Carol Coletta is a nationally recognized leader in civic design and public space innovation—known for bold, people-first approaches that connect communities and expand opportunity.
Culture Talks:
Art, Architecture, the Public Realm and Social Infrastructure
featuring Carol Coletta
General Admission $22.50 + HST
Student/Arts Worker $12.50 + HST
Location: The Walper Hotel, 20 Queen St. South, Kitchener, N2G 1V6
Culture Talks continues conversations between artists, architects, designers, city builders and urbanists, shining a light on exemplary buildings, public art projects, placemaking and the public realm. 2025 delves deeper into social infrastructure.
Carol Coletta is the former President and CEO of Memphis River Parks Partnerships, a public-private partnership responsible for five miles of public property on the Mississippi River. She led a new riverfront concept plan with extensive public engagement, the renaming and redesign of two parks with confederate associations, and the design and construction of Tom Lee Park, winning international acclaim for its designers Studio Gang and SCAPE.
Carol has spent a lifetime focused on cities and their success. She is a Fellow with the Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation at Johns Hopkins University, where she is exploring how public space can enable economic mobility and stronger communities by fostering cross-class connections.
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Carol Colletta bio photo, courtesy of the speaker.
When
November 6th, 2025 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Location
The Walper Hotel
20 Queen Street South
Kitchener, ON N2G 1V6
Canada
20 Queen Street South
Kitchener, ON N2G 1V6
Canada
Contact
Phone: 5195795860
Email: mail@kwag.on.ca
Event Fee(s)
| Culture Talks General Admission | $ 22.50 + $ 2.93 HST |
| Culture Talks Student/Arts Worker | $ 12.50 + $ 1.63 HST |
