Project Idea Worksheet
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Project Idea Worksheet
par Gina Meyer
1. Found object project
1.1. collected objects from neighborhood
1.2. framed and hung in gallery
1.3. or made into a large collage
1.4. Directed at a specific topic (the littering of their own neighborhood for example)
2. Story Wall
2.1. Contributed writings from those in targeted neighborhood
2.2. Outside; large wall of run down/abandoned building OR gallery wall
2.3. written in authors handwriting directly on wall with colored permanent markers
3. Would lend to opportunity to work with:
3.1. low income neighborhoods
3.2. individuals who are struggling either financially or emotionally or both
3.3. people who want a voice about what is going on in their community, whether it be positive or negative
3.4. people who need help getting started on a positive path
3.5. neighborhoods that have been neglected
3.6. Individuals who would benefit from a stress relieving/fun environment (single mothers ect)
4. "...I can work with my experience"
4.1. Technical skill set
4.1.1. Relevant personal experience:
4.1.2. low income/urban upbringing/background
4.1.3. had to learn to overcome struggles such as:broken home, very low income, moving within the same city often from one apartment to the next
4.2. Photography
4.3. photoshop
4.4. painting/color knowledge
4.5. administrative
4.6. organizational
4.7. planning
4.8. computer savvy
5. Project Brainstorm
5.1. Based loosley on: Investigating where we live
5.2. photo collage on Gallery wall
5.3. Targeted at specific low income neighborhood
5.4. contributions of photos from those living in neighborhood
5.5. group work to put up and decorate collage
5.6. The purpose will be to give the people living in this neighborhood a face and a voice, something to be proud of, to bring attention to those in need and to educate others on the different people living within a larger city such as Tucson
6. To find out:
6.1. What any person can accomplish, no matter who they are, in an artistic way when given the tools and the confidence
6.2. What can be accomplished when a group comes together to put energy into something positive & learn how to take out frustration and stress in a healthy & beneficial way
7. To Create:
7.1. Crafts made from everyday objects/items most people would have at home
7.2. Found object art
7.3. Projects that non-artists and children can take part in
7.4. Examples: Mobile, Collage, Scrapbook, Community garden
8. To serve:
8.1. A targeted area (as described in Populations/Communities)
8.2. For the purpose of creating something inspiring, or beautiful to be seen by the general public/museum visitors
8.3. To give a meaningful project for individuals or areas that would otherwise go unnoticed
9. Populations/Communities
9.1. youth-ages 12-18
9.2. Adults
9.3. neighborhoods within a larger city IE:Barrio Centro in Tucson
9.4. urban environments: big cities, lower income areas of that city
10. "I work with what i believe in"
10.1. 1.Education:
10.2. Art Education
10.3. Opening minds to new ideas
10.4. 2. Beautifucation
10.4.1. Turning run down places into beautiful ones
10.4.2. Cleaning/landscaping
10.4.3. adding color or an artwork
10.4.4. turning something boring into a work of art
10.4.5. low income neighborhood projects
10.4.6. Mural on a run down building
10.5. 3.Awareness through art
10.6. problems within a city/neighborhood
10.7. a recent or ongoing injustice
10.8. showing others how to make positive changes through simple art projects and working together
10.9. making changes through action/something that is visible/tangable
10.10. awareness of the different cultures/different types of people in one place
10.10.1. 4.Locality
10.10.2. working with small areas at a time
10.10.3. picking one neighborhood/park to work with at a time
10.10.4. narrow focus