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Stone Paper Scissors

About

Stone Paper Scissors

Stone Paper Scissors (SPS) is a design studio that creates public art, community collaborations and private commissions. SPS integrates community based art programming with opportunities to re-envision one’s environment for equitable development, engagement in public culture and to promote civic dialogue. 
Awards
Six Stone Paper Scissors/Art Produce projects have received “Orchid” awards from the San Diego Architectural Foundation and an award for planning from the California chapter of the American Planners Association. Orchids & Onions is a highly regarded annual acknowledgement of the best and worst of design in and around San Diego.
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Stone Paper Scissors won a 1995 ORCHID for
​Fine Arts & Planning. 
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Art Produce Building won a 2009 ORCHID for
​Public Art. 
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Stone Paper Scissors won a 1998 ORCHID for
​Fine Arts. 
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Stone Paper Scissors won a 1996 ORCHID for
​Fine Arts.. 
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Stone Paper Scissors won a 2017 ORCHID for
​Public Art.
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Art Produce Building/Garden won a 2011 ORCHID
​for Sustainable Design. 

Lynn Susholtz

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Lynn Susholtz is an artist, community activist, educator and founder of Art Produce and Stone Paper Scissors,  public art/education studio. Her art practice has a participatory, social engagement/community collaboration focus. Recent public projects include digital video documentary and crowd sourced interactive installations.

An advocate for increased access to arts and culture, Lynn works locally to develop educational, social and environmental resources for youth and families. Engaging youth and adults in the process of creative problem-solving, she teaches classes and workshops throughout the county in schools, cultural centers and at her Stone Paper Scissors studio. She has been a California Arts Council, Artist in Residence, and is an arts education consultant for UCSD’s Education Studies Department and the San Diego Unified School District.

Lynn’s public art commissions range from the design of educational playgrounds and school campuses to sculptural video installations. She has exhibited her work at the Athenaeum Arts and Music Library, City Gallery at San Diego City College, Mesa College Art Gallery and was selected the State Assembly District 39 representative for the “California Contemporary Artists 2007” exhibit at the State Capitol in Sacramento. Some of her community engagement work at Art Produce was featured in 2012 issue of Public Art Review, "Food For Thought".  ​To see Lynn's newest public project,  You Are Home,  CLICK HERE.

Lynn co-authored a resource book for teachers in 2012, “Object Lessons, Teaching Math Through Visual Art”.  She was selected the State Assembly District 39 representative for the “California Contemporary Artists 2007” exhibit at the State Capitol in Sacramento.  Some of her work at Art Produce was featured in 2012 issue of Public Art Review, "Food For Thought". Lynn Susholtz and Leslie Ryan co-authored "Community Development in the Context of Art: North Park and the Citizen Artist" for CultureWork documenting Lynn's history of community activism and the development of Art Produce. 
Check out Lynn's interview with Monkeywrench which was broadcast on January 16, 2018 where she discusses artists in communities and being a Citizen Artist.  Monkeywrench is a radio program aired on KUCI 88.9 FM in Irvine, UC Irvine's independent, underground radio station.  CLICK HERE to listen.     

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The Citizen Artist assumes responsibility to participate in the cultural life of the community, creating opportunities and interest in the civic process and public culture.  If we don’t do it, who will?


Studio Dogs

Meet Nino, Kobi and Nijinsky the Art Produce studio dogs!
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Contact
619.500.ARTS

3139 University Avenue
San Diego, CA 92104
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