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Project Backboard
Renovate basketball courts and install art in public parks in order to create fun and inviting places for basketball and other activity that inspires creative, inter-generational play, increases park usage and strengthens communities.
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PLAY ·2015 Grants ChallengeBasketball Courts and Public Art: Inspiring Inter-generational Play in Public Parks
Public park basketball courts are the “heart-beat” of many communities. Leveraging the energy and creativity created by outdoor basketball, Project Backboard will coordinate with local and national partners to renovate 15 basketball courts in LA, commission and install public art, made by community members and working artists, around each court, host free all-ages basketball tournaments, cleaning up graffiti and install outdoor fitness equipment where appropriate.