White House hosts South by South Lawn promoting Ideas, Art, and Action (18 images)

The Park People series by artist Nathan Sawaya adorns the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC on October 3, 2016. The people are made of Legos bricks. U.S. President Barack Obama is hosting the South by South Lawn event all day to bring the brightest minds to Washington to discuss the new opportunities brought about by the new technologies. Photo by Pat Benic/UPI

Participants look at music art virtual reality at the MTV exhibit on the South by South Lawn event on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC on October 3, 2016. U.S. President Barack Obama is hosting the South by South Lawn event all day to bring the brightest minds to Washington to discuss the new opportunities brought about by the new technologies. Photo by Pat Benic/UPI

People write suggestions on the "To Do" board during the South by South Lawn event on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC on October 3, 2016. U.S. President Barack Obama is hosting the South by South Lawn event all day to bring the brightest minds to Washington to discuss the new opportunities brought about by the new technologies. Photo by Pat Benic/UPI

A man uses his smartphone next to the Park People series by artist Nathan Sawaya that adorns the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC on October 3, 2016. The people are made of Legos bricks. U.S. President Barack Obama is hosting the South by South Lawn event all day to bring the brightest minds to Washington to discuss the new opportunities brought about by the new technologies. Photo by Pat Benic/UPI