Through our 2024-25 theme of Design for Well-Being, DownCity Design will offer free community design education programs in which our teen participants will learn how the design of spaces and systems can promote mental and physical health. They will apply their new skills to create service projects for public spaces and community groups, promoting holistic wellness. The young designers in our Design/Build Studios can can create small-scale wood structures including indoor or outdoor seating, playscapes, outdoor classrooms, planter beds and more. Our Creative Change Studio students can help with graphic design projects like outreach materials, murals, banners, or visual guides to help navigate complex systems.

What Can We Design For You?

We are accepting proposals for our 2024-2025 programs. Projects will be designed by students in our year-long design programs.

Do you have a design challenge that our young designers can help solve?

How can we help your non-profit, community organization, or social service agency do your work even better?

Review our project guidelines, and if you have an idea that meets our criteria, we encourage you to submit a proposal for our 2024 summer and 2024-25 academic year programs. Proposals are open for Summer 2024 and Spring 2025 projects.

Our panel of educators, staff, and students will review proposals to choose one or more final project partners to work with during the 2024-25 program cycle.

These projects will be offered to our client organizations as a free service.

Please submit Summer 2024 proposals by Sunday, June 9.