Local educators stray Outside the Lines
The Davis Gallery resides within the offices of Davis Publishing, a Worcester-based art education advocate and publisher. So it only feels natural that their latest exhibit features the works of Worcester art teachers in a show that bridges the gap between education and community in a creative way.
Situated on the third floor of the Printers Building, separate from the Davis offices, Outside the Lines: Artwork by Worcester Art Teachers brings together a talented group of 21 artisans who practice what they preach – all are art teachers within the Worcester school system.
| Is your art teacher exhibiting at the Davis Gallery? Check and see. Laurie Atchue - Doherty Memorial High School Susmita Bando - Rice Square and Roosevelt schools Arlene Carlson - Thorndyke Road and Burncoat Preparatory schools Joseph DiGregorio - Lincoln Street and Lake View schools Margaret Fitzgerald - Gates Lane School Elizabeth Fortin - Chandler Magnet School Margaret Grasso - Burncoat High School Jason Harthan - Grafton Street, McGrath and the New Citizen’s Center schools Sandra Hersh - Norrback Avenue School Juli Holden - Vernon Hill and Midland Street schools Paula Imbergamo - Nelson Place School Kathleen Ivanowski - Canterbury Street School and Visual Arts Liaison (Art Department Head for the WPS) Susan Kellogg - Woodland Academy and Quinsigamond Community School Darya Kuruna - Elm Park Community and Canterbury Street schools Roger Lemelin - Jacob Hiatt Magnet and Norrback Avenue schools Stacy Lord - Worcester East Middle School Kimberly Marshall - Student teacher at Burncoat High, Nelson Place and Worcester Arts Magnet schools Tithya Puch - Chandler Elementary, McGrath and Woodard Day schools Jacquelyn Stein - Quinsigamond Community School Jamie Sullivan - Tatnuck Magnet and Gates Lane schools Michael Walden - Worcester Arts Magnet School |
“We are a fascinating and quirky lot!” exclaims Ivanowski. “I think [the students] like to know that their art teachers are also artists. Elementary kids have unique reactions, such as ‘You mean YOU draw and paint?!’ and another student will reply, ‘Of course she does, dummy, she’s an ART teacher!’ “
Outside The Lines: Artwork by Worcester Art Teachers. The Davis Art Gallery, Printers Building, 44 Portland St., 3rd Floor, Worcester. Opening Thursday, June 4, 5-7 p.m. Wine and hors d’oeuvres will be served. Exhibition will run through September 2009. o
