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Kin: Contemplations (High School for Art & Business)

Date: June 23rd, 2016
Duration: 9m:59s

Kin: Contemplations
High School for Art & Business
Hosted at the QCC Art Gallery
June 23 - July 23, 2016

In conjunction with the recent exhibition, Uncle Charlie, a partnership was forged between the QCC Art Gallery and the High School for Art & Business, Corona. The collaboration focused on creating works of art that celebrate the diversity of the Queens community. Aspiring artists from the High School for Art & Business engaged in several lessons concerning family as a central theme, where multiple artistic platforms were explored, including digital film, graphic design, painting, and illustration. Marc Asnin presented a lecture at the High School that drew upon his experiences as a documentary photographer.

Commercial Design
Students incorporated typography and poetry to inform a portrait of a family member(s). Students wrote about their family using spoken word and poetry techniques, and were then developed into a virtually representation in the form of a portrait using Adobe Illustrator.

Advanced Studio
Students took inspiration from a photograph to create a detailed painting and/or illustration of a family member or multiple members. A reflective writing piece was developed that discusses their creative process, including their thoughts, ideas, and artistic decisions regarding how he/she used his/her family member as subject matter.

Digital Film
Students created a documentary film with the central idea of family. The students worked with film editing software to creatively combine movies, photography, music, and dialogue to portray their own documentary.

The High School for Arts and Business (HSAB) is a dynamic learning environment that offers an array of coursework within the visual arts and business realm -- while providing rigorous academic experiences in all subject areas. Our students do not come in with a portfolio however at HSAB, students have the opportunity to engage in a visual arts sequence that optimally leads to a Chancellors Endorsed Arts Diploma upon graduation. Throughout their four years as visual arts majors, students develop a multitude of skills ranging from studio practice and portfolio preparation to graphic design and technology.

Curator
Lisa Scandaliato

Directed & Edited by
Victor Peņa

Participating Artists
Susan Barrese
Kimberly Basurto
Jeff Bermejo
Nowell Cheng
Andrea Galeano
Kusang Gurung
Cassidy James
Jacob Janz
Jocelyne Jara
Michael Jaskowski
Adison Lemmon
Leanne Menguito
Mariana Michaca
Maria Montes
Chelsea Morales
Layla Rodriguez
Yesenia Rojas
Braxthon Saula
Celine Sierra
Joyce Tan
Emily Torres
Yarlin Vargas
Xi Wang
Ying Zhang

Music
"Dream Culture"
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Project Supervisor
Phillip Roncoroni

QCC Art Gallery Executive Director
Faustino Quintanilla

QCC Art Gallery Assistant Director
Lisa Scandaliato

Special Thanks
Ana Zambrano Burako
Principal, High School for Art & Business

Stephen Goodman
Vice Principal, High School for Art & Business

Gina Cestero
Art Teacher, High School for Art & Business

Jamie Suk
Art Teacher, High School for Art & Business

Marc Asnin
Photographer

This exhibition was made possible in-part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

(c) 2016 QCC Art Gallery

Website: http://www.qcc.cuny.edu/artgallery/