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Companion exhibition for the Process Lab. I wish the two experiences were on the same floor. 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Take a sticker and put it in your Dreambook to remember. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d68f2d03596e4e5bf47c9e/45ed1160-abae-4db1-886f-c11bb407ea7f/IMG_1900.png Utopia Project Visitors turn their dreams into plans for action https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d68f2d03596e4e5bf47c9e/337e2daf-0e02-4816-a54c-f1947a5962fa/IMG_1915.png Utopia Project Visitor creations filled the space with creativity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d68f2d03596e4e5bf47c9e/370bbd18-762d-4f64-8afd-3ab10e9a32be/IMG_1927.png Utopia Project In case visitors want to support a local initiative instead of dreaming up their own action, these Quick Action Cards, with contact info on the back, are a useful take-away. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d68f2d03596e4e5bf47c9e/f5abaa9b-ec8e-46a7-9dcd-e98f6e2cb397/IMG_1930.png Utopia Project Quick Action Card with info on how to become a mentor to a local high school student. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d68f2d03596e4e5bf47c9e/364b7883-5662-454d-bda9-f450713b3521/IMG_1898.png Utopia Project Me and Rebecca Bray - my collaborator for thie exhibition from The Center for Artistic Activism. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d68f2d03596e4e5bf47c9e/58945632-0b5b-4e47-b139-1b69cb8501e0/IMG_1924.jpeg Utopia Project So many comments like this! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d68f2d03596e4e5bf47c9e/86f1dcf1-a2a8-4515-a636-1f19cf9841f7/IMG_1922.jpeg Utopia Project http://www.peakexperiencelab.com/sentence-starters daily 0.75 2025-11-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d68f2d03596e4e5bf47c9e/0828292b-c05d-43a5-b41b-a939c1a2801e/Handwriting+caps.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d68f2d03596e4e5bf47c9e/9d112cbb-f4ba-4ca9-bef9-4a0a1460db1c/squarespace+pic.png http://www.peakexperiencelab.com/projects-1 daily 0.75 2024-02-01 http://www.peakexperiencelab.com/projects-1/community1 monthly 0.5 2024-02-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d68f2d03596e4e5bf47c9e/b63a975c-5e1a-4101-b992-ffeb1e4a9ced/131275805_139748404607221_9056087703044023746_n.jpg Projects - Community Lost & Found Our little exhibit was featured on NPR's Weekend Edition. Click here to read. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d68f2d03596e4e5bf47c9e/e04b45cb-4fbf-4c7e-9e12-8253d83d3c84/Screenshot+2024-01-31+at+8.39.31+PM.png Projects - Community Lost & Found Flyer to recruit artist participants in my neighborhood https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d68f2d03596e4e5bf47c9e/53a90367-a4cb-404f-8fc5-739657918d18/IMG_3804.jpeg Projects - Community Lost & Found For me, crafting the wooden boxes with my hands (and a few slightly dangerous tools!) was a therapeutic activity in a time of uncertainty. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d68f2d03596e4e5bf47c9e/aefa862b-8846-4064-b191-9344cc389126/IMG_6144.jpg Projects - Community Lost & Found Seven neighbors - several with no art experiences - each created an assemblage art piece in one of the wooden boxes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d68f2d03596e4e5bf47c9e/37371b14-15af-4c55-bd19-ede03c1e41f3/IMG_6168.jpeg Projects - Community Lost & Found https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d68f2d03596e4e5bf47c9e/c73d10f7-2273-4ae4-bc34-0faf2a98f834/IMG_3989.jpeg Projects - Community Lost & Found Beloved artist/neighbors who contributed to the project. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d68f2d03596e4e5bf47c9e/f27f03e2-ebe0-44ee-9afa-cc7b81e002ca/Clarke+Bedford.jpg Projects - Community Lost & Found One of the "lost" boxes created by Clarke Bedford - practiced assemblage artist and creator of the Vanadu House featured on Atlas Obscura. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d68f2d03596e4e5bf47c9e/27b32956-f6a9-4121-978d-88af6e79444b/tags.png Projects - Community Lost & Found Visitors left tags symbolizing their own "lost" and "found" experiences. Fire shape = lost, Mason jar shape = found https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d68f2d03596e4e5bf47c9e/7cf044ef-0ef8-4fd1-8772-4b8e478ed35c/Screenshot+2024-02-01+at+10.52.48+AM.png Projects - Community Lost & Found Coverage on our local NBC News affiliate in Washington DC. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d68f2d03596e4e5bf47c9e/48baf3ec-5da4-4f06-af9b-26521578a779/Screenshot+2024-02-01+at+10.57.12+AM.png Projects - Community Lost & Found Friend and colleague, Emma Thorne-Christy, created a companion "lost and found" project in Los Angelos using a physical to digital model. She posted paper flyers around town with tear-off phone numbers. People called in with their stories and Christy (and friends) created a series of short imaginative videos that were posted on Instagram (handle: @commuinitylostnfound) I ❤️ this project!