Art Students Explore Local Works and Performances
On October 6 Millbrook art students traveled to three different art spaces to engage in, and reflect upon, their artistic disciplines in hands-on ways.
Students studying photography, drawing, and painting have been exploring re-imagined art space concepts and visited The Wassaic Project and Jack Shainman’s The School to make connections between modern art and their classroom studies. Students were busy sketching throughout the trip and came back to campus prepared to make new works of their own based on these inspirations.
At the same time students studying ceramics traveled to the Storm King Art Center, a sculpture park located in New Windsor, NY. Here, they learned about site-specific work and were asked to reflect upon questions around how landscape shapes viewers’ experience of sculpture. These students are now working diligently on creating their own site-specific works.
Simultaneously, Millbrook’s playwriting and performance portfolio students enjoyed The Encounter, a new production on Broadway. As audience members, these students wore headphones to simulate the experience of being onstage as an actor and discussed how what they learned from listening-in on professionals can be applied to better their performances at Millbrook and beyond.
These experiential learning opportunities certainly provided plenty of inspiration for students as they continue to create their art back on campus!
