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ORIENTATION: THE VOICE OF THE YOUTH
— PUBLIC ART EXHIBITION —EXHIBITION OVERVIEW – AN EXPLORATION INTO ADULTHOOD (2019 - 2024)
Orientation: The Voice of the Youth (OTVY) is a public art exhibition addressing arts education deserts in Black and Brown communities. The exhibition is an exploration and excavation of the experiences, thoughts, and feelings of a group of Staten Island elementary school students as well as the artist MHB about the world around them.
M's artwork, a capsule of her orientation to adulthood and year of exploration, facilitated wide-ranging, multifaceted, and substantive group discussions with the students about current events and their personal experiences. Play ‘ORIENTATION WITH MHB’ for more context about the project.
Orientation: The Voice of the Youth (OTVY) is a public art exhibition addressing arts education deserts in Black and Brown communities. The exhibition is an exploration and excavation of the experiences, thoughts, and feelings of a group of Staten Island elementary school students as well as the artist MHB about the world around them.
M's artwork, a capsule of her orientation to adulthood and year of exploration, facilitated wide-ranging, multifaceted, and substantive group discussions with the students about current events and their personal experiences. Play ‘ORIENTATION WITH MHB’ for more context about the project.
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36''X48'' | 2019 | ACRYLIC ON CANVAS
36''X48'' | 2019 | ACRYLIC ON CANVAS
EXHIBITION GUIDE SAMPLE:
COLLECTION: ORIENTATION THE VOICE OF THE YOUTH (OTVY)
MHB 29 focuses on five chalkboard wanderers journeying, neither together nor separately.
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48’’X60’’ | 2019 | ACRYLIC ON CANVAS
48’’X60’’ | 2019 | ACRYLIC ON CANVAS
MHB 32 leans on themes of the climate crisis and aging, as the canvas depicts cracking and black smog.