Richmond: The Story Continues

Touchable Stories are interactive environments and soundscapes based on the lives and viewpoints of the communities it serves. This year, we focus on a follow-up to the successful Richmond I installation and embark on two important community activities, which have us spanning both coasts.

Richmond: The Story Continues, the highly anticipated follow-up to Richmond: An Introduction I, builds on previous community dialogues and creates new ones. Conceived as a response to the community’s opinions on the first project, Richmond: The Story Continues addresses more of the question “who is Richmond?” Featured in this visual and aural discussion is Richmond’s rich Native American presence, its multi-use shoreline, and its place in the history of the Blues.

Richmond: The Story Continues will also build on the discoveries of Richmond Introduction, regarding Latino history, toxic legacies, and the Tent City Peace Movement, the grassroots non-violence phenomenon born two years ago on the killing grounds of inner Richmond.

Though the public exhibition has now closed ongoing planning and dialog continues for the next phase of the Richmond project.