Play-Land:
Wonders of the World IV

Show ran from Feb 14, 2003 - July 27, 2003

Beginning on Valentine's Day, you will be able to experience the talents of over 100 local artists and students that have re-designed the Revolving Museum's gallery into a wild, wacky and love-filled carnival of creativity. Be prepared to see unbelievable things -- Interact with Kinetic Sculptures / Get Lost in a Maze of Great Games / Eat from Cotton Candy Man / Visit the Souvenir Store of Surreal Surprises / Spin the Amazing Anti-Gambling Wheel of Fortune / Shuffle with Lowell History / Toss a Ring Around a Dream / Dare to Doodle Designs Never Seen. Don't Miss Your Chance to explore the boundless realms where art and community converge!

Featured artists: John Christian Anderson, Jason Daniels, Gillian Frazier, Amy Goodwin, Bob Harmon, Linda Hoffman, Luke Jaeger, Arther W. Ketchen, Keren Kroul, Ted Lavash & Vistoria Fremont, Susan Johnson, Nate Longcope, Pam Dixon, and Caleb Neelon aka SONIK, among others.

Why Wonders of the World?

A few years back, a ten-year old boy asked artist Jerry Beck why none of the famous Wonders of the World were in the U.S. He wanted to know if he and his friends could make their own Wonder of the World right here at home... and so the Revolving Museum went to action! The result: an innovative, ongoing educational art program called "Wonders of the World" (WOW). Inspired by the energy of carnivals, arcades, side shows, theme parks, and festivals, WOW celebrates who we are as individuals and as a community. It supports the chance to share ideas, to express opinions, and to build new relationships. It allows us the opportunity to put on costumes, adopt new identities and attitudes, to laugh and sing, to dance, to make and play games, to learn and have fun.

Pictures from the opening celebration!
           
Pictures from the workshop with artist in residence, Nora Valdez
           
Play-Land gets a workout when kids come to play!