Every month between now and August 2010, the AREA #10 editorial team will release a few select articles that relate to the theme of Institutions and Infrastructures. Articles published on the web will form the basis for the print edition of AREA #10, to be released in September 2010.

Articles in this Edition:

* Faheem Majeed on tearing down boundaries within the South Side Community Art Center—to build it back up

* Nicole Summers on participatory budgeting in the 49th Ward

* Ben Helphand on what makes Chicago’s community gardens thrive now and for the long term

* David Eads on re-imagining the inner workings of FreeGeek Chicago

The central questions for AREA #10: What infrastructures and institutions from the past do we need to remember, what institutions and infrastructures from the present do we need to maintain or rethink, and how can we or are we critically creating the new ones to support our work?

Interested in writing an article for AREA #10? Call for proposals:

Deadline for proposals for the print edition is June 1st 2010. Accepted proposals will go through an editorial process, with a first draft due July 1 and final version due August 1. Earlier proposals are accepted on a rolling basis for web preview editions. Proposals should be emailed to “AREA Editors” at areaeditors@gmail.com

AREA #10 Editorial Team: Sam Barnett, Mairead Case, Jerome Grand, Beth Gutelius, Robin Hewlett, Daniel Tucker, and Rebecca Zorach.