University of Maryland campus , various locations
College Park, MD 20742
United States
In partnership with TerpsVote, this nonpartisan mobile pop-up is dedicated to help our Terp community register to vote, understand the basics of election day and voting out of state, and serve as a shared civic space around the November 2024 General Election. Shaped like a voting booth, it’s an active space for voter education during the day, with Terps supporting Terps in making a voting plan; at night, the pop-up illuminates as a striking reminder of one of our greatest freedoms.
Just like democracy, VOTE (Fearlessly)! is participatory, with opportunities for students to share their civic pride and add to the conversation through different forms of public art. With many UMD students voting for the first time, VOTE (Fearlessly)! leans into UMD’s academic mission to create a better understanding of the voting process and empower Terps to make their voices count.
Developed by faculty, students, alums and staff from the School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation in partnership with the College of Arts and Humanities, TerpsVote, Maryland Democracy Initiative and The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, the mobile pop up is part of UMD’s Arts for All Creative Placemaking initiative, which engages the University of Maryland community through the arts.
DEBUT AND SCHEDULE:
September 4 - September 11: Tawes Plaza (Part of NEXTNow fest)
September 12 - September 20: School of Public Policy / Thurgood Marshall Hall
September 21: SECU Stadium
September 26 - October 10: Heritage Community Courtyard
October 11: SECU stadium
October 14 thru November 5: the Stamp Student Union
For more information, contact Craig Kier, director of UMD's Arts for All initiative, ckier@umd.edu.
EXHIBITION:
VOTE (Fearlessly)! builds on ideas developed by the Spring 2024 Creative Placemaking Design and Democracy studio, which focused on creating voter engagement through information design, placemaking and public art. A gallery of the design process and resulting concepts is on view at the School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation’s Linear Gallery beginning September 4, with a gallery talk September 25, 2024.