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“An In-Town Vacation Experience”: Talking with the Designers of Dix Park’s Gipson Play Plaza

“An In-Town Vacation Experience”: Talking with the Designers of Dix Park’s Gipson Play Plaza

The downtown Raleigh-adjacent play space draws inspiration from local history and ecology and aims to engage visitors of all ages and abilities.

INDY Week, In The NewsDix Park ConservancyMay 5, 2025Gipson Play Plaza

Greening Our Parks: How Gipson Play Plaza leads the way in sustainable urban design

Greening Our Parks: How Gipson Play Plaza leads the way in sustainable urban design

In The News, PRB+ MagazineHart RobertsFebruary 1, 2025

1 sculpture to go

1 sculpture to go

In The News, AxiosHart RobertsNovember 15, 2024

Sunflower poles at Dorothea Dix Park in Raleigh unveiled

Sunflower poles at Dorothea Dix Park in Raleigh unveiled

In The News, CBS17Hart RobertsSeptember 24, 2024

Thomas Sayre’s Flower Power

Thomas Sayre’s Flower Power

In The News, INDY WeekHart RobertsSeptember 3, 2024

Collaborating For Growth

Collaborating For Growth

In The News, PRB+ MagazineHart RobertsAugust 1, 2024

Giant troll coming to Raleigh’s Dix Park in a new arts initiative. A little one, too.

Giant troll coming to Raleigh’s Dix Park in a new arts initiative. A little one, too.

News & Observer

News & Observer, In The NewsGuest UserJune 25, 2024public art, thomas dambo, trolls

Dix Park Conservancy announces new initiative to bring more international artists to Triangle

Dix Park Conservancy announces new initiative to bring more international artists to Triangle

ABC 11

ABC11, In The NewsGuest UserJune 24, 2024public art, art task force

Enormous sculpture weaving through Dix Park draws massive crowds

Enormous sculpture weaving through Dix Park draws massive crowds

WRAL

WRAL, In The NewsGuest UserJune 24, 2024public art, attun, dewitt godfrey

New life for old homes as Raleigh preserves Dix Park’s ‘Stone Houses’ history

New life for old homes as Raleigh preserves Dix Park’s ‘Stone Houses’ history

News & Observer

News & Observer, In The NewsDix Park ConservancyMay 31, 2024Stone Houses, preservation, Park Projects

Voices: How a Powwow in Raleigh Honors My Roots in Hollister, NC

Voices: How a Powwow in Raleigh Honors My Roots in Hollister, NC

INDY Week

INDY Week, In The NewsGuest UserMay 15, 2024pow wow

Inside Janet Cowell's leadership: Inspiring change at Dix Park Conservancy

Inside Janet Cowell's leadership: Inspiring change at Dix Park Conservancy

WRAL

WRAL, In The NewsGuest UserDecember 22, 2023leadership

He’s rescued 900 buildings to save NC history. Meet the N&O’s Tar Heel of the Year.

He’s rescued 900 buildings to save NC history. Meet the N&O’s Tar Heel of the Year.

News & Observer

News & Observer, In The NewsAnna TorresDecember 22, 2023

Announcing: Nick Neptune and Janet Cowell of Dix Park Conservancy as Honorary Chairs of First Night Raleigh!

Announcing: Nick Neptune and Janet Cowell of Dix Park Conservancy as Honorary Chairs of First Night Raleigh!

Artsplosure

Artsplosure, In The NewsAnna TorresDecember 15, 2023

Tribal member shares his excitement for historical site plans at Dix Park

Tribal member shares his excitement for historical site plans at Dix Park

Spectrum News

Spectrum News, In The NewsAnna TorresSeptember 6, 2023Pow Wow, Cultural Interpretation Plan

‘A complete hub of activity’: Restoration of historic stone houses in Dorothea Dix Park on track to wrap up early 2024

‘A complete hub of activity’: Restoration of historic stone houses in Dorothea Dix Park on track to wrap up early 2024

WRAL

WRAL, In The NewsAnna TorresAugust 8, 2023news, Stone Houses

Raleigh’s Largest City Park Introduces Raleigh’s Smallest Park

Raleigh’s Largest City Park Introduces Raleigh’s Smallest Park

Triangle News Hub

Triangle News Hub, In The NewsAnna TorresJune 7, 2023news, art

Women Shaping Raleigh

Women Shaping Raleigh

Raleigh Magazine

Raleigh Magazine, In The NewsHart RobertsMarch 1, 2023news, leadership

The history of Dix Park’s Stone Houses

The history of Dix Park’s Stone Houses

RALToday

RALtoday, In The NewsAnna TorresFebruary 2, 2023Stone Houses, History

Effort ongoing to record the untold Black history at Raleigh's Dix Park

Effort ongoing to record the untold Black history at Raleigh's Dix Park

ABC 11

ABC11, In The NewsAnna TorresFebruary 1, 2023History, legacy committee, legacy