This spring the artists at Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School fired up the school’s kiln, which had stood dormant for years, as part of their program focused on ceramics. The result has been the creation of frustration boxes, ceramic vessels and tiles, and fantastic pieces such as a 30-inch long clay dragon sculpted by Antonio. In addition to an exhibition of the artists’ final pieces, The Big Show will feature a video of their frustration box smashing ceremony.
Antonio, age 12
Distinguishing graffiti art from vandalism was the jumping off point for ART 180’s spring program at the Capital One Boys & Girls Club. Michaela and the other young artists in the group have gone on to explore graffiti as a form of self-expression and develop their own personal style through the creation of nicknames, album covers, sculpted figures and larger scale art work–on display at Plant Zero on May 26.
Michaela, age 11
ART 180’s The Big Show is May 26! This year’s celebration spotlighting the spectacular young talent of Richmond will feature art works ranging from music to poetry to puppets created at 13 program sites throughout the City. We’ll be counting down to this inspiring event on our blog by featuring one program a day for the next two weeks.
The “Dreamers” from the I Have A Dream Foundation program at Broad Rock Elementary School have spent the spring semester building a model community out of clay sculpture. Miguel’s hotel is one of many colorful pieces that show what our City might look like in the hands of these imaginative young people. We hope you will join us at The Big Show to see their community in its entirety!
Miguel, age 10
