Fun Fleet Booklet

FUN FLEET 2014

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This summer, kids at ten apartment complexes (six on the Far Eastside, four in the International Marketplace) are getting creative, eating healthy snacks, and checking out books from the Indianapolis Public Library’s Bookmobile. the Big Car team brings art to people where they are, and instigating neighborhood pride.

hola amigo!

chalk it up By john clark

Some kids like to use markers when drawing with Fun Fleet. Others zero in on pencils or go right for the crayons. This girl grabbed the sidewalk chalk and drew a heart with two swift curly swoops and looked around and found more surfaces to decorate. Her expression wondered: what to draw next? “Draw an animal,” I suggested. “I can draw a cat!” and she did. Instantly. Next two mice appeared, then a bird and a ball of yarn. “I can draw dogs!” and she did. The new chalk menagerie seemed to be enjoying themselves in their new domain, which only a few minutes before was plain ordinary sidewalk concrete. “Can you draw snakes?” I asked. “Oh, yes, we used to have a snake.” With that she chose a piece of garter green chalk and animated a nest of playful snakes at my feet inspiring me to dance and laugh as if tickled by their serpentine antics. This little girl had created a storyline. She made a fable. Instinctively. Instantly. Delightfully. I will always remember that tale. Wonder what she will name it? I’ll ask her next week……

apartment complexes served by fun f leet: westside: Stratford, Colonial square, La joya, wildwood eastside: postbrook, meadowlark, carriage house, spanish oaks, amber woods, stonybrook


This summer, kids at ten apartment complexes (six on the Far Eastside, four in the International Marketplace) are getting creative, eating healthy snacks, and checking out books from the Indianapolis Public Library’s Bookmobile. the Big Car team brings art to people where they are, and instigating neighborhood pride.

hola amigo!

chalk it up By john clark

Some kids like to use markers when drawing with Fun Fleet. Others zero in on pencils or go right for the crayons. This girl grabbed the sidewalk chalk and drew a heart with two swift curly swoops and looked around and found more surfaces to decorate. Her expression wondered: what to draw next? “Draw an animal,” I suggested. “I can draw a cat!” and she did. Instantly. Next two mice appeared, then a bird and a ball of yarn. “I can draw dogs!” and she did. The new chalk menagerie seemed to be enjoying themselves in their new domain, which only a few minutes before was plain ordinary sidewalk concrete. “Can you draw snakes?” I asked. “Oh, yes, we used to have a snake.” With that she chose a piece of garter green chalk and animated a nest of playful snakes at my feet inspiring me to dance and laugh as if tickled by their serpentine antics. This little girl had created a storyline. She made a fable. Instinctively. Instantly. Delightfully. I will always remember that tale. Wonder what she will name it? I’ll ask her next week……

apartment complexes served by fun f leet: westside: Stratford, Colonial square, La joya, wildwood eastside: postbrook, meadowlark, carriage house, spanish oaks, amber woods, stonybrook


Hi! My name is ___________________and I live in ___________________

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Here is my favorite place in my neighborhood:

Here is my self-portrait:

THANK YOU!

DRAW A SELFIE!


Hi! My name is ___________________and I live in ___________________

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Here is my favorite place in my neighborhood:

Here is my self-portrait:

THANK YOU!

DRAW A SELFIE!


neighborhood talltales - what is a tall tale?!

A tall tale is a story with unbelievable elements, told as if it were true and factual.

create your own

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Examples: • johnny appleseed • paul bunyan and his blue ox• davy crockett


neighborhood talltales - what is a tall tale?!

A tall tale is a story with unbelievable elements, told as if it were true and factual.

create your own

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Examples: • johnny appleseed • paul bunyan and his blue ox• davy crockett


what is surrealism?Surrealism is a cultural movement that started in the 1920’s, it stated that the way to f i nd truth in the world was through the subconscious mind and dreams, rather than through logical thought.

some surreal artists are;•salvador dali•Rene magritte•Giorgio de Chirico

The Son of Man (1964) by René Magritte

Love Song (1914) by Giorgio de Chirico

The Persistence of Memory (1931) by Salvador Dalí.

Exquisite Corpse (1927) by Andre Breton, Man Ray, Max Morise, Yves Tanguy


what is surrealism?Surrealism is a cultural movement that started in the 1920’s, it stated that the way to f i nd truth in the world was through the subconscious mind and dreams, rather than through logical thought.

some surreal artists are;•salvador dali•Rene magritte•Giorgio de Chirico

The Son of Man (1964) by René Magritte

Love Song (1914) by Giorgio de Chirico

The Persistence of Memory (1931) by Salvador Dalí.

Exquisite Corpse (1927) by Andre Breton, Man Ray, Max Morise, Yves Tanguy


draw a do-seum draw a do-seum

what is the Do-seum?

The Do-Seum is a mobile mini-museum f i lled with

art supplies, friendly teaching artists, and

healthy snacks!


draw a do-seum draw a do-seum

what is the Do-seum?

The Do-Seum is a mobile mini-museum f i lled with

art supplies, friendly teaching artists, and

healthy snacks!


Design a game for your neighborhood using these materials

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random objects of your choosing, for example:

ball

friendsA line

gloves

trash can

spoon

pizza

goal


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random objects of your choosing, for example:

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friendsA line

gloves

trash can

spoon

pizza

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sponsors of fun f leet:

The Glick Fund (a CICF Fund) PNC FoundationGeorgetown MarketBuckingham FoundationImpact 100


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