The “Thumbs Down to Bullying” Project: Middle & High School Edition
The "Thumbs Down to Bullying" Project: Middle & High School Edition In response to the bullying epidemic in our K-12 schools, nationally and in our own backyard here in Elk and Cameron Counties, the creative collective of St. Marys Area High School's...
“The U.S. Flag Coin” for America250PA-Elk County
The U.S. Flag Coin Created By Dutch Manufacturing x John Schlimm x Community Education Center In Partnership with America250PA-Elk County & the Elk County Commissioners _______________________________________________ ***The U.S. Flag Coin will be launched in Spring 2026.*** To celebrate the 250th birthday...
The LOVE YOUR BRAIN! World Map
THE BRAIN THAT CHANGED THE WORLD (is yours) is a multi-media Participatory and Interactive Art project created by artist and mental health advocate John Schlimm. It was inspired by his other ongoing multi-media project THE SMILE THAT CHANGED THE WORLD (is yours). On July 15,...
America250PA/”The United Colors of Liberty—Elk County, Pennsylvania”/Bells Across PA/Liberty Bell Project
In 2024, the Pennsylvania Commission for the United States Semiquincentennial (America250PA) gave Elk County the green light to create a unique Liberty Bell during 2025 as part of its “Bells Across PA” art series to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States...
“988/END THE STIGMAS” Digital Billboard
_____________________________________________________________________________________ The Cameron/Elk Suicide Prevention Task Force has collaborated with artist John Schlimm and City of St. Marys to create a “988” digital public art work on the city’s downtown community calendar _____________________________________________________________________________________ (St. Marys, PA) – The Cameron/Elk Suicide Prevention Task...
The 988 Coin
The 988 Coin Created By Dutch Manufacturing x John Schlimm x Community Education Center In Partnership with Cameron/Elk Suicide Prevention Task Force _______________________________________________ In September 2024, the creative collective of St. Marys Area High School's Dutch Manufacturing x John Schlimm x Community Education...
The Pillars: A Monument Honoring Our Local Carbon and Powdered Metal Industries
The Pillars: A Monument Honoring Our Local Carbon and Powdered Metal Industries Created By Dutch Manufacturing x John Schlimm x Community Education Center ________________________________________ For the past two years, the creative collective of St. Marys Area High School's Dutch Manufacturing x John Schlimm...
“THE BRAIN THAT CHANGED THE WORLD (is yours)” — First Edition at Clearfield County Career & Technology Center High School
As a spin-off of his Participatory/Interactive Art Project THE SMILE THAT CHANGED THE WORLD (is yours), John conceptualized THE BRAIN THAT CHANGED THE WORLD (is yours) as a STEAM x MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS x COMMUNITY SERVICE project. For the First Edition of THE...
“THE SMILE 100 Billboard”
Inspired by the iconic computer-animated “Spectacolor Billboard” images in Times Square created by pop artist Keith Haring and organized by the Public Art Fund in 1982, John conceptualized THE SMILE 100 Billboard as a fitting tribute to the Boys & Girls Club of...
THE SMILE COIN Project
"For a long time, I heard about the amazing, skills-based manufacturing program at St. Marys High Area School, and when it was formalized into Dutch Manufacturing a few years ago, I finally got to visit the program and tour the classrooms, and meet...
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