighter Baltimore, Smart City, and more.🗺️ Map your ideas – Share your lighting successes and brainstorm new ones in small-group breakouts led by local community leaders.💰 Get funding tips – Learn about available funding for communy lighting projects 🤝 Connect – Mingle with others working on public safety, placemaking, and community-led improvements.

Who should attend:Community association members, organizers, lighting enthusiasts, artists, planners, and neighbors looking to brighten their blocks.

Snacks and conversation included. Come ready to connect, dream, and plan.

👉 RSVP now to save your spot and help shape the future of neighborhood lighting in Baltimore!

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About Inviting Light:

Informed by the Station North Public Space Plan and Signal Station North, a two-year community engagement, planning, and prototyping process that sought to understand light's impact on the nighttime environment and our sense of comfort and place, illuminate the city's lighting history and infrastructure, and bring transparency and access to everyday citizens, Inviting Light’s five distinct artistic light installations will promote safety and further revitalization efforts in a historically disinvested area.

Inviting Light is sponsored by Bloomberg Philanthropies and facilitated by Central Baltimore Partnership in partnership with the Mayor’s Office and Senior Advisor for Arts & Culture, and the Neighborhood Design Center. Read more about the award here.

For any questions, please email Catherine Borg at Y2JvcmcgfCBjZW50cmFsYmFsdGltb3JlICEgY29t

Get updates at invitinglight.org and Instagram @invitinglightbaltimore

Photograph of string lighting in the Greenmount West Neighborhood during an NDC-led Community Light Walk, by Side A Photography, courtesy of Neighborhood Design Center

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