IN THE STUDIO

CONSTRUCTED COMMUNITIES // SUITABLE FOR ALL GRADES
COLLABORATION // DRAWING // STORYTELLING

Students will work collaboratively to design and build an imagined community in our studios using paper, cardboard, and a selection of drawing materials. Working together, the students will imagine their community: where is it? what does it look like? who lives there? what activities happen in this place? how would they navigate these spaces? Each student will then work individually to create their contribution to the community using a variety of drawing materials on a cardboard or paper tile. Once completed, the students will assemble the tiles in our studios, telling the story of their piece in the whole.

Students go home with their own tiles, and a photograph of the completed installation will be emailed to the teacher to share.

LAYERS OF MEANING: FABRIC PORTRAITS // GRADES 4 +
TEXTILES// DRAWING // MIXED MEDIA

In the Gallery, students will be guided through close observations of Alicia Henry’s mixed media figures through drawing and conversation. These sketches and reflections will then inspire their own work in our studios where they will create a portrait using fabric, thread, and a variety of drawing materials.

Students engaging in an interactive tour of the exhibition Whose Stories? led by School Programs Coordinator Kristen Gardner, 2021. Photo: Frank Luca.