The artwork
Credits
Illustrative classroom contributor
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Artist notes
Layered paper shapes make space for many different visions of a welcoming neighborhood.
LAC's involvement
Illustrative example of a teaching artist guiding collaborative classroom learning, not a documented LAC residency.
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The story
The teaching artist asked us to imagine a neighborhood where everyone could find a place. Instead of drawing a plan, we started with scissors and piles of colored paper.
One student made a house with a giant front porch. Another added a river path, and someone insisted that the library needed a garden on its roof. We moved the pieces around until there was room for every idea.
At the end of class, our imaginary city covered the table. The children explained not only what they had made, but who each place was for. Art had given them a way to talk about belonging in shapes and colors.
This is fictional demo content, not a verified Lane Arts Council school residency. Images are AI-generated illustrations.
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