Locust-Motive: Hand Car Regatta Build Out

Locust-Motive was a collaborative art project that included two guest designers/engineers and 9 teen-artists, plus countless volunteers. This handcar was built to be entered and then raced in the Great Handcar Regatta, held in Railroad Square, Santa Rosa. This community event was originally thought of by two individuals who recognized the need to showcase the wide range of artistic abilities in the area. The basic parameters of each handcar was that they had to be human-propelled, and thus no motors. Chop’s Teen Club located adjacent to the running tracks and with its Art Studio Coordinator, Emily Pugh, a 5-year participant at Burning Man, thus knew the Handcar Regatta as the perfect opportunity to include the creative spirit of teens.

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