I took my seventh graders to the Corcoran Museum of Art in Washington D.C. yesterday for a field trip as part of the Corcoran's ArtReach program. They've been studying artworks that explore issues of identity and had a chance to create personal symbols and make their own prints and collographs. They will be exhibiting their art at the Corcoran Museum in May along with other middle schoolers in Washington, D.C.

Printing Explorations

My seventh grade students were given a printing demonstration  by Corcoran student, Kristine in one of the 6 art sessions we are doing as part of Corcoran's ArtReach program. Students printed their collographs.

Exploring Identity with ArtReach

Seventh grade students at Brookland explore issues of identity during art lessons with Corcoran Museum of Arts' ArtReach program. Kristen, a Corcoran education student co-teaches with me for 6 art sessions at the school. In this project students make collographs using cloth, ribbon, bubble wrap and other found objects to make a statement about their identity. The finished prints will be exhibited in May at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C..

San Miguel de Allende Memories

 

The girls stand in front of one of their collage creations.

I donated my children's books to the orphanage. The director is at my left.

One girl working diligently on one of the constructions.

One of the three mural panels exploring place.