Imagination Initiative is a way to get kids involved in their local libraries. Youth were invited to draw their own storybook character from their imagination. Characters were reviewed by the Boulder Teen Advisory Board. Highest rated and selected artwork has been made into wall graphics for placement around the library system. Children and their caregivers will be invited to the library to see creations invented by their communities and themselves. Characters created through public engagement and transformed into digital assets were made into a scavenger hunt with prizes.
You can find this scavenger hunt at every Boulder Public Library branch from Dec. 18 through Feb. 28.

https://boulderlibrary.org/winter/


Locations where you can find graphics include:
MAIN
Outside of Makerspace
Windows to Edible Learning Garden
Windows near beehives/ramp
Near balcony upstairs
Outside of Teen Space
In children’s near world languages
Discovery Wall
InvestiKits
Family Play Area

REYNOLDS
Wall in entry
Between windows in children’s
On blue wall to left of Teen Collection glass windows in atrium room

MEADOWS
Endcaps in children’s area
Windows in children’s
Whiteboard by popup shelves
The window that views sorter/staff work room

NoBo
17. side of DVD shelving unit or shelf
18. Side of board books bin

CARNEGIE
19. Window of main door  scavenger hunt is a part of the Winter Reading Program.

imagination is the gateway to a universe of possibility


B2 Creative Residency Application ︎ portfolio ︎ Teague McDaniel (they/them)


POSTGENDER EUPHORIA

project one
In the participatory art series, Postgender Euphoria, I provide space to collectively envision a post-gender binary society through a series of audience engagements. The artwork in this exhibition features three pieces from this series.  I am a transgender, genderfulid, genderqueer, and agender person and this series allows me to cathartically deconstruct social gender dysphoria. I invite the audience attending these works to engage in a curious dialogue with others by responding to the text and visuals presented in this series.


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Above (left to right): 1 - digetal asset, 2- installation view (including a pronoun pin making table, a table to collage your gender as a non-objective collage, and a journal to enter your gender today as described in five nouns), 3+6 installation view of 2D work my gender. your funhouse mirror, 4 - participants making zines with relief print covers and collaging each other’s submissions in an activity on gender expression, 5 - finished collages depicting audience gender’s as non-objective collages, 7 - detail shot of zines from workshop.



IMAGINATION INITIATIVE

project two
Imagination Initiative is a multi-site artwork featuring children and teens from Boulder County. Commissioned by the City of Boulder, this project took place at libraries and sites throughout the County of Bouler between November, 2022, and February, 2023.

Process: youth were invited to draw their own storybook character from their imagination. Characters were reviewed by the Boulder Teen Advisory Board. Highest rated and selected artwork has been made into wall graphics for placement around the library system. Children and their caregivers will be invited to the library to see creations invented by their communities and themselves. Characters created through public engagement and transformed into digital assets were made into a scavenger hunt with prizes.


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Above: 1-3 - digital assets showing professionaly edited children’s artwork featured in Imagination Initiative and installed at Boulder Public Libraries including all branches -- Main, Carnegie, George Reyonalds, NoBo, and Meadows, 4-6 - installation view of characters designed by children in Boulder County edited and produced professionally as vinyl wall graphics and installed at Boulder Public Library brances.
Postgender Euphoria is an ongoing social practice art series that invites participants to imagine a post-gender future.
Check back for future events or contact CII to inquire about presenting this series.

Previously on view at: Center for Visual Art June 17th through August 13th, 2022
Past Events: Zine-making workshop at Center for Visual Art on July 9th at 2:00 p.m.

MISSION

To be a beacon for creative vitality through education, coaching, and curation of the visual arts.

VISION

A sustainable arts ecosystem with equitable access in a world of widespread creativity.

CORE VALUES

Creativity
Inclusion
Integrity


WHO


Teague Steph McDaniel
Founder & Curator
pronouns: they | them | their
Hi! I am the founder and curator at Creative Integration Initiative (CII). My inspiration for CII was born out of my personal commitment to increasing the sustainability of the arts ecosystem in my hometown of Denver, Colorado and more recently Boulder, Colorado. At CII we promote sustainability in the arts through ongoing research, business development support, and investment in the creative community. My vision for the world I leave behind for my children someday is a world that is creative, equitable, inclusive, sustainable, and environmentally sound. CII is an avenue for doing this work.


What

Creative entreprenuership coaching, fine art curation, workshops, and lecturing

Why

By utilizing a creativity centered approach to coaching, your business will be positioned to thrive. This process is both individualized and collaborative.

When

Available upon appointment

Where

3327 Brighton Blvd.
Denver, CO 80216
EXHIBITIONS
Collective Nouns. Group show from the Postgender Euphoria Series by CII founder, Teague McDaniel. Center for Visual Art, 2022. CII artist presented

Semantic Shifts. Solo show with work by Trevor Seymour. Hosted by Odessa Nomadic at Collective SMLK, 2018. Curated by CII

Untitled. Solo show with work by Maddison Graybill. JuiceBox, 2018. Curated by CII

Analogue Impressions: Analyzing the Printmaking Process. 965 Gallery, 2017. Curated by CII

Resound: Reverberation Between Artist and Place. 965 Gallery, 2017. Curated by CII
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