Creative Power

by Julia See, Grade 11

Creative Power was the showcase of works created from the collaboration between Art Center College of Design and Blair Art Club. The Blair art teacher and art club supervisor, Mrs. Martinez, contacted Art Center and they agreed on collaboration. Art Center students came every Friday to the art club and worked with the students. They set up activities and projects to encourage the Blair students to experience different types of art. The Blair students learned things like puppet making and film. The Art Center students were always there to lend opinions and it gave the students a real insight to what life as an artist could be like. As the showcase, Creative Power, was getting closer, the Blair students were let loose to create their own masterpieces.

Another Art Center and Blair collaboration was the “pen pal” like exchange of the Uganda project that Art Center students were working on. This was between a separate group from Art Center and a slightly different group of Blair students. Items created by Blair students were sent to Uganda, and vice versa. This group compared their lives to those kids living across the world. Blair students created things that represent what they did every day, things they enjoy the most, and everyday sounds, and sent it over.

The Art Center and Blair collaborations were a fun way to change things up in Art Club. It allowed the students to broaden their horizons both artistically and globally. Most of the work produced was showcased at the library at the Creative Power event. It was a fun semester and hopefully this collaboration and friendship will continue.

 

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Photos by HyunJu Chappell and D’Angelo McCornell

 

 

Special thanks to:

Art Center College of Design, Blair High Art Club, HyunJu Chappell, Esther Watson, and Amy Shimshon-Santo.

 

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