Art After All-State: Celebrating 25 years of Alumni Work
Just a preview of the amazing show we have for you! Reception is at the Worcester Art Museum on Friday June 1st from 7pm to 9pm - all are welcome!
ART ALL-STATE ARTIST/MENTOR IN ACTION!!! :)
Jarrett Krosoczka visits WAM!
Today I spent the afternoon at the Worcester Art Museum to attend a book signing by Jarrett! My first few years working with Art All-State, I had the pleasure of observing a student where Jarrett was acting as an artist/mentor— he was a natural! He had the students engaged, interested, active and excited about what they were creating! :) Since then, I have read many of Jarrett’s books, and often give them as gifts - they are great for any age! From “Goodnight Monkey Boy” to “My Buddy Slug” and my personal favorite, “Punk Farm” and the newer “Lunch Lady Land” these books are a true delight! With funny, powerful stories, and amazing artwork, they are sure to please!
I am also very excited about his new book:”Jarrett is celebrating ten years as a published author/illustrator with Monkey Boy to Lunch Lady: the sketchbooks of Jarrett J. Krosoczka. A decade’s worth of sketchbooks were visually curated by designer John Lind and Jarrett penned essays on the creative process behind each book in his bibliography. Photos of book tour stops and field notes on Jarrett’s literary career are also included, along with an introduction by radio host and art educator Mark Lynch. It’s a small way to say thank you for all of your support.” www.studiojjk.com
And the best part— all of the proceeds from his new book will go to the scholarship fund he created in honor of his grandparents, who sent Jarrett to WAM as a child! Learn more about Jarrett www.studiojjk.com
Info about the Worcester Art Museum Exhibit, on view in the Higgins Education wing through November 13thhttp://www.worcesterart.org/Exhibitions/higgins-education-wing/jarrett-j-krosoczka/
Article from the Worcester Telegram & Gazette
http://www.telegram.com/article/20111021/NEWS/110219334/1011
Greetings from Ireland! What a wonderful program-- it has been thrilling to follow your progress!
AnonymousThanks! :) Glad you are enjoying the blog! Im going to put up the museum inspirations soon! Stay tuned! :)
Wow Krists, This blog is fantastic, you covered SO MUCH! Thanks for doing this. I'm Sarah Rushford Artist from Studio 101! I have some photos, where do you think I should send them? Thanks, Sarah
AnonymousHi Sarah!
We would love to see your photos! If you want them on the blog you can send them to me at artallstateteacher@gmail.com and Gillian keeps a lot of images for reference you can send them to her at gillianbonazoli2@worcesterart.org
Your studio looked great! nice work! :)
Wow-- the art comes down the same day?! What's the reason for that? What a shame!
My husband has two of Andy's books and he loves them-- he sends his best hello!
My husband has two of Andy's books and he loves them-- he sends his best hello!
AnonymousYes! The installations come down after the two days- one reason is because the museum has classes in all its studios so the space is needed- but also its good to talk to the students about Limits and the Limitlessness of possibilities within those limits. We believe that as contemporary artists and installation artists, the permanence or impermanence of the work is a good discussion to have, and may or may not affect the ways the piece is created! So, we use it as a teachable moment/limit! :)
Glad you love Andy’s books- we do too! :)
I'm not clear here, following along from North Carolina-- do the artists and the students spend the whole weekend doing the installations?
AnonymousYes! We start early on Friday morning, opening ceremonies include a slide show of all of the student work (from their applications) and a great talk by the director of the museum on “Great Masters at 16”
Then the students are in their studios (18 students with two artist/mentors) they do some ice breakers, explore the museum, go back to the studios and brainstorm— then formulate a plan of action and get to work!
On Friday evening there is an artist/mentor talk/slide show where they tell the students about their work. The evening concludes with a talk from Michael Townsend the artist who makes the tape art drawings.
Then most of the day saturday is spent finishing the installation, and we have a reception at 2:30 and by 5 the installations are taken down and the studios are put back together.
:) hope that helps! If you would like to attend Art All-State next year, we would love to have you come and experience it!
You have an amazing array of artists working with these kids-- I'm in Iowa and following along, this is a great program we should get it out here. We have a very strong artist community and a great museum. Has the program grown since it's inception?
Is Andy Fish The Andy Fish--the fellow who is working on the Dracula series? I've got the first two volumes and as a big fan of literature in general and Bram Stoker specifically I think he's doing a marvelous job. We're offering a graphic novel program out here-- do you think he'd be willing to come and speak?
Is Andy Fish The Andy Fish--the fellow who is working on the Dracula series? I've got the first two volumes and as a big fan of literature in general and Bram Stoker specifically I think he's doing a marvelous job. We're offering a graphic novel program out here-- do you think he'd be willing to come and speak?
AnonymousWe would love to help you set up an Art All-State in Iowa! The steering committee is looking forward to working with art educators and museum educators through our national program called National Art All Stars! You can get more information on our site www.nationalartallstars.org
And yes, he is THE ANDY FISH!! He has some great books out that teach how to draw graphic novel style, etc. and are amazing resources for art educators! Im sure Andy would LOVE to hear from you, he can be contacted through his website www.hebsandfish.com :)
Are te artists all local?
AnonymousMost of the artists we have this year are local- although we have had artists from as far as South Africa! Often they are from Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island…..
The links are up to their sites, if you want to take a peek! :)
TAPE ART at WAM!
As students, teachers, parents, volunteers and artists approach the Worcester Art Museum they were walking into A ZOMBIE ATTACK!!!!
For the past 17 years, public artist Michael Townsend (and team) have been drawing tape art murals on the museums facade. This years mural was inspired by a potential zombie attack! On the first floor you see people going about their daily routines, on the second floor you see preparations being made for a potential attack and the arsenal they have been collecting in preparation- and in the attic you will see LOTS and LOTS of CATS! There is also a “lookout” perched on the roof, and a dog barking out the front door. When you look down on the grass, going up the stairs, and pretty much spreading out taking over the ground you can see the actual ZOMBIES!
On Friday night Michael spoke to the art all-state participants and explained what his inspiration was for this mural and other drawings, why he creates these pieces, and why he uses TAPE! The students were very excited to have the opportunity to ask Michael questions- and boy did they ask some good ones! (What is the most emotional project you have ever worked on? What is the difference between Public Art and Street Art? How much tape do you need to create this drawing? Do you only work outside? How did you get into making tape drawings?)
Michael Townsend has been creating tape art murals for over 20 years! He has done many large scale projects, and has worked in numerous communities. For additional information on tape art please visit his website www.tapeart.com
To watch Michael and Crew IN ACTION creating THIS VERY MURAL, check this out:
