A.r.t.s. APS "Teacher is Artist "Exhibition 6/3-17/10

A.r.t.s.APS
Teacher is Artist
Works by Art teachers of the Atlanta Public Schools
June 3 – 17, 2010
The exhibition dubbed “Teacher is Artist” was officially open on June 3rd, 2010 at the Youth Art Connection Center on Auburn Avenue Street, Down Town Atlanta, at 6.30pm. It was family and friends night for the art teachers who were present. It was a night we interact and know each others family. It was also a night to show our friends that in addition to our classroom teaching responsibilities, we are also practicing artist. I hope this message will resonate through out the 11 days the works will be on show.

The works on display ranges from pencil works to water color, beads, collage, found objects, recycle objects like empty water bottles and maker tops, to acrylic paintings on canvas and latex paint effects on ceiling tiles to relief and in-the- round wood carvings to life-size cement or concrete sculptures weighing over 200 pounds to over size mixed media sculptures. It was a night to remember.
Although the art show was impressive as we expected, I feel more could have been done in terms of advertising and planning of the opening night and commitment on the part of all involved with a.r.t.s.APS, both visual and non visual art teachers. The initial plan to add performance and slide shows to the opening ceremony fell by the road side.
I will like to suggest that, we take queue from this and start planning now for any future shows by APS art teachers if possible bi-annually. We could do better than this and there is more room for improvement

I will also like to involve all APS Fine Arts teachers, especially performance during the opening ceremony to increase the number of attendance and style that represent APS Fine Arts. I believe with proper planning from now, we could do a better job in the future. I am looking up for that and willing to work with any group of artist who want to start the planning.

Finally I will like to take this opportunity to thank John Brandhorst for helping me lift the over 200 ponds life size concrete sculpture entitle the “Thinker” from my house to the show. Thanks John. Long live Visual Arts department and Long live APS Fine Arts.