The 2025 cycle of the World Monuments Watch, WMF’s biennial, nomination-based advocacy program, features 25 historic places facing major challenges including climate change, tourism, conflict, and natural disaster. From ancient cities to modernist icons, these featured heritage places represent 29 countries and the Moon!
I was pleased to produce and edit both the standalone announcement video as well as the virtual event and social media content for the launch.
Voices of Alabama is an oral history project conducted in partnership with World Monuments Fund, the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute and the Alabama African-American Civil Rights Heritage Sites Consortium (AAACRHSC). The project documents the 20 sites in the consortium that played significant roles in the African-American struggle for freedom—not just during the Civil Rights Movement, but beginning in Reconstruction. I co-led the production of the 20 oral history videos as well as the design and production of a standalone website (now offline) that included additional material such as a timeline of events and important archival photos. The project launched with a live panel discussion including Congresswoman Terri Sewell at The Times Center in New York City.
The complete collection can be found here.
Video Editor: Cameron Clendaniel
Event photos by Liz Ligon for World Monuments Fund
Each year, World Monuments Fund’s Hadrian Gala honors champions of conservation for their extraordinary commitment and contributions to preserving the world’s shared cultural heritage. Past honorees include Maryvonne Pinault, Dr. Elizabeth Alexander, Christian Louboutin, Ellsworth Kelly, and His Majesty King Charles III, to name just a few. The Gala is WMF's largest fundraiser and highest-profile event of the year, raising critical funds for the organization. The 2024 Hadrian Gala raised a record $2.1 million USD.
Over the years, it’s been my pleasure to produce the myriad collateral that supports this event.
Event photos by Liz Ligon for World Monuments Fund.
In 2017, World Monuments Fund (WMF) launched its annual Watch magazine to highlight and promote its work at cultural heritage sites around the world, particularly those listed on the World Monuments Watch. After joining WMF in 2018, I saw an opportunity to evolve the presentation, quality, and content of the publication to better reflect the impact of WMF’s conservation efforts on the communities in which it works. The result is a highly produced, editorial-style piece that enables the organization to communicate the breadth of its work each year.
In 2024, the publication rebranded as World Monuments Magazine, and each year the scope and reach of this valuable communication piece continues to grow. In 2025, I designed this special edition to commemorate the organization’s 60th anniversary as well as highlight the latest cycle of the Watch.
In 2020, World Monuments Fund celebrated its 55th anniversary as the leading independent organization dedicated to preserving cultural heritage worldwide. While the Hadrian Gala was originally planned as the year’s highlight, the pandemic required a shift to a virtual format. WMF instead hosted Around the World in 12 Hours, a global online event featuring a dozen original video segments and live discussions with leading conservation experts. The celebration concluded with the Empire State Building—WMF’s then-headquarters—illuminated in blue.
Vineyard Theatre in Manhattan has been one of America’s preeminent homes for creative new work since 1982. Recently, Vineyard was thrilled to honor Colman Domingo for his artistic risk-taking and boundary-pushing voice and vision, and I was thrilled to create this dynamic invitation and journal package that reflects both the vibrancy of this institution and that of this celebrated artist.
The National Highway Transit Safety Administration publishes a brochure that highlights safety features on vehicles with instructions for their proper use. Targeting parents, the aim of the publication is child safety. Elementary colors and model cars were used instead of diagrams or technical illustrations to give it a friendly, approachable feel.
