Meeting Zach Davis

On Friday, November 14th, we spent the last 30 minutes of our class meeting the artist in residence at the MAD museum. He invited us to take part in his art and close his suitcase full of pottery.

NEXT OUTING: STUDIO VISIT AND PS1!!!

When: Saturday, November 22, 2-4 P.M.

Where: Peter Rostovsky's studio in BROOKLYN: 87 Richardson @ Leonard, 4th Floor.

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Then we will go to PS1 together.

NB: PLEASE PRINT OUT A GOOGLE MAP OF PETER'S STUDIO.

Visual Arts Team Outing on Saturday- A Wonderful meeting with Casey Ruble :]

Hey guys, I'm back and alive! Of course, with juicy info on the outing this Saturday for the Visual TRaC team. We saw many vibrant and exquisite works of art in the exhibition of Casey Ruble's "Except in Struggle." What's even more exciting is that we actually got to talk to the artist herself and ask questions to our hearts desire. Other exhibitions that we went to included Liugi Ghirri's photographs, James Cohan's overlapping abstract art, and Alessandra Exposito's skeletons of animals, which was quiet appealing to the eye....seriously!

Chelsea Galleries Outing on Saturday!

CHELSEA GALLERIES OUTING!

WHEN: Saturday, November 15, 3:30-5:30 p.m.

WHERE: Michael Foley Gallery @ 547 West 27th Street, 5th floor.
Bring a printout of the map with you and call my cell if you need help!


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Click here to print out a copy of the map!

Visual Arts TRaC!!: First Outing at the MoMA and Class!

Afro Latin Jazz for Halloween

Reminder: There will be no Visual Arts TRaC class at the MAD Museum this Friday, October 31st. It's HALLOWEEN!

So.....

We'll see you on Saturday, November 1st for Arturo O'Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra's Dia de los Muertos!


On Saturday, Nov. 1st, the whole Teen Reviewers and Critics program will come together along with over 100 other High 5ers to celebrate la Dia de los Muertos with Arturo O’Farrill's Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, a Grammy-nominated ensemble, melding rhythms from African and Latin American countries with jazz harmonies from the United States. The concert features the world premiere of the Day of the Dead Suite, the extraordinary Aztec Suite and special guest performers including Folkloric Dancers.

Before the concert, Arturo O'Farrell is holding a High 5 exclusive workshop on Afro-Latin Jazz, so we'll be heading over to the show by 6:30 p.m. Come prepared to jump on stage and learn first-hand what it takes to be a Afro-Latin Jazz All-Star....

WHEN: Saturday, November 1st. 6:30 - 10:15 p.m. (with two intermissions)

WHERE: SYMPHONY SPACE at 2537 Broadway and 95th Street in Manhattan

DIRECTIONS: Take the 1, 2 or 3 subway to the 96th Street stop. Exit train and walk south on Broadway. Symphony Space will be on your right-hand side. OR Take the B or C subway to the 96th Street stop and walk west until you hit Broadway.

Costumes
are
optional.....

:)

see ya'll on Saturday, muertos!


~eric

SATURDAY 11/25: SOHO OUTING!!!

We're meeting at Deitch Projects.
When: at 4 pm
Directions: click here

See you there!!!

A Wonderful Start to Fall TRaC Team

Visual Arts Team Outing on Saturday 11, 2008 to the Museum of Modern Arts

An especially lovely evening was spent together with our wonderful supervisor, the one and only, Anna, in the Museum of Modern Arts. Starting off a bit late because of some delays (sorry Anna!!!), we made our way to the MOMA exhibitions. I could have sworn I felt the excited energy eminating from everyone in the group. There were MANY interesting artworks to see (including a body that was coming out of the wall...)

To those who are not familiar as to who I am, I am the new assigned blog captain, Shinthia (Cynthia :] ). As the "blog captain" I will keep everyone posted on all the juicy information and exciting things that the Visual Arts team does. For now, CHOW!!!

FIRST OUTING: MOMA!!!!

WHEN: Saturday, October 11th, 3-5pm.

WHERE: 4 West 54th Street (@ 5th Ave.). We’re meeting in the lobby. Remember that this is not the main Museum entrance!

For public transportation click here! Tip: MoMA is next door to where you met for the Kick-Off.

SEE YOU ALL THERE!!!!

Fall 2008 Visual Arts TRaC begins!

Make sure to think outside the box....and the lines.... and rules.... and pre-conceptions.
Open your mind!

and enjoy.

~eric


(for more BANSKY - the graffiti artist who painted the above - click here.)

First Outing to Sotheby's

Hey Everyone! This is your blog-captain updating. It was great meeting Joe and learning a lot about contemporary Asian art, especially how modern artists imitated Westernized works and made them "Asian" (refer to the image on the left of Michelangelo-style sculptures with Mao jackets).

If you want to see an album of photos that I took, click here!

I'm currently working on a collage to put all those pictures up together, so check for updates soon. Can't wait to see you all in our first meeting at the Guggenheim museum!

MoMA!

WHEN: Saturday, March 29th, 2-4pm.

WHERE: 4 West 54th Street. We’re meeting in the lobby, on the side where there is a bunch of benches (☺ fun alliteration). This is not the main entrance of the Museum. It is the Education and Research Building.

Directions: MoMA is next door to where we met for the Kick-Off. For detailed directions go to MoMA web site. Call me if you get lost.

WHY: Because we’re going to look at tons of great artworks! We will walk through the astonishing permanent collection galleries of the best modern art museum in the world and also visit a fun temporary exhibition dedicated to color, Color Chart. 

Sotheby's on Thursday!

Your first outing with be the day after the Kick-Off, to Sothbey's - Where Art is for Sale in NYC.

You will meet Joe Martin Hill, a Sotheby's consultant, who will give you a preview of the contemporary Asian art auction and tell you about works on display as well as behind-the-scenes facts about the hottest contemporary art market.

The Address:
334 York Avenue at 72nd St (on the eastside)

Take the 6 Train to 68th Street - Hunter College Station. Walk north to 71st Street and turn right. Walk 4 Avenues to New York Ave to Sotheby's.

Try to get there by 4 o'clock. If you miss Anna at 4, she will be back outside to bring anyone else in at 4:30. Make sure you have her cell phone number (and mine), just in case!

Click here to take a look at the Asian Art catalog (then scroll down for a preview of the works for sale.)

Happy art buying!

~eric

Spring TRaC Application now available!

Another season of Visual Arts TRaC is around the corner!

Go the TRaC Homepage at www.high5tix.org and download the Spring 2008 TRaC Application. Also available are a flier for the new TRaC season and an invitation to the Open House on February 13th (4:30 - 5:30). Please download those and distribute to any friends or teachers or mentors who you think would be interested.

I hope to see you all at the Open House - if not before! It's only a month away already. As many of you know, having been to a TRaC Open House before, I'll need some volunteers for speaking on the alumni panel. Volunteers? Contact me if you're interested. The rest of you can just hang out, snack, and mingle with any teachers or students who are interested in learning more about the program.

And of course you should bring a friend or two! Maybe they're interested in signing up for Spring TRaC and don't even know it yet....

Looking forward to the new season!

~eric