mashUPnow  
a social art project

mashUP :  a technique of creatively combining or mixing of content collected from the public into
one original artwork.

Art by the Yard Studio works with the public in a hands on workshop to create character and simple storylines.  Those characters are then posed on a toy theater stage complete with miniature props and theatrical lighting.  Each scene is photographed and presented online.

The 4th of july parade story by youth of kc fringe
Source Artwork
Engagement Process
Above: Photo credit for all pictures above to Brittany Branson of Loud Sights Photography.  Images show the building of the first mashUP theater and shots from the mashUP workshop held during KC Fringe Festival.

Below: Test scenery that will become the landscape for characters acting out select chapters of a larger story on the set of a miniature stage.