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
Joint Statement From Dutch Manufacturing x John Schlimm x Community Education Center About The Pillars: A Monument Honoring Our Local Carbon and Powdered Metal Industries ________________________________________ “Following 2023’s success of The Smile Coin Project—for which we designed, created, and then distributed 4,000 powdered...
“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...
THE SMILE Becomes Part of Roadside Americana History on the “World’s Largest Ball of Paint”
On July 29, 2023, John was invited to install THE SMILE THAT CHANGED THE WORLD (is yours) as the 28,588th layer on the Guinness World Records' "World's Largest Ball of Paint." The "World's Largest Ball of Paint" was created by Mike Carmichael in...
THE SMILE Installation at the LCC K-9 Comfort Dogs National Conference
On July 27, 2023, John was joined by hundreds of LCC K-9 Comfort Dogs handlers, trainers, staffers, and dogs from across the country at the organization's National Conference in Northbrook, Illinois, for the largest live installation to date of THE SMILE THAT...
“The Kids are Cool!” — A Performance Art Piece
On June 23, 2023, John Schlimm debuted his first Performance Art piece titled The Kids are Cool! while he was guest-hosting the Summer Reading Kick-Off Party at the Barbara Moscato Brown Memorial Library. John invited the dozens of kids attending the event to...
Planting COMMUNITY: A Participatory Art Project
Planting COMMUNITY a participatory art project by John Schlimm INSTRUCTION: Below are the 9 letters of COMMUNITY. First, print out the sheet of letters, and then print the instruction page on the back. Next, cut the letters apart. Then, in secret places only...
“The Brain Scribble Project” ~ Pennsylvania Council on the Arts
As part of Mental Health Awareness Month -- May 2023 -- John partnered with the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts to share his Participatory Art activity The Brain Scribble Project, which blends and celebrates the powerfully impactful intersection of ART x MENTAL HEALTH...
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