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THE GEOPA PILOT PROJECT: Geocaching for Public Art

 

 

 

Public Art Sites
in Metropolitan Phoenix

 

Intoductory Lesson | Lesson 1 | Lesson 2 | Lesson 3 | Survey 1 | Survey 2

The GEOPA PILOT PROJECT: Introductory Lesson

  • Barcelona School - Alhambra School District

  • Location: 6530 N 44th Avenue, Phoenix, AZ (between Glendale and Bethany Home)

  • Participants: Fifteen 6th graders, two teachers, two administrators

  • Workshop Leader: Dr. Alice Christie, MPAC Consultant

  • Date: January 11, 2008

  • Purposes of the Lesson: To explore the following questions:

    • What is Art?
    • What is Public Art?
    • What are GPS Receivers and Geocaching?
    • How do you use a GPS Receiver to discover "hidden treasures" in our world?

  • Purposes of the Pilot Project Introductory Lesson: To explore the following questions:

    • How did participants respond to the Introductory Lesson in the GEOPA Pilot Project?

    • How can we improve the GEOPA PROJECT by incorporating what we learned through the Pilot Project?
  • Visiting Public Art Sites - January 22, 2008
The GEOPA PILOT PROJECT: Lesson 1

  • Fire Station # 30

  • Completion Date: 2000

  • Artist: Joe Tyler

  • Location: 2701 W. Belmont Avenue

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The GEOPA PILOT PROJECT: Lesson 2

  • An Open Book

  • Completion Date: 1996

  • Artists: Mayme Kratz, Debra Hopkins and Valerie Vadala Homer

  • Location: Juniper Branch Library, 19th Avenue and Union Hills

The GEOPA PILOT PROJECT: Lesson 3

  • Language of Light

  • Completion Date: 1991

  • Artist: Joseph McShane

  • Location: Cholla Branch Library, 10050 Metro Parkway East

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Survey for January 11, 2008
Field Trip Survey

 

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