Julia Cole is an artist, an educator and a community strategist who lives and works in Kansas City. She is part of a collaborative team that makes ecologically and community-oriented artwork for public spaces (http://colosser.com). Julia also works with the Charlotte Street Foundation (www.charlottestreet.org), teaches at KCAI, and builds creative partnerships around issues of affordable housing in Kansas City neighborhoods (https://dwdkc.wordpress.com/).