Tweetie Bird It is about imagining that the center is ever flexible and having the courage to create new centers.-Theaster Gates on his work #ArtPlace [More from ccoletta]

October 25, 2003

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Dave Feehan is President of the International Downtown Association. He joined the organization two years ago, after heading the Downtown Community Alliance in Des Moines, Iowa and stints with the downtown organizations in Detroit and Kalamazoo.

The International Downtown Association, headquartered in Washington, D.C., has more than 600 members worldwide, with the majority in North America, but with active members in Europe, Japan, China, Australia, South Africa, and Mexico.

Bob Bangham is founder of RipBang, an architecture firm headquartered in Venice, California. Bob has spent his career working with some of the top names in entertainment, retail, and hospitality  Disney, Universal Studios, The Mills Corporation, and many others.

His latest project is PBS Kids Neighborhood, a free 6,000 square foot play and learn environment scheduled to open in November at St. Louis Mills.

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