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Healthy City, Healthy Community
June 22, 2017
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2. 1,2,3…PLAY!
Draw as many things, ideas, or experiences you can come up with about the topic of Play!
KAREN—30 circles activity

3. Origins, History, Funding
KAREN—talks about the origins for the show, Mind in the Making, idea of play, IMLS and Healthy City, Healthy Community involvement, current funding

4. Play
The concept of play is undergoing a renaissance.  Whereas once it may have been applied to immature behavior, or used to describe the wasting of time, now it is recognized as an essential form of intellectual work for both children and adults, as well as a path to creative productivity and social well-being.
Karen

5. Play
Animals, including humans, play under the most adverse of circumstances; it is irrepressible. And research shows that consistent playtime fosters empathy, makes us smarter and more adaptable, and builds a framework for complex social behavior.

6. Play Goals
To explore the variety of ways that contemporary artists address ideas about play within their artwork.
To support the creation of new artwork—public, temporary, and site-specific—inspired by the theme of play and influenced by community participation in the creative process.

7. Play Goals
To promote and educate about the creative, intellectual, psychological, and recreational benefits of play for community members of all ages through an active series of public engagements, exhibitions, artist residencies, and programs.
To explore playful artistic processes for K-5 schoolchildren to increase Creativity, one of the four 21st Century Skills.

8. Play Goals
To uncover possible engagement practices around play that could be incorporated into future Art Center programs and operations.

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17. Timing Exhibition and program series: September 16-December 30, 2017
Season of Play

18. Partnerships Stanford D.school Palo Alto Libraries Junior Museum & Zoo
Jenfunira Camp

19. Cross Promotion
Season of Play flyer

20. Your turn! Who should we be partnering with to support Play?
How might Healthy Cities, Healthy Communities participate?

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Play!
Healthy City, Healthy Community
June 22, 2017
Title Page
Calibri Font
No more than 3 lines
No smaller than 28 point font