Photo credit: Jenna Lavallee

Photo credit: Jenna Lavallee

 

About Us

My HomeCourt [MHC] is a nonprofit organization that revitalizes public basketball courts across the city of Providence and transforms the courts into significant works of public art.

In partnership with the Providence Parks Department, we commission locally and internationally known artists to design murals that transform city basketball courts into colorful, living works of art. 
MHC is borne from the idea that everyone should have a homecourt— a safe place to play ball, build community, and express creativity. We believe that these vibrant courts empower and inspire the people who use them.

MHC prioritizes working with Rhode Island artists, tradespeople and vendors.

Download Our 2021 Strategic Plan (PDF)
 

Leadership

 
 
(left to right) Theresa Peterson, Pete Peterson, Kate McNamara, Harold Starks and Jamilee Lacy

(left to right) Theresa Peterson, Pete Peterson, Kate McNamara, Harold Starks and Jamilee Lacy

Kate McNamara, Executive and Creative Director

Kate McNamara is a curator and educator based in Providence, RI. She operates ODD-KIN an alternative art space in East Providence; and currently holds the position of Visiting Critic at Rhode Island School of Art and Design. Previously, McNamara served as Director of Galleries and exhibitions at Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles. While there she curated critically-received exhibitions and commissioned large-scale solo projects with Polly Apfelbaum, Anna Craycroft and Kenzi Shiokava. Prior to joining Otis College, McNamara worked as Director and Chief Curator at the Boston University Art Gallery where she organized exhibitions with Leidy Churchman, Destroy All Monsters, and Vlatka Horvat, among others. McNamara is also co-founder of Cleopatra’s, a former alternative Brooklyn-based project space founded in 2008; and she has held curatorial positions at MoMA PS1, NY and Participant, INC., NY. McNamara received her MA at The Center for Curatorial Studies at Bard College and a BA with a Curatorial Concentration from Hampshire College, MA.

Board of Directors

  • Pete Peterson, Co-Founder and Board Member

  • Theresa Peterson, Co-Founder and Board Member

  • Harold Starks, Co-Founder and Board Member

  • Fran Loosen, Board Member

  • Lois Harada, Board Member

  • Jamilee Lacy, Co-Founder and Board Member Emeritus

Design and Marketing

  • Elizabeth Corkery, Consulting Communications & Design Associate

  • Deb Weinrich, Consulting Public Relations Associate

 
 
Artist Jim Drain addresses the crowd at the grand opening celebration and unveiling ceremony of My HomeCourt at Fargnoli Park in Providence. [Image Credit: The Providence Journal / Kris Craig]

Artist Jim Drain addresses the crowd at the grand opening celebration and unveiling ceremony of My HomeCourt at Fargnoli Park in Providence. [Image Credit: The Providence Journal / Kris Craig]

 

Our Partners & Supporters

We are a dynamic collaboration of organizations who love the city of Providence, the game of basketball, and the power of public art, including:

 

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