Student Projects & Adaptations: CAPA
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Summary:

In 2002-03 the museum partnered with painting instructor, Mary Barr and fifteen students from the 11th grade painting elective. The collaboration focused on the special exhibition Americanisms: Shaping Art and Culture in the 1950s. The project began with introductory historical lessons on painting from 1920-1960. Students then visited the museum and critically analyzed works from the special exhibition and the permanent collection. Students presented and supported their interpretations using both intuitive and formal criteria. Exploring both the artistic practice of the abstract expressionist artists from the 40s and 50s and that of Andy Warhol students then created artworks at Artists Image Resource (AIR). Artists from AIR and the Warhol worked individually with each student to help realize the student’s ideas and ambitions in print. The resulting artworks were incredibly varied and diverse. Several students contacted AIR after the project ended to continue making silkscreen prints and to apply for internships over the summer. Two works from this project were selected for exhibition in Youth Invasion.