
Chime In to Help LA Teens Change Their Community!
Young Artists Use Wind Chimes to Put a Stop to Littering
Walk around LA and you'll notice that litter and lack of recycling is a big problem - especially in low income neighborhoods.
Why?
We believe The root
cause of this problem is a lack of educational resources, knowledge
and engagement around this issue in the local community.
The Solution
We’re launching a program that will empower Los Angeles youth to CHIME IN about how they want their communities to look, feel and yes –CHANGE. This program will not only inspire youth to address at their own littering and over consumption habits, but will also give them tools and education they need to create change in their neighborhoods.
Chimes for Change is a multi-media art, music and science program in which LA teens use recycled and found materials to create wind chimes. Participants learn how to use digital software to record their chimes, and turn those sounds into electronic music compositions. Finally, both visual and audio art works are publicly displayed to create a digitally-mapped, scavenger hunt-style interactive experience to engage participants in sustainability issues impacting the community.
This program blends hands-on building experience with education in digital and technological realms. It also asks students to attend neighborhood council meetings where they will learn how to impact local policy decisions around littering and recycling.
The Details
All funds go to support our next Chimes for Change program, which begins January 2017 in collaboration with Larchmont High School.
BUDGET
Plastic shredder that turns plastic trash into art | $500 |
Solar panels | $500 |
Wind Chime starter kits ($25 each for 60 students) | $1500 |
Artist Mentoring ($100 for 20 students for one day - program is 20 days long for 60 students) | $6000 |
Supplies for hanging Chimes | $500 |
Additional Technology | $1000 |
TOTAL | $10,000 |
Why
Wind Chimes?
1) Any
Material is a Good Material: wind chimes can be made out of anything. They
inspire creative thinking because they can be imagined in almost any shape out
of any bit of refuse. Everything around you becomes fodder for your wind chime,
and you begin to see the world in a whole new way.
2) Visual
and Sonic Blend: to make a wind chime you must have an understanding of both
visual and sonic art. Creating wind chimes gives students a well-rounded
education about a variety of themes, from industrial design skills and
technology to music composition and the science of sound.
3) Nature is
Necessary: By definition, wind chimes require an act of nature—wind—to achieve
their full potential. And that’s really what RuckusRoots is about. We are about
empowering and inspiring youth to get out in nature, become advocates for
nature, the environment and sustainability, and we do that through the most
inspirational educational tools we can think of: art and music.