Please come see the opening reception with our student artists at the African American Atelier, 200 N. Davie St. in downtown Greensboro on Friday, February 7th from 6-9 p.m.
The show will run through Valentine's Day. Schools who worked together on this project include: Northwest Middle, Northwest High, Southwest Middle, Southern Middle, Guilford Middle, Mendenhall Middle, and Northeast Middle. Art teachers involved include Jennifer Zehnacker, Karen Torrence, Katie Podracky, Katy Sweeney, Amber Gray, Beth Herrick, Michaela Hafley, Erica Tobin, Roslynn Lifland and Carol Pfaff.
This project was made possible through generous financial support from ArtsGreensboro as well as a tape donor who prefers to remain anonymous. Art teachers and students at Northwest Middle also raised money this fall to support the project.
The show is curated by LeShari Clemons of the African American Atelier. The African American Atelier partnered with local art teachers to secure space for the show and to enlist lots of help from wonderful volunteers from A&T University.
Before working on their commemorative sculptures, students watched the footage of Martin Luther King Jr's "I have a dream" speech. Then they examined the commemorative sculptures of American artist, George Segal and local Greensboro artist, James Barnhill.
Mr. Barnhill will speak at the opening reception.
This photo shows lots of the sculpture protesters on their way to the march in a bus (along with NWMS teachers Katy Sweeney and Katie Podracky) Please come check out the show! It will be up until Valentine's Day.
Here Martin Luther King Jr. speaks from the podium as the crowd grows.
The marchers make their way to the podium with lots of signs.
Students created the packing tape sculptures and their signs after conducting research.
This sculpture wears a baseball cap.
This show would not have been possible without the help and guidance of LeShari Clemons, our curator and the youth educator from the African American Atelier.
