“#InstaSelfieParadise: The 26th Annual Student Art and Media Education” Exhibition
BRIC
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BRIC’s Annual Student Exhibition showcases the work completed in BRIC’s public school residencies in which professional artist teachers are sent directly into the classroom, where they use visual art and media concepts and techniques to help students gain confidence in creative self-expression while better understanding a range of academic subjects. Art and media is created in a wide variety of media by students in grades pre-K through high school in public schools across Brooklyn as well as in Queens and the Bronx. This is the 26th year BRIC has presented this exhibition and will feature work from 18 schools.
This year, the Annual BRIC Student Art and Media Education Exhibition centers around the theme of interaction as a “call for action.” BRIC’s residencies in public schools have all engaged in a common dialogue about the beauty of nature and preserving the environment in addition to studying cultures around the world, helping students develop empathy for the world around them. The exhibition also taps into the fluidity students have with social media today, by integrating these platforms as part of the exhibition, allowing a way to connect with others globally. #InstaSelfieParadise allows these new methods of communication to be used in a positive way– encouraging students and visitors to interact with the art work and share their creativity, observations, and personal messages through social media communications that travel beyond the exhibition walls. #InstaSelfieParadise embraces the idea of using smartphones and hashtags to make meaning, advance understanding, and spread affirmative messages on a global level.
Schools Exhibited:
Bronx Envision Academy, The Bronx | Juan Morel Campos School, Williamsburg | Spring Creek Community School, East New York | P.S. 8, Brooklyn Heights | P.S. 48 Mapleton School, Bensonhurst | P.S. 119 The Magnet School for Global and Ethical Studies, Flatbush | I.S. 136, Sunset Park | P.S. 198, Flatbush | P.S. 310, Fort Hamilton Parkway | P.S. 371K, Sunset Park | P.S. 503, The School of Discovery, Sunset Park | Brooklyn Community High School of Communications, Arts and Media, Bedford-Stuyvesant | Brooklyn International High School, Brooklyn Heights | Brooklyn High School for Law and Technology, Bushwick | Secondary School for Journalism, Park Slope | Urban Assembly for Art and Music, Brooklyn Heights | John Jay Educational Campus, Park Slope | Millenium Brooklyn High School, Park Slope
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Schedule
from May 14, 2014 to June 15, 2014