Studio in a School's Celebrating Young Artists June 22, 2004 | Archives Last night at Phillips, de Pury & Company, Susan G. Jacoby treated us to a private walkthrough of Studio in a School's end-of-year exhibition Celebrating Young Artists with Deborah Schwartz, MoMA’s Edward John Noble Foundation Deputy Director for Education, and Thomas Cahill, Executive Director of Studio in a School. Also on hand were Agnes Gund, Studio’s Founder, and Barbara Gurr, Director of Visual Art at the New York City Department of Education, who gave a briefing on New York City’s public schools new visual arts curriculum. Studio in a School is a not-for-profit organization that places professional artists in New York City’s public schools, day care centers and community organizations to lead classes in the visual arts. This exhibition showcases works by students in the program along with collaborations with their art teachers and parents. It's difficult to say whether it was the overall playfulness of the exhibition as a whole, or the beyond-your-expectations sophistication of particular pieces that made the show so impressive, but it certainly was one of the most fun exhibitions that we've seen in a while. Just take a look at these penguins: Here are some more photos from the evening; Deborah, Barbara, and Tom give the group an introduction A gallery Puppet show Artwork A collaborative work made at the show's opening Aggie with the group Tom talks to the group Jonathan gets eaten by a lion Deborah and Tom Back To Blog Main Page   Past Entries 2007 Archives Back To Blog Main Page