Bamboodu Float
Political Art for Memorial Day
Fabrice Florin - MVCAN
Mill Valley Community Center - June 4, 2017
The Bamboodu Float
The Bamboodu Float
• Memorial Day Parade
• Puppet Show on wheels
• Mr. Trump vs. Lady Liberty
What is Maker Art?
• art
• tech
• storytelling
• 12+ artists and activists
• 50+ MVCAN marchers
• Thousands of spectators
• Independent Journal Story
• ABC 7 News Report
• Best Community Spirit Award
Art and Politics
Art engages us at a deeper level
It unites us around shared emotions
We identify with the characters of our stories
We spread our message to a wider audience
It invites people of all ages to participate
It sparks our imagination to invent the future
Making art together is fun and inspiring
It encourages playful collaborations
It builds community and strengthens our bonds
Vive la liberté!
Merci!
Learn more
We offer classes for adults and teens
and a new makerspace in Marin County.
www.tammakers.org
Maker Art Classes
Halloween
Wonderbox
Chinese New Year
Wonderbox
Cities of
the Future
Maker Art 2017
Haunted
House
Time
Machine
Robot
World
Robot World
• Create your own robot
• Program it with Arduino
• Decorate your character
• Give it a home
• Meet other robots
• See what happens
• Website
• Maker Art
• Talk Slides
We can
change the world!