Exploring “I/Us”, “The Beauty Within”, and “Sacred Space” with the Taft Museum of Art’s ARC Program
The Taft Museum of Art’s Artists Reaching Classrooms program (ARC) immerses high school art students in Cincinnati’s visual arts community, artistic practices, exhibitions, and marketing strategies while exposing them to careers in the arts. This year, Drawing and Printmaking students are participating in this amazing program which consists of 1 museum visit and 4 classroom visits during the 1st semester, culminating in an exhibition at the Annex Gallery in the winter. This semester, students have been working alongside Cedric Michael Cox to experience the practices of a professional artist firsthand. Cedric also lead students in the creation of a collaborative artwork based upon the theme of “I/Us”, and an individual piece, for the Annex Gallery exhibition.
The experiences culminate in the creation of original artworks for exhibition at the Annex Gallery. Students were challenged to consider their interpretation of “The Beauty Within” or “Sacred Space” and generated works that demonstrate their approach to the term after brainstorming, project planning, and setting up their own resource images. Using a model for Juried Exhibitions, students selected 6 artworks for framing for the exhibition, 6 artworks that will be matted for the physical display in addition to sculptures, and the remaining will be displayed in a virtual exhibition in the gallery space.
Congratulations to the 6 Drawing and Printmaking students who were selected for framed participation in this year’s exhibition:
Madison Haley
Cody Leopold
Lilliana McGuire
Baylee Moorman
Alexandra See
Aurora Studenka
Congratulations to the 6 Drawing and Printmaking students who were selected for matted participation or sculptural display in this year’s exhibition:
Grace Gray
Sofia Grillo Tepe
Brandin Henderson
Colin Klaserner
Sydney Lehman
Alexis Predmore
Lukas Schwab
Natalie Weil
The Taft ARC Exhibition will open at the Annex Gallery, 1310 Pendleton St., Cincinnati, OH 45202, on February 16th and run through March 28th, 2025. The OHHS Drawing and Printmaking students will be exhibiting alongside students participating from: Aiken H.S., McNichols H.S., Princeton H.S., School for Creative and Performing Arts, Spencer Center for Gifted and Exceptional Students, Walnut Hills H.S., and Western Hills H.S.
