Louisville's First PAINT Project is here!

P.A.I.N.T. proposal:
for the GERMAN-PARISTOWN Neighborhood Association
1094 East KY Street, Louisville KY 40204

Title: YOU ARE HERE
Linking the Past to the Present:
Creating a Sense of Place

A collaboration by:
Marjie Ryan
and
Mary Dennis Kannapell


Phase 1 of this proposal intends to develop an appreciation of the treasure of a distinct cultural and historical landscape, the German-Paris Town Neighborhood, through several phases:
This first phase explores the history of the neighborhood by searching for the people and places that significantly contributed to the establishment of German-Paris Town. The search for those stories as told through collected metal artifacts will be culminate in a sculpture constructed partly of these assembled pieces of the neighborhood’s history.

•Sculptural Timepiece Panel: A site-specific art installation constructed of
historic iron artifacts and created elements evoking the GPN history, landscape
and residents, welded together and installed on the GPNA Center lot adjacent to
their building.

• Painted Red and White Steps (an historic tradition of the area) on the
Neighborhood Center, GPNA logo added to their front door, and a painted
“map” of the GPN area with a “You Are Here” star on the slanted cement
slope in front of the Center for passersby to view.
The second treasure finding phase will be revealed at a later date.
Ultimately the proposal will acquaint the German-Paris Town neighborhood and the larger community with a heightened awareness of its history and relevance, connect residents with each other, as well as their local businesses and services. The city of Louisville will also benefit from discovering a hidden neighborhood treasure.