What's New

• VERY SPECIAL ARTS FESTIVAL
  The 2008 VSA arts Festival was held on May 28th and May 29th 2008. This year’s theme was "Live and Learn Through the Arts in New York City," and included student performances, exhibits and participatory activities provided by cultural organizations.
  
  
• Michelle Rosenfeld Gallery: 231K fourth grade student has art displayed at the Michelle Rosenfeld Gallery. Congratulations to student and art teacher Bennett Fischer. Student's P.S.Art contest submission is one of twenty-five works of art selected to be displayed for one week on Madison Avenue as part of the May 10th Madison Avenue Art Walk. The print titled “Building” will be shown at the Michelle Rosenfeld Gallery, 16 East 79th Street, between Madison and Fifth Avenues. (see photo of “Building”)
  
  
• 79M and 752Q participate in “LEAP” Student Public Art Program and Exhibition This program empowers young people to have a voice in their communities through the creation and exhibition of public art. A teaching artist worked with middle school students from 10 schools throughout New York City to create large-scale art pieces using a school lunchroom table as a canvas. These will be installed in local community parks for two months this summer. As part of the process, students had the opportunity to meet with distinguished guest artists such as Christo & Jeanne-Claude, Tom Otterness, Audrey Flack and James de la Vega. They explored community social issues and studied the history and practice of public art. The works will be displayed at a kick-off event at Bryant Park on Thursday, May 29th. Each school will also participate in an opening event at a local community park. 79M/Dr. Horan School Opening Event on Friday, June 6th, at Marcus Garvey Park 752Q/Queens School for Career Development Opening Event on Wednesday, June 11th at Marconi Park.
  
  
• CONGRATULATIONS TO P.S. ART 2008 WINNERS 811X and 721R This year the P.S. Art exhibition will be on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in the new Ruth and Harold D. Uris Center for Education, from June 2nd to August 3rd. The student artists and their parents are invited to attend an opening reception held at the Museum on Monday June 2nd. The artworks are two of fifty-seven selected for the show from over 800 entries.
  • Mexican Skyline, The Academy for Career and Living Skills, 811X, Teacher: Lisa Currie, Principal: Caron Martin;
  • Happiness, The Richard H. Hungerford School 721R, Teacher: Kristin McHugh, Principal: Mary McInerney.
    
    
• Congratulations to District 75 EZRA JACK KEATS BOOKMAKING COMPETITION Winners!
  • Grade 3-5 category: P4Q (Marcy Berger) All About Winter;
  • Grade 6-8 category: P233Q@MS226 (Debbie Edmonds) It Ain't Just Paint;
  • Grade 9-12 category: P993Q@LICHS (Jackie Zaretsky) Student: My Dog Sadie.

These winning entries will be on display at the Donnell Library Center's Central Children's Room from April 10th through May 31st. The student winners will be recognized at an awards ceremony on Friday May 16th.

• 37R Awarded CAE Grant: P37R and their art partner Marquis Studios have been awarded a $25,000 grant from The Center for Arts Education to support a School Arts Academy and Teaching Artist Training Institute.
  
  
• Hungerford Community Mural Exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art


• 94M Selected for Shubert Foundation/MTI Broadway Junior Program
  
  
• VSAarts NYC Murals on Parade
  
  
• District Office Exhibit Schedule 2007-08 .doc | .pdf