TweetHaus: Building Community Through Public Art

Website

http://fluxfoundation.org/community-education/tweethaus/

Overview of Idea

TweetHaus, a collaboration with FLUX Foundation and community partners, is a public art + ecology project focused on citizen science and interactive learning. We foster community through the design, construction and installation of artful bird habitats and public pathways in urban environments.

The Specifics: What will the $5,000 fund?

Funding will allow us to build on the success of last year’s pilot program in Oakland, CA – fulfilling our mission to create a new generation of makers, public artists, and citizen scientists in this year’s planned collaborations with elementary school students, local cities’ Department of Parks and Recreation, and expansion to more schools, parks, and museums. Integral to this process and funding are the creation of our interactive website, mobile app, and remote birdhouse monitoring devices, which will enable the project to create a virtual community that draws participants into the local natural world. Funding will help procure class materials, markers, paper, paint, wood, hardware, tools, electrical equipment, and happy kids!

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