Summary: COSACOSA will work with artists and community residents to transform vacant lots in Nicetown-Tioga into a series of visual and sound “gardens.” These art parks will include both permanent and temporary sculpture and sound art exhibitions, and will explore issues of concern to the neighborhood. Monthly family-friendly art-making workshops will help build community ownership and provide neighbors of all ages and abilities with new creative opportunities. The gardens will bring neighbors of different ages and cultures together while creating a model for site and sound place-making in other city neighborhoods.