GRANTS RECEIVED.
Indiana Arts Commission. National Endowment for the Arts. South Shore Arts. The Legacy Foundation. The Knight Foundation. National Latino Association for Art and Culture. IUN - Office of Diversity, Equity, and Multicultural Affairs. IUN - Chancellor’s Fund.
NORTHWEST INDIANA TIMES.
05/02/2019|Decay Devils and #PAINTGARY planning Gary Love Fest arts and music festival downtown
12/15/2018|Towering Ambitions: Art space taking over sixth floor of Gary State Bank building with pop-up activities
12/08/2018|PaintGary project has splashed color on abandoned Gary buildings
06/28/2018|Art project will cover Gary in 60 colorful murals
POST/CHICAGO TRIBUNE.
12/23/2018|IUN’s new School of the Arts ushering exciting changes to ‘cultural ecosystem’
10/29/2018|Downtown mural salutes Gary's black union leaders
LAUREN M. PACHECO HAS PARTICIPATED IN CONFERENCES. PANELS. GUEST LECTURES. RELATED TO GARY, INDIANA PROJECTS.
Together: The Resiliency of Relationships and Adapting to Change in the New Urban Ecosystem. Gensler North Central Panelist (2019, Oakbrook, IL)
PlySpace Public Art Panel, Series 2 Panelist w/ Les Smith, Board President for Community Enhancement Projects, Masha Vlasova (film-maker and PlySpace Resident), Lauren Pacheco (founder of the Destination Gary), and Richard McCoy (founding director of the Landmark Columbus Foundation)(2019, Muncie)
South Shore Arts, Indiana Art Commission, National Endowment for the Arts Grant Reviewer (2019, Munster)
Indiana Art Commission Presenter + Panelist, Homecoming (2018, Indianapolis)
Indiana Art Commission Planning Committee, Homecoming (2018, Indy)
Socially Engaged Art and Design (SEAD) Conference Presenter (2018, Indy + Marion)