Student response
Thank you to Cynthia Pease, art teacher at Deer Isle Stonington High School, for providing the information for this blog post.
The Deer Isle Stonington High School 8th grade Art students have produced a number of paintings reflecting their thoughts and feelings about climate change and their global concerns. In this show, you will see hope, anger, humor, and a plea for everyone to wake-up and take action. Above all else, the art show reflects the concerns our students have for their future. This show is about raising awareness!
In order to achieve this level of work, students researched the topic they connected most with. There were weekly critiques and class discussions on each topic chosen. Sketches were created and refined with a focus on the Elements and Principles of Art and included Type Face as an element of their designs. Color compositions and final drawings were created prior to the final work being painted. These students “earned” a higher level of recognition because of the hard work, grit, awareness, and level of honesty they have portrayed in their final work.
To bring this show into the public light, we give great thanks to the climate change organization, Climate Action Net (CAN), and to the DIAA Gallery for hosting this show. Other elements of this initiative included a conversation with these young artists about their work and the climate situation they are inheriting. The interviews were conducted by Rob Shetterly of Americans Who Tell the Truth. The paintings will be displayed on the CAN website in order to select a painting which powerfully communicates a young person’s view of Climate Change. The most popular painting will be reproduced on ‘T’ shirts and offered for sale in order to raise money for school ecological initiatives, such as solar panels.
Special thanks to Tony Ferrara for his support, commitment and passion to inspire and motivate young people to take action. From the bottom of our hearts, we thank you! Our deep gratitude goes to DIAA for hosting this event.
Cynthia expresses many thanks to Dennis Duquette for positive energy and support and Little Eagle for making all the frames.
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