November 2009

WASHINGTON – Cecilia Cortes is lending her design expertise as part of an exciting new mentoring program called the Urban Forest Project with the DC public schools. The project, conceived by Worldstudio, is being presented in Washington, DC in collaboration with AIGA DC, the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) and the Corcoran College of Art + Design.

Cecilia will be working with a student from the Luke C. Moore Academy to design one of the 100 street banners to be posted in downtown Washington, DC in the spring of 2010. Each banner will use the form of, or metaphor for, a tree to make powerful visual statements about the environment. Once the banners come down from the light poles, the artwork will be repurposed into tote bags for purchase. Proceeds from the sales of the tote bags will go to non-profit environmental efforts that will aid Washington, DC in being a cleaner, greener and more sustainable city.

To view samples of The Urban Forest Project done in other cities visit: www.ufp-global.com