Redline's Educational Initiative for Creative (EPIC) Arts Program gives students a chance to voice some of the issues they may be experiencing. EPIC challenges students to create "socially engaged" works of art. The objective is for students to collaborate with each other and an in-resident artist from Redline, in hopes to increase their understanding of art as a means of communication. After many classes discussing the question "what is unfair?" The students have started to create four pieces communicating "fake friends" and bullying. The 7th grade Art exhibit will be featured at Redline for a few weeks. The opening day is Saturday, December 13th from 1-4pm.
The class is creating four pieces. One group is making giant iPhones that with reveal a text conversation where a subject is getting bullied. The second group is making a shadow box scene of a hallway where a student is getting talked about behind her back. The third group is making a paper mâché "two face head". The last group is creating life size figures out of tape and one figure who is different from the others, who is made out of tinfoil.
We are proud of the work of our 7th graders and their Art teachers, Ms. Russo! We encourage you to stop by Redline to see their work!
