Monument Lab

THIS PROJECT WILL PRODUCE A REPORT ON THE GUILDFORD COURTHOUSE MILITARY PARKS MEMORY LANDSCAPE TO INCREASE UNDERSTANDING OF THE SITE, THE CONTEXT OF THE FOUNDATION OF THE MILITARY PARK, AND THE STORIES THAT REMAIN TO BE TOLD AND HIGHLIGHTED TO ACHIEVE AN INCLUSIVE EXPERIENCE. PERFORMANCE GOALS (1) RESEARCH AND SYNTHESIZE INFORMATION ON THE ORIGINS, FOUNDERS, AND HISTORICAL AND SOCIAL CONTEXT OF THE COLLECTION OF MONUMENTS AT GUILFORD COURTHOUSE NATIONAL MILITARY PARK AND IDENTIFY SIGNIFICANT UNTOLD STORIES. (2) MONUMENT LAB WILL PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE INCORPORATION OF UNTOLD AND UNDER-AMPLIFIED STORIES IN THE INTERPRETIVE SERVICES, IN PARTICULAR THOSE OF THE BLACK PATRIOTS WHO FOUGHT IN THE PARK. PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES (1) COMPLETE A REPORT OF THE MEMORY LANDSCAPE AT THE PARK THAT INCLUDES AN OVERVIEW OF THE HISTORIC CONTEXT, FOUNDERS, AND EXISTING MONUMENTS. (2) ENGAGE STAKEHOLDERS SUCH AS LOCAL ARTISTS, ACTIVISTS, CIVIC REPRESENTATIVES, AND SCHOLARS, WHO CAN HELP BUILD A COALITION AND BRING ADDITIONAL CONTEXT TO BEAR, BY PLANNING AND HOSTING WORKSHOPS. BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED INDIAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS, PUBLIC PRIVATE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, AND INDIVIDUALS (INCLUDING MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC).

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT DECLARATION HOUSE A PUBLIC ART PROJECT BY FIBER ARTIST SONYA CLARK (B. 1967).  

MOSTLY AT A PARK LEVEL, PROJECTS ENCOMPASS A BROAD RANGE OF RESEARCH, OPERATIONAL, AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES ACROSS ALL ASPECTS OF CULTURAL RESOURCE STEWARDSHIP ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO INVENTORY, MONITORING, RESEARCH, REHABILITATION, RECONSTRUCTION, RESTORATION, PRESERVATION, DOCUMENTATION, DATA RECOVERY, EDUCATION, AND CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION AND ADAPTATION. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS AGREEMENT IS TO HOLD FOUR WORKSHOPS, THREE HOURS LONG, IN WASHINGTON DC, BRINGING TOGETHER THOSE IN THE PUBLIC HISTORY WORLD, AS WELL AS ARTISTS, TO GO OVER THE RESULTS OF THE NATIONAL MONUMENT AUDIT, AND PROVIDE GUIDANCE ON HOW TO ENGAGE OTHERS IN DISCUSSING COMPLEX HISTORIES. BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED INDIAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, INDIVIDUALS.