Urbanism and Entrepreneurship

Schedule

Thu May 08 2025 at 06:00 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

National Hispanic Cultural Center: Bank of America Theater | Albuquerque, NM

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Eric Williams will discuss the role of small business in neighborhood revitalization.
About this Event

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The Homewise Livability Speaker Series, launched in 2023, is a community education program that features local and national experts discussing how housing markets become unaffordable and exploring strategies to manage development for greater affordability, sustainability, and livability. Our 2025 Albuquerque series will take place monthly from March through June.


Childcare and interpretation will be provided. When reserving your ticket, please indicate if you need childcare or interpretation. This is a free, ticketed event that we anticipate will sell out, so we encourage you to get your ticket today!


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Eric Williams, founder and creative director of The Silver Room—an innovative hub for retail, arts, education, and community events—will share his inspiring work revitalizing Chicago’s South and West Side neighborhoods. By harnessing the transformative power of culture and commerce, Eric has played a key role in driving economic growth and fostering vibrant neighborhoods. As Albuquerque pursues efforts to rejuvenate downtown and other commercial areas, Williams’ insights into development and entrepreneurship will highlight strategies for creating lasting community impact. A reception will follow the lecture, offering an opportunity to connect and continue the conversation. Childcare and interpretation services are available.  


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Eric Williams is the founder and creative director of the Silver Room, an innovative retail, arts, education and community events space opened in 1997. The Silver Room intersects the worlds of fashion, music and visual art, and acts as a boutique, gallery, and community arts center. Williams is committed to creating spaces and curating events that strengthen communities and fuel positive economic impact. 

The Silver Room has hosted a number of large-scale events, most notably the Sound System Block Party, which attracted more than 15,000 attendees in 2016. The 3 day CONNECT Hyde Park Arts Festival, a collaboration with the University of Chicago, activates empty storefronts near the university with pop-up art exhibits and speakers organized by some of Chicago’s leading curators. For the past two decades, Williams has shaped his practice to be responsive to the core needs of the creative urban community he serves. To address the systems that create disenfranchisement, his work provides space, support, and programming designed to foster equity for people of color and other marginalized communities. 


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La Serie de Oradores sobre Habitabilidad de Homewise es un programa de educación comunitaria creado en 2023 que presenta oradores locales y nacionales que ayudan a los residentes a aprender cómo los mercados inmobiliarios se vuelven inasequibles y formas de gestionar los patrones de desarrollo para aumentar la asequibilidad, la sostenibilidad y la habitabilidad. Nuestra serie 2025 se llevará a cabo una vez al mes de marzo a junio.


Se proporcionará cuidado de niños e interpretación. Al reservar su boleto, indique si necesita cuidado de niños o interpretación. Este es un evento gratuito con entrada que anticipamos que se agotará, por lo que te animamos a que consigas tu entrada hoy.


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Eric Williams, fundador y director creativo del Silver Room (un centro innovador de comercio minorista, arte, educación y eventos comunitarios) compartirá su inspirador trabajo de revitalización de los barrios del sur y el oeste de Chicago. Al aprovechar el poder transformador de la cultura y el comercio, Eric ha desempeñado un papel clave en el impulso del crecimiento económico y el fomento de vecindades vibrantes. Mientras Albuquerque realiza esfuerzos para rejuvenecer el centro de la ciudad y otras áreas comerciales, las ideas de Williams sobre el desarrollo y el espíritu emprendedor destacarán las estrategias para crear un impacto comunitario duradero. Después de la conferencia habrá una recepción que ofrecerá la oportunidad de conectarse y continuar la conversación. Hay servicios de guardería e interpretación disponibles. 


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Eric Williams es el fundador y director creativo de Silver Room, un espacio innovador de venta minorista, arte, educación y eventos comunitarios inaugurado en 1997. Silver Room cruza los mundos de la moda, la música y las artes visuales, y funciona como boutique, galería y centro comunitario de arte. Williams está comprometido con la creación de espacios y la curaduría de eventos que fortalezcan a las comunidades y generen un impacto económico positivo.  

Silver Room ha sido sede de varios eventos a gran escala, en particular la Sound System Block Party, que atrajo a más de 15,000 asistentes en 2016. El CONNECT Hyde Park Arts Festival de 3 días, una colaboración con la Universidad de Chicago, activó a tiendas vacías cerca de la universidad con exhibiciones de arte emergentes y oradores organizados por algunos de los principales curadores de Chicago. Durante las últimas dos décadas, Williams ha dado forma a su práctica para que responda a las necesidades básicas de la comunidad urbana creativa a la que sirve. Para abordar los sistemas que crean privación de derechos, su trabajo proporciona espacio, apoyo y programación diseñados para fomentar la equidad para las personas de color y otras comunidades marginadas. 

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National Hispanic Cultural Center: Bank of America Theater, 1701 4th Street Southwest, Albuquerque, United States

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