The idea of a Literary Lot is to bring children’s books to life by re-creating images, scenes, and ideas from those books in tangible, visible, and physical ways over a few weeks of summer. While many urban neighborhoods are close to institutions (such as museums or non-profits) with programming, families in many of these neighborhoods may not have the means to attend. Being geographically close to a cultural or institutional asset doesn’t mean that someone can access that asset. One of the main goals for Literary Lots is to bring institutions together in a place they may have previously dismissed as vacant or empty. Literary Lots wants to transform once-empty spaces into new experiences for kids to see books in a way they never have before – by walking through them. We want people to bring their kids, participate in programs, play, or just sit and read all day in a place that’s there, in their neighborhood – someplace literally “out of a book.”
This concept of place-making and storytelling through books could be a great idea to explore in our art show, "A Slice of Life."
Stories are at the heart of Flo's reason for art-making.
For her show at the Luggage Store, 75: Flo Oy Wong . . .The Whole Pie, she has invited 75 local, regional and national artists to submit art pies.
All of these works created by Wong and the invited artists share a common thread. They are narratives which either address the deconstruction of a stereotype or tell the stories of under-represented men and women whose lives and hard work have made a significant yet unknown difference in this country.
Gwah Gai: Crossing the Street, the performance that came out of her collaboration with Marcus Shelby and Rooftop School, captures and honors the childhood stories of her husband Ed, also known as Baby Jack.
Family is a major theme that Flo has explored through her 35 years of art-making. Our opportunity to hold an art show in the Luggage Store Gallery comes with Flo's induction into The Family of Rooftop, the incredible roster of hard-working creative people who have brought the arts to Rooftop's community over the past forty years.
Coupled with the creation of Little Free Libraries and an invitation for the extended community photographic installation based on The Family of Man, the Literary Lot concept could be a really fun way to engage classrooms in the curation process.
Stories are at the heart of Flo's reason for art-making.
For her show at the Luggage Store, 75: Flo Oy Wong . . .The Whole Pie, she has invited 75 local, regional and national artists to submit art pies.
All of these works created by Wong and the invited artists share a common thread. They are narratives which either address the deconstruction of a stereotype or tell the stories of under-represented men and women whose lives and hard work have made a significant yet unknown difference in this country.
Gwah Gai: Crossing the Street, the performance that came out of her collaboration with Marcus Shelby and Rooftop School, captures and honors the childhood stories of her husband Ed, also known as Baby Jack.
Family is a major theme that Flo has explored through her 35 years of art-making. Our opportunity to hold an art show in the Luggage Store Gallery comes with Flo's induction into The Family of Rooftop, the incredible roster of hard-working creative people who have brought the arts to Rooftop's community over the past forty years.
Coupled with the creation of Little Free Libraries and an invitation for the extended community photographic installation based on The Family of Man, the Literary Lot concept could be a really fun way to engage classrooms in the curation process.
Teachers, families & artists coming together to enjoy a big slice of the Rooftop Art Pie.
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