School Programs: Fall 2012

Fall 2012 school programs are underway and we are excited to be working with BNS and P.S. 15 again! This season, students are looking at work by 8 artists in a group show titled, To Be Young, Gifted and Black in the Age of Obama. The exhibition has inspired some very strong artwork as well as interesting dialogue on the connections between race, creativity and expression. You can find out more about this show at Kentler's website: http://www.kentlergallery.org/pages/current.html

During their gallery visit, students participate in two types of drawing: from observation and from imagination.  Meghan Keane's workshop looks at the work of Duron Jackson. Here are some of their observational drawings based on his graphite pieces:

In the back room, Ruth Wetzel introduces students to themes of pride, protest, and achievement in the exhibition. She asks them to remember a time in their lives that they stood up for something or helped someone. The materials and techniques they use to tell their stories are based on the ball-point pen drawings of Jamea Richmond-Edwards. Here they are hard at work:

So far we are thrilled with the response we have gotten from our perceptive students. We're looking forward to seeing how their work evolves during the post visits. Look out for more updates on the Fall 2012 gallery visits and full coverage of the upcoming post visits as well!