Play!
Healthy City, Healthy Community
June 22, 2017
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1,2,3…PLAY!
 Draw as many things, ideas, or experiences
you can come up with about the topic of Play!
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Origins, History, Funding
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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 wellbeing.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Play Goals
 To uncover possible engagement practices
around play that could be incorporated into
future Art Center programs and operations.
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Timing
 Exhibition and program series: September 16December 30, 2017
 Season of Play
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Partnerships
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Stanford D.school
Palo Alto Libraries
Junior Museum & Zoo
Jenfunira Camp
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Cross Promotion
 Season of Play flyer
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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
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