Interview: Awesome Playground

This is part of a series of interviews conducted by students from Occidental College for the Full Dollar project.

The Awesome Playground owner Kay Osorio has lived in Northeast L.A. her whole life and feels a strong sense of community in Highland Park. She worked a corporate job until she had her son and decided to change careers. Now she can have her son with her while she runs this indoor playground which gives neighborhood kids a safe and comfortable place to play and socialize.

Full Dollar Collection of Contemporary Art is an initiative that aims to reconsider the tradition of public art through a collaboration between artists, sign painters, and business owners.

The Full Dollar Collection of Contemporary Art is developed through a partnership between: