Artist’s Name: | Joshua Nelson |
Artist’s Biography: | Male, 6th grade, IEP |
Title of Work: | Lines |
Date Created: | 11/2023 |
Medium/Materials/Process: | Styrofoam, paper, markers. Students created lines on a small piece of paper the same size as the Styrofoam plate. Students pressed the lines onto the foam by tracing the lines overtop of the foam. Students colored in each section and pressed the plate onto wet paper. |
Artist’s Statement: | (Lines intersect): Their lives intersect with all the students in our building. They have a few classes with students who are not in their focused classes and it is beautiful to see their excitement and connectedness when they come together. |
CEC Interdivisional Video Podcast Series on Critical Global Conversations: Supporting Youth, Families, & Educators in Culturally Responsive and Sustaining Practices Presents “Honoring and Expressing Intersectionality Through the Visual and Performing Arts.”