Art Literacy LessonInspired by Candy ChangBy Tina Snow Le

What if you could make cities more comfortable for people to live, to learn, to play, to grow?

What if you could share information to improve neighborhoods and personal well being?

Well guess what? YOU CAN.

Our goal for this lesson is to engage the community incommunicating with one another to improve the space that they share. By empower-ing people to think, speak and act with simple tools and evok-ing messages -- a safer, more comfortable community will hopefully result.

How did she do that?

By using her background in design, street art, and urban planning, Candy has been able to influence the development of neighborhoods and create a safer sense of place.

Why is her work important?

• Able to evoke emotions• Create beacons of hope• Help others voice their opinions• Engage in a creative community• Create narratives• Able to actively capture an

audience with accessable resources

How is her work different than others?

With a lot of art and design, we tend to only view the maker’s perspective within that piece. Candy allows people to use her work as tools to voice their opinion instead of focusing just on hers.

What are others saying about Candy Chang?

“It’s hard to know where to begin with Candy Chang… We love how she has opened up discourse around public space by providing people with easy and innovative ways to have a say about how their urban environment should be developed. Whether it is with post-it notes or a piece of chalk, Chang has proven that you don’t need big budgets to have a big impact.”

—Wooster Collective, USA Network

Your Homework Assignment

Option 1Share your dreams in a public space with a “Before I die...” installation in your school.

Your Homework Assignment

Option 1Share your dreams in a public space with a “Before I die...” installation in your school.

Option 2

Use post-it notes to make “I wish this was...” notes on parts of your school.

“The responses illuminate the diversity and depth of individuals that compose our communities, and the wall is an ideal place to strike up a conversation with neighbors you don’t know.”

Sourceshttp://candychang.com/http://beforeidie.cc/http://iwishthiswas.cc/