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Transforms spaces and floors into recreational games through art and participation

Spaces & Places is an idea that was designed to invite any community interested in transforming spaces through art and game. Through this idea you can inhabit and encourage the enjoyment of some public space that has been abandoned, that presents a narrative of insecurity or violence, that is forgotten, or simply of a space that you want to transform.

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Spaces & Places is an idea that was designed to invite any community interested in transforming spaces through art and game. Through th...

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The project is very good, more than anything is about integration, people who we don't know and we have the opportunity to live with them, to participate with them. It is something that unites families and unites people who did not know each other...

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Spaces & Play-ces
Pablo Díaz
neighbor of San Nicolas Garza
México

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Great for

  • People who want to promote community participation, with children as key actors.
  • People who want to boost recreational activities
  • People who want to recover public spaces
  • People who want to transform a space in an school or NGO

Spaces & Play-ces project essentials

5 Step Guide

  • Step 1. Meeting each other
  • Step 2. Training to know the space and tools
  • Step 3. Invite people to participate.
  • Step 4. Recover the space
  • Step 5. Create games and community activities

Time

Suggested: The project has a duration of 3 months with 3 training sessions prior to artistic intervention and 2 more during the intervention.These sessions will be coordinated to adapt to your community.

Resources

More information on how to get started and any resources shared by the Spaces & Play-ces

29 Spaces & Play-ces projects have already been started

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Meet the Social Innovator

Welcome to this adventure, we are very excited to be with you on this road together.

In Colectivo Tomate we have found that integrating art and game allows you to open spaces in which communities can explore new ways of finding and understanding; An invitation to look and transform your coexistence.We want to convey with you artistic and playful tools to transform spaces into places that allow the encounter and connection between people for the appropriation of the environment and the resignification of new spaces.

Let's play collectively!

Guillermo Milano Castillo, Executive Director of Colectivo Tomate.

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  • Why a 30 day challenge?

    The 30 Day Challenge was developed by our Team based on our experience working with communities. We’ve learned that the first weeks are critical to build momentum and get off to a good start with any community project. Teams who complete these steps within the first month are much more likely to successfully complete their project!

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