HISTORY

Photo by Chris Chapa

A note from the Founder,
Ada Pinkston

In 2014, I started the conceptual seeds for what became a larger project called LandMarked. During this time, I was visiting a family member in Yazoo, a town that is north of Jackson. This is a state where many roads have not been paved for years. The infrastructure of the capital continues to erode. Meanwhile confederate monuments in Jackson remain heavily maintained and never derelict. At this moment, in 2015, I realized that there is a direct relationship between the built environment that exists in monument and memorial landscapes and inequities that exist in other parts of our society.

Key Milestones

  • 2016 – The Landmarked Project launches with $750 Technical.ly grant and presented the first workshop during Baltimore Innovation Week.
  • 2017 – Received a grant from Ruby’s Artist Grants and created the first four performances.
  • 2018 – Incubation at The Halcyon Arts Lab; creation of temporary memorial for GU272.
  • 2019 – Support from Monument Lab Transnational Fellowship, co-organized by Goethe Institute.
  • 2020 – Collaboration with LACMA+Snapchat Monumental Perspectives.
  • 2021 – Performance at Freedmen’s Square supported by Goethe Institute DC and Foundation for Contemporary Art