Hallway Art BY US and ABOUT US The hallways of our no-longer-new Lower/Middle School building came alive this fall with artwork by—and about—our students.
Two years after their 2nd-grade Identity Project—and just down the hallway from where current 2nd graders displayed their family portraits—these now 4th graders returned to an in-depth study of identity. Taking their lead from Frida Kahlo’s self-portraits, in which the artist surrounded herself with symbols and artifacts representative of her identity, our 4th graders created two different styles of portrait— but with an important twist. To strengthen their empathy skills, students learned about each other and drew portraits of and for a partner rather than of themselves.
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Middle School art students learned printmaking techniques by making self-portraits.
DOTS AND F LOW E RS
A burst of color—and joy—began welcoming staff and students to our brought the outside in. Upstairs, students from across the Lower and Middle Schools created dots inspired by Peter H. Reynolds’s The Dot, which reminds our students that anyone can be an artist. Each unique dot expresses individual creativity, and the display intentionally represents unity for our Lower/Middle School visual arts community.
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