Anita Morson-Matra, with Danielle Abrams, Jen Mergel and Porsha Olayiwola

To inaugurate Baldwin in the Park, we will interview Greater Boston's placemakers (artists and thought-leaders) from diverse perspectives that re-imagine James Baldwin's 1957 statement: "The place in which I fit will not exist until I make it." Baldwin's words expose a search for self—across religion, origin, ethnicity and sexuality—that urgently needs airing as we grapple with what "place" means today. Harnessing the collective intelligence of a team driven by urban planner and place leader Anita Morson-Matra, performance artist and professor Danielle Abrams, public art curator and cultural partnership connector Jen Mergel, and poet laureate and festival organizer Porsha Olayiwola, this collective imagination journey is embracing cross-sector collaboration with cultural equity at the core.

Anita Morson-Matra: www.anitamorsonmatra.com
Danielle Abrams: www.danielleabrams.com
Jen Mergel: www.jenmergel.com
Porsha Olayiwola: www.porshaolayiwola.com