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Breathe with Me on display near Gunn High through end of the school year
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SLIDESHOW: The 350-foot-long Breathe with Me art project is on display near the Gunn High soccer field in Palo Alto through the end of the school year. Courtesy Svetlana Gous.
On April 22-24, 2021, community members contributed to Breathe with Me, an international art project launched at the United Nations Headquarters during the 2019 Youth Climate Action Summit. Courtesy Jen Schultz.
Community members hang large canvases with ultramarine blue strokes in support of the Breathe with Me project, which took place April 22-24, 2021 at Gunn High School in Palo Alto. Courtesy Jen Schultz.