So for a few days, art teacher Cheryl Venet shifted her classes focus. The teenagers took a good, hard look out the window of their school then went outside and walked the outline of the proposed facility to be created next door. They were introduced to the practicalities of building design, the nuts and bolts of a Percent for Arts project and the creative processes that turn an idea into reality. By surrounding her students with images of public art, asking them to create their own architectural concepts of a recreation center and by introducing them to Courtney, Venet hopes the teens will have a better understanding of public art. Rippled wall area covered in bluish clear glass looks like water ripples.
Plaster s really hard to work with.
Taking a cup-size chunk of clay and Courtney s advice, Lambeth began the second step in making his idea a reality. But he helps you decide which ones are workable. Venet has been pleased with Courtney s interaction with her students. I heard him saying to one of the girls, I ll bet you re a Radiohead fan, and she just kind of glowed. Keyona Williams, left, gathers materials for a sculpture she is thinks would enhance the city s new rec center.