Program leader self-portraits
We are in week 2 of our summer 2011 public art project, “What do you stand for?” The youth at Boushall and Henderson middle schools have begun to paint their large format self-portraits! A total of 30 youth, 15 from each school,will work for a few weeks, once a week, to complete 4′x8′ self-portraits on plywood depicting their personality, dreams and beliefs. These unique works of art will have a public unveiling at October First Fridays, travel as an exhibition for 8 months and then be installed across the city through 2012! And it looks as though Virginia Currents MAY do a piece on the project and ART 180 too!
Above, check out the program leader self-portraits completed a few weeks ago that were used at the schools to recruit youth to the program. Top (left to right): Lizzie Gray, Rob Gibsun, Jess Norris. Bottom (left to right): Stanley Rayfield, Julia Scott, Hamilton Glass.
We owe a huge THANKS to the following: Home Depot on West Broad for donating plywood, Siewers Lumber & Millwork for donating and discounting plywood and all of our volunteers (and wonderful intern Katherine!) who have hauled the boards to and fro and readied them with multiple coats of primer and paint! We could not do this without all of your help and support!
Take a moment and respond here: What do YOU stand for? or What do you think of this project?