3/19/24
Artists in Schools
Supporting Each Other Through Art
Dispatches from CMA Resident Artist Maria D. Rapicavoli's after school class at Hudson Guild.
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What would you like to bring intoĀ your life?Ā Students played a reverse game of the one they played last month ā this time, they were invited to consider what they wish to bring to their lives.Ā It could be something tangible, a feeling, or even a person ā something they really wish they had in their lives but canāt have at the moment.Ā
They anonymously wrote down their wishes on paper, folded it, and placed it in a basket. Next, students randomly selected a paper from the basket and created an artwork based on its content. If they picked their own paper, they could be free to change or keep it.Ā
The aim of the game was to understand that sometimes we need others to help us bring something important into our lives because we cannot do it by ourselves. Art can serve as a powerful tool for representing wishes and desires that otherwise are hard to express!
One student wrote that they wanted a new house, and Elian, who made the artwork based on that post, drew a house and titled it āa new home of kindness.ā Another student drew a beautiful image of a mother hugging her child.Ā
Two students expressed their desire to own a VR face mask, while another student wanted āfreedom and a baby horse.ā
Several students wanted to build a new house, and a few even collaborated to create a furnished house made of cardboard.