Ground Series wins an award for Grounding

Grounding , our site-specific work in Riverside, California responding to sites and monuments representing the civil rights movement, was recognized as a Communications Merit Winner by the American Planning Association Inland Empire Section. This award was presented at the 2025 Awards Gala, in community with the region’s innovative plans and projects, distinguished members of the planning profession, community members and elected officials enhancing quality of life, and outstanding student planners. Read the Awards Digital Program Here. 

Grateful to celebrate with collaborator and friend Miguel Vazquez, FAICP, who conceived of this multi-faceted project with me, and Sandy Chandler, AICP, who supported the project as an advisor and introduced us at our culminating performance at the City of Riverside Main Public Library.  

Learn more about Grounding: https://www.groundseries.org/grounding Grounding responds to sites and monuments representing the civil rights movement to enliven the histories, reflect the struggles and strides, and animate our hearts and bodies into action. Choreographed and performed by Brittany Delany in collaboration with Riverside dancers Ana Cruz, Crystal Edwards, Edwin Sigüenza and Aisha Stewart, the ensemble dance emphasizes social dance, improvisation, collective joy and resilience.

This project asks, ‘How can dance illuminate sites and monuments representing the civil rights movement?’ The site-specific performance emerged at the Riverside Main Library, across from the Civil Rights Institute of Southern Inland California, on September 30, 2024. 

Learn more about my work in Arts & Planning: https://brittanydelany.weebly.com/arts--planning.html

Written by Brittany Delany, co-director of Ground Series