Museum 2.0

JULY 6, 2016

For the last time this summer, I'm sharing a chapter from my new book The Art of Relevance to celebrate its release. One of the nonprofits that inspires me locally here in Santa Cruz is a youth empowerment and food justice organization called "Food, What!?" FoodWhat empowers teens to change their lives through farming and food justice.

Teen 25

Teen Arts Classroom Student 25

Museum 2.0

AUGUST 19, 2015

We use a simple "honeycomb" diagram (image) to do these four steps. Here are two examples: Our Youth Programs Manager, Emily Hope Dobkin, wanted to find a way to support teens at the museum. The most successful programs fostered youth empowerment and community leadership in various content areas: agriculture, technology, healing.

Teen 20

Teen Museum Voice Collaboration 20

Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

The cards are unique and beautiful and carry the voices of women (and some men) depicted in images and words and offer compassionate healing for those who both make them, and for those who receive them. Our grassroots campaign involves all ages from teens to seniors. Yet, I wanted to be that artist and still do.

Costa Rica 60

Costa Rica Interview Afghanistan Artist 60