In the Gallery
Art in Education Spring Exhibition: Shared Spaces
Opening Reception April 26th, 2-5PM
On view until May 2nd
Women’s Studio Workshop is proud to host the Art-In-Education (AIE) exhibition Shared Spaces with 4th and 8th grade students from Kingston City School District. Over four weeks, students produced this body of work in WSW’s Papermaking, Intaglio, and Silkscreen studios, exploring the foundations of these artistic processes.
Classes led by artists SR Lejeune, Celia Shaheen, Gil Dickinson, and Paria Ahmadi explored central themes of collaboration and duality. The teaching artists incorporated these concepts in each studio in their lesson planning. This is exemplified by how studios are shared spaces or by experimenting with the varied uses of each studio’s materials.
This session of AIE marks the 40th year of WSW’s partnership with Kingston City School District. Since 1985, we have devoted several weeks a year to providing in-depth, day-long experiences for students. The program offers students the opportunity to work alongside practicing artists and learn some of what it means to be an artist in today’s world. Kingston High School students come to WSW to work on projects to enhance their college application portfolios, and elementary and middle school students focus on projects to complement their classroom studies. AIE sessions always culminate in an exhibition, allowing students to experience showing their work in a professional gallery.
Meet the Artists
4th graders from George Washington Elementary School (left), 8th graders from J. Watson Bailey Middle School (right)