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entertaining engaging visually appealing

Objective:

Our goal for this project was to create an adventure for entire family by making the map entertaining, engaging and visually appealing to children primarily as well as adults.

We made it something that could be a keep sake for years, while encouraging the kids to explore and learn about the sculptures.

Heres our strategy: Print everything on a neckerchief, reminiscent of scout neckerchiefs. As a keep sake, fabric lasts longer. Crinkles and smudges arent deal breakers when you can put something in the wash.

This is what the neckerchief looks like folded up for its first presentation.

Kansas City Parks and Recreation

The Four Seasons, 2012on view April 25 October 18Phillip Haas

The Thinker, 1840-1917Auguste Rodin

Untitled, 1992Joel Shapiro

Shuttlecocks, 1994Claes Oldenburg & Coosje van Bruggen

Seated Woman, 1983Henry Moore

The Annual Donald J. Hall Sculpture Park Celebration and Kansas Citys Big Picnic

Sculpture Challenge

collect & add all 5 sculpture stamps to your neckerchief by visiting the sculptures below

and completing the art activity!

Ongoing Activities and Performances: Live music featuring the Dylan Bassett Percussion Trio4- 5:30pm, and solo guitarist Chad Abernath 5:30 7pm.

StoneLion Puppet Theatre Gather around the giant picnic blanket and be amazed by the puppets!

BadmintonTry your hand at a game of badminton or watch the experts play.

Doggie Activities and water bowls special thanks to our friends at Wayside Waifs

Art TentHands on activities for all ages!

Plein Air paintingWatch local artists capture festivities in the parks.

Lawn GamesGet active with snag golf, bubble soccer, giant checkers and more.

Crowd Maintenance ManCool off with the Crowd Maintenance Man Richard Renner

Live music in Theis placeholder TBD 4 - 5:30pm and placeholder TBD 5:30 7pm

Large Adirondack chairs Pose for a picture.

On Emaniel Cleaver II Blvd Blue Bell Ice Cream give-away - while supplies last!

Food Trucks - purchase food and drinks and dine outdoors!

KC Parks & Recreation Welcome Truck

Pianos on Parade - play an artistically transformed piano!

When the neckerchief is unfolded, you can see a plastic fan to keep you cool,


The Four Seasons, 2012on view April 25 October 18Phillip Haas

The Thinker, 1840-1917Auguste Rodin

Untitled, 1992Joel Shapiro

Shuttlecocks, 1994Claes Oldenburg & Coosje van Bruggen

Seated Woman, 1983Henry Moore

The Annual Donald J. Hall Sculpture Park Celebration and Kansas Citys Big Picnic

Sculpture Challenge



Ongoing Activities and Performances: Live music featuring the Dylan Bassett Percussion Trio 4- 5:30pm, and solo guitarist Chad Abernath 5:30 7pm.

StoneLion Puppet Theatre Gather around the giant picnic blanket and be amazed by the puppets!

BadmintonTry your hand at a game of badminton or watch the experts play.

Doggie Activities and water bowls special thanks to our friends at Wayside Waifs

Art TentHands on activities for all ages!

Plein Air paintingWatch local artists capture festivities in the parks.

Lawn GamesGet active with snag golf, bubble soccer, giant checkers and more.

Crowd Maintenance ManCool off with the Crowd Maintenance Man Richard Renner

Live music in Theis placeholder TBD 4 - 5:30pm and placeholder TBD 5:30 7pm

Large Adirondack chairs Pose for a picture.

On Emaniel Cleaver II Blvd Blue Bell Ice Cream give-away - while supplies last!

Food Trucks - purchase food and drinks and dine outdoors!


Pianos on Parade - play an artistically transformed piano!

as well as informed of event details with the key on its back.

The color pallet has bright points and neutral tones to help with navigation as well as appeal to kids and feel fresh to parents used to kid targeted products.

Here, you are introduced to the characters of our map. If you want to run around and ignore them, it doesnt hurt your experience. If you want to sit down and really study it, you can get some fun out of them.

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This is what the map looks like completely unfolded.

To get kids exploring with their families, weve designed a sculpture challenge. When handed the neckerchief, each family is given the challenge to go to each of the marked sculptures. When they arrive, kids and adults can make a drawing of the sculpture (abstract references such as elmo are acceptable). They receive a stamp on their neckerchiefs as prizes. This process gives a personal connection to way finding.

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Key Words: Adventure, Outside, Friends/Family, Discover

After user testing, we switched the stamp collection and the stamp key positions.



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This allowed us to be more clear about the placement of the Haas sculptures as well as giving people a bit more of a clue which sculpture was where.

This program is generously funded by the Hall Family Foundation.

Extra Special Thanks to Our fabulous museum volunteers

AndMembers of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art: Thank you for your

membership! To become a member, call 816-751-1ART (1278) or visit nelson-atkins.org

The red and white picnic blankets scattered throughout the parks were created by artist Alison Heryer as part of her installation The Picnic Project.

Program Designed By Edith Galicia and Eos Chu

Credits:Icon made by Freepik from www.flaticon.com

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The last thing we did was add the date and time of the event to all the printed material. Yes, guests had to know what day it was to get there and receive a copy of the map, but a user pointed out during testing that they might not know the end time. This also brought back echoes of concert poster making for the Folly. During that project we learned that a keepsake is a connection to the memory of that place and time, so marking it with that place and time can only help.








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We also experienced a lot of personal growth during this project. Working together, we keep each other on schedule, as well as keeping each others spirits up. Happiness and timelyness seam to be very important to each other.

We also made sure to keep up communications. Every day we would take a walk, throw out stress and ideas about other things we have to do, get map plans on the mind and get in the zone. Each walk resulted in a detailed to do list. This was the most important part of both feeling productive and being productive.

Icons for this presentation were made by Freepik and SimpleIcon from www.flaticon.com

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Documents

doggie activities

ongoing activities

kansas city parks

sculpture stamps

giant checkers

giant picnic blanket

henry moorethe annual

snag golf