- What is Pruitt-Igoe Bee Sanctuary?
About & Contact
This creative placemaking initiative aims to transform the urban forest where the Pruitt-Igoe housing development once stood into a public space that preserves the remaining 33 acres of green space and cultivates community through beekeeping and urban agriculture.Read more
Public Proposal: video
Transform the urban forest where Pruitt-Igoe housing development once stood into a public space that cultivates community through education and urban agriculture.Read more
Pruitt-Igoe Bee Sanctuary Pilot Project
Students learn about bees, the environment and the benefits of urban gardening by planting seeds, harvesting produce. preparing healthy meals and making art.Read more
Roundtable Discussion
Pruitt-Igoe, Urban Issues and Creative Renewal. Panelist: Juan William Chavez, Michael Allen and Sylvester Brown, Jr.Read more
News & Press
Pruitt-Igoe Bee Sanctuary have received awards and grants from Creative Capital, the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, Graham Foundation and Art MattersRead more
Living Proposal Pruitt-Igoe Bee Sanctuary
Laumeier Sculpture Park Kranzberg Exhibition Series October 27, 2012 - January 20, 2013Read more
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Art Matters Grant Part 1: exploring the partnership between humans and bees.
A International research trip to Spain and France that exploring the partnership between humans and bees was made possible through the Art Matters Foundation.
Our first stop was to visit the “Man of Bicorp” an 8,000-year-old cave drawing in Bicorp, Spain…
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[Open/Closed] Pruitt-Igoe Bee Sanctuary presentation
[Open/Closed] Pruitt-Igoe Bee Sanctuary presentation by Juan William Chavez from nextSTL on Vimeo.
I was invited by R.J. Koscielniak and NextSTL to give a presentation on the Pruitt-Igoe Bee Sanctuary project.
The talk was… -
Public Proposal: an urban forest
Juan William Chávez presents at the 2013 Creative Capital Artist Retreat from Creative Capital on Vimeo.
The Pruitt-Igoe Bee Sanctuary is a proposal for the City of Saint Louis to transform the urban forest where the Pruitt-Igoe…
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Pruitt-Igoe Bee Sanctuary: Film
Pruitt-Igoe Bee Sanctuary ( film ) from Juan William Chavez on Vimeo.
This 8mm film explores the land where the Pruitt-Igoe housing projects once stood in St. Louis, Missouri. After the demolition of all 33 buildings that…
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Pruitt-Igoe Bee Sanctuary: Documentation
Pruitt-Igoe Bee Sanctuary Photographs: explores the land where the Pruitt-Igoe housing project once stood in St. Louis, Missouri. After the demolition of all 33 buildings that comprised Pruitt-Igoe, the remaining empty lot of several acres naturally transformed into…
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About & Contact Info
This creative placemaking initiative aims to transform the urban forest where the Pruitt-Igoe housing development once stood into a public space that preserves the remaining 33 acres of green space and cultivates community through beekeeping and urban agriculture.
39 years later this vacant lot has slowly transformed into an impressive urban forest camouflaging the history of one of the worst failures of public housing in American history.