Uni wraps up outdoor season, lands in Sunnyside Queens

Uni wraps up outdoor season, lands in Sunnyside Queens

It’s been a big year for the Uni Project: 146 deployments in 75 different locations, offering pop-up reading rooms, art studios, and science exhibits in public spaces across New York City.  Here are a few snapshots from our final outdoor deployment of 2017...
READ and DRAW at Park Ave and East 104th St

READ and DRAW at Park Ave and East 104th St

Today, we landed at “Party on Park”, a street festival hosted by our friends at New Harlem East Merchants Association (NHEMA). We offered a reading room and a taste of our DRAW program as well. Special thanks to Blick Art Materials for joining us on the street. You...
The Uni turns six

The Uni turns six

Six years ago this morning, we launched the Uni portable reading room in Lower Manhattan on Sept 11, 2011. Leslie and I are grateful to everyone who has joined us along the way. Just last month, we quietly passed another milestone, setting up the Uni for the 500th...
Starting a conversation about play

Starting a conversation about play

Leslie is participating in a year-long working group focused on “learning through play” with practitioners and researchers convened by the Lego Foundation. At a recent meeting, the group discussed creating a large mural in Philadelphia (inspired by artist...