Brooke Lowry - Safe Routes to School National Conference

Using Art to Gain
SRTS Partners
Examples from Moscow, Idaho’s SRTS Program
• Brooke Lowry (Coordinator)– blowry@uidaho.edu
• Helen Brown (Director) – hbrown@uidaho.edu
• Grace Goc Karp (Co-Director)–GocKarp@uidaho.edu
Presentation overview
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Moscow’s SR2S program
What art has done for our program
Show 10 examples
Lessons learned and ideas for your program
Our program
• University of Idaho, Movement Sciences Dept.
• City-wide collaboration
• One Coordinator
• 8 schools
• 3 annual events
• www.SR2Smoscow.com and Facebook
Art creates
 Collaboration
 An attractive
gathering place
 A fresh focus
Art can…
• Attract attention
• Forge new partnerships
• Be fun for children
• Be an easy way for students to advocate
• Engage a variety of age and interested organizations
Categories of Our Art Projects
THEMES
TYPES OF
PROJECTS
MEDIUMS USED
Environment
Individual
Chalk Art
Safety
Collaborative
Education
Classroom
Graphic
Design
Up-cycling
Easy ideas…
Create picture taking
locations
Cut out letters for large
group pictures
Create a logo for the
students to replicate
Helmet Decorating…
Personalized helmets with
reflective stickers on
helmets
World’sBestBikeStickers
“Up-cycled” Bike Art
Local Bike
Cooperative & SRTS
provided supplies
and transported art
Bike part art
Student advocacy video creation
The student
creation team
worked with UI PE
education students
Video completion
celebration
Milk Jug Art…
Students who walked
signed their names
Sign said “this art may
not be pretty, but neither
is pollution”
Milk jug igloo to depict CO2
saved by walking
Collaborative Art
Many artists, one project
• Created -on some level- by a group
of people
• “Non-artistic people” get a chance
to participate.
• Leave the project somewhat openended
• The end result is always surprising
• Needs a leader
Collaborative art project
completed during one of
our walk to school events
Artistic posters
Our first Art Exhibit…
Invited our Mayor
Various art forms
Display at City Hall
Second SRTS Art Exhibit…
Art helped us get our foot in
the door for classroom
education
Student art competition…
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Inserted various student art pieces into the poster template
Hind-sight tips and advice
• Start with a simple idea and let
your idea evolve.
• Providing funding and/or a
display location attracts more
people
• Coordinating art displays takes
time and man-power.
• Make sure to display the art for
increased visibility
An easy display of student’s bike
art at Art Walk, increased SRTS
visibility to the public.
Questions when choosing an art project….
1. What is your theme?
2. Specific partners you’d like to work with?
3. Colors and specific details?
4. What ages are you working with?
5. Should it involve children or just get their
attention?
6. Display indoors or outdoors? Long-term or short?
7. How can art help your program succeed and open
new doors of partnership and visibility?
Thank you…
Brooke Lowry (Coordinator) – blowry@uidaho.edu
Helen Brown (Director) – hbrown@uidaho.edu
Grace Goc Karp (Co-Director)–GocKarp@uidaho.edu
www.SR2Smoscow.com