City of Lakes Community Land Trust
This House Is Not For Sale.
This House Is Not For Sale is a public art project conceived of by artist, Witt Siasco, and poet, Molly Van Avery, founder of Poetry for People.
Poetry for People and Siasco worked closely with CLCLT to identify eight households throughout the city of Minneapolis who were willing to share stories about the state of their homes at the time of purchase, the transformation the home underwent after purchase, the stories they have learned or made up about it’s past and how their lives have been impacted by owning the home. Inspired by the story exchanges, a poet wrote an original poem, and Witt Siasoco created visuals that manifested in one-of-a-kind screenprints.
This small booklet showcasing the eight homes.
