This project is a pioneering example of Social Practice, demonstrating how art can be a tool for community empowerment and neighborhood revitalization. It combines art, social activism, and historic preservation.
Born: 1961, Fairfield, Alabama, USA
Nationality: American
Style: Social Practice, Community Art
Influences: Urban planning, social justice, African American history
Major Exhibitions: "Project Row Houses" (1993-ongoing)
Quote: "Art can be a catalyst for social change."
Project Row Houses is a community-based arts and culture organization in Houston's Third Ward, a historically African American neighborhood. Lowe and other artists transformed a block of shotgun houses into spaces for art installations, artist residencies, and social services.
