The Uni brought reading and drawing to St. Mary’s Park in the South Bronx this weekend in support of a city-sponsored event promoting safe, healthy, nurturing environments for children. This deployment is also part of our 2016 partnership with NYC Parks to serve neighborhoods in the city’s Community Parks Initiative.
We were joined by two filmmakers from New CITYzens in France who are documenting the Uni Project. And we welcomed a new Uni staff member, Egypt Calier. This deployment was made possible by the Leaves of Grass Fund. Thanks also to Blick Art Materials for supporting the Uni Project DRAW program with donated art materials. Great day in the Bronx.
Staff meeting! Leslie, Egypt discuss the day with Louise and Nils from France.
Egypt launches into her first day on the street with the Uni. She’s a natural.
Dogs are welcome in our library.
Talking is also allowed and encouraged in our library.
Two kids. One book. Leslie will solve this.
Artist Rica Takashima stopped by and began drawing with everyone.
Unintended feature of our custom-designed benches. Dog house.
Egypt takes questions on film during her break. Nonstop.
Thanks to our partner Blick Art Materials for donation of art materials.
Egypt gives a mini-clinic in dribbling to passersby. More on her basketball story in future posts.
This girl wanted to make one of the Artist Prompts that we have in the Uni DRAW cart. So we set her up…
Representing Paris and Tokyo at the Uni today. Thanks Louise, Rica, and Nils for joining us.
Great day. Many more deployments to come in the South Bronx this year. Thanks all.