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Encouraging children to share their creativity with significant people in their lives is an important part of STUDIO programming. In addition to ongoing art displays at program sites, and special annual shows hosted by partnering institutions, STUDIO exhibits artwork on a continual basis at two spaces, the Gallery at One East 53rd Street and the Westside Art Studio. The public is invited to join STUDIO friends, families, and teachers in celebrating our students' imagination. Recent Exhibitions Open Eyes: Children's Art from Studio in a School
A ...is for Art: Alphabet Books by Children
Littlest Learners
This was the third collaboration between STUDIO and Phillips de Pury & Company, and STUDIO is very grateful to everyone at Phillips for making these exhibitions possible.
Young children's explorations with art materials help them understand the world around them. With time and practice, they become increasingly able to represent their experiences, and move toward being able to express themselves in a more narrative form. Accurate representation becomes more important to young artists as their perceptions deepen and they are able to convey ideas more clearly. Everyday activities, such as a soccer match or a trip to the ice cream truck in the park, reflect the kinds of unique experiences children are eager to represent as they grow up and learn about the world. The work displayed in this exhibition highlights this developing process of creation and reflection. Students represented in this show were introduced to a variety of art media including painting, drawing, and collage. The final pieces demonstrate how STUDIO's approach allows children to develop creative thinking through media-based explorations, while also developing children's observational abilities and language skills by encouraging them to talk and write about their own experiences, as well as to respond to each other's artwork. This show was made possible through the generosity of:
As children grow, they gain the ability to manipulate materials and their artwork increases in complexity. While they may start out making small paper sculptures, gradually they come to work with varied materials, building structures that can approach life size. This exhibition highlights these varying ranges in students' creative development. It also brings special focus to the second and fifth grade benchmarks of the New York City Department of Education Blueprint for Teaching and Learning in the Visual Arts in which students create sculpture from materials such as clay, Artworks by Children in STUDIO Programs Bring a New Spirit to the Historic Tweed Courthouse Created in a variety of mediums by students from kindergarten through 7th grade, the artworks include portraits, representations of animals and city scenes. Mayor Bloomberg personally welcomed students at two openings, underscoring the impact STUDIO's programs have had in enriching the lives and learning of public school students. According to STUDIO's founder Agnes Gund: "Studio in a School has been a partner with the New York City Department of Education for the past 29 years. The opportunity to maintain a presence in the Tweed Courthouse demonstrates the high value that the current administration places on art education, and testifies to the Mayor's and Chancellor Klein's strong leadership in effecting change in the schools." The presence of the children's imaginative work has transformed the atmosphere of the ornate 19th Century landmark. The faces and personalities of children now welcome visitors upon entering the Tweed, in the form of self-portraits by 4th graders from P.S. 165 in Manhattan. Working in front of a mirror, each child learned to use oil pastels to layer colors and match his or her skin tone and to change details by drawing over areas, enlarging eyes, changing hair and reworking the background. One of the young artists explained, "In the beginning it looked like a cartoon. I didn't have eyebrows but I fixed it. I mixed brown and white to make my face look realistic. I made it too skinny but then I made it wider. At the end I felt proud, I tried my best and it looks just like me. The background is like the Dominican Flag and I am Dominican".
Recently, thanks to the Public Art Fund and Dorothy Lichtenstein, this student work has been joined by a major work by Roy Lichtenstein. “Element E” from Lichtenstein's Five Brushstrokes (1983-1984) is being shown for the first time in its full-size version. More than 50 feet tall, this monumental sculpture of four colorful brushstrokes stands dramatically in the Italianate rotunda in the Department of Education headquarters. In addition, outside in City Hall Park, stand Lichtenstein's Brushstroke Group (1986) and Endless Drip (1995). “Arts education is a strong priority for students in all New York City public schools,” said Schools Chancellor Klein. “We are honored to have this important piece of public art at the Department of Education at the same time that we are showcasing works of art by our very own students.” Past Exhibition Highlights
The UBS Art Gallery, through its history as the PaineWebber Art Gallery, has supported Studio in a School since 1992 through the annual Little Dividends program as part of the company's long-standing commitment to arts education. An immensely popular program, Little Dividends features a series of hands-on workshops that introduce the world of art to the children of UBS employees, culminating with a holiday exhibition of their work at the UBS Art Gallery. "Imagine That!" was made possible by UBS.
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Open Eyes: Children's Art from Studio in a School, celebrating Studio's 30th Anniversary, featured approximately 300 works by pre-kindergarten to 12th grade students from all five boroughs that 
demonstrate an imaginative use of color and materials, innovative techniques, and unique views of a wide range of subjects. In addition to artworks by individual students, the exhibition will feature group projects. Highlights include a series of large insect sculptures that display the animals' beautiful symmetry and detailed anatomy, a panoramic collage documenting the cityscape of one school's Brooklyn neighborhood, and a colorful Ndebele-inspired house—so large children can enter and play inside—that echoes the buildings and designs of South Africa.
Studio in a School 's current exhibition A …is for Art: Alphabet Books by Children opened to the public on Thursday, March 29 as a celebration of the National Education Association's (NEA) Read Across America. The exhibition features several alphabet 'books' created by children from more than 15 New York City elementary schools. A wide variety of topics and media including painting, printmaking, and collage will be represented. While one Brooklyn school with students originating from 36 different nations focuses on each country's native food, another school in Queens highlights objects, places, and streets from their local neighborhood.
On January 23, 2007, Studio in a School opened its gallery doors for the exhibition Littlest Learners , made possible through the partnership with the Citigroup Foundation. The 2007 edition of Littlest Learners marked the 9th year of the exhibition, which gives children ranging from pre-kindergarten through 2 nd-grade a specific forum for their artwork. A total of 54 works representing over 100 students and 29 New York City schools from across all five boroughs .
Imaginary creatures, animals, landscapes, portraits, and still lifes, along with proud students and families, filled the gallery at Phillips de Pury & Company on June 14. This was the year-end exhibition, Points of View: Perspectives from Young Artists at Studio in a School, which included painting, drawing, printmaking, collage, sculpture, and design projects created by the young artists who participated in STUDIO’s programs. Inspired and guided by STUDIO’s artists, students used their observation and art skills, drawing upon their memories, imaginations, and natural playfulness to envision unique worlds of their own creation. 
Following visits to the Asia Society's exhibitions
Exploration of materials such as wood, wire, paper, and clay were the inspiration for the latest exhibition of 3-dimensional works by Studio in a School students at the Westside Art Studio. Pre-kindergarten through sixth grade students were encouraged to look and respond to their surroundings using different media to think about how shapes can fit together and be attached in new and inspiring ways. The results were truly remarkable!
boxes, cardboard, papier 
For the last three years, Studio in a School has displayed exhibitions of children's artworks in the historic Tweed Courthouse, now the home of New York City's Department of Education. Installations have showcased more than 80 artworks by children from approximately 30 public schools throughout the five boroughs. 
Above the fireplace on the second floor of the Tweed hangs a painting inspired by Pablo Picasso. After studying the work of this artist, students at P.S. 137 created their own interpretation of his 1921 cubist painting entitled "Three Musicians". Measuring nearly 40 x 60 inches this painting introduces bright color, dancing and music to the room used for Department of Education meetings.
STUDIO collaborated last year with the nationally acclaimed Drawing Center for a special exhibition featuring student drawings. The Drawing Center, a not-for-profit institution, is known for its commitment to emerging artists, its broad conception of drawing as an art form, and its appreciation for the diverse expressions of the medium throughout history. This exhibition is comprised of works by students from pre-k through high school, and featured sophisticated drawings using a variety of techniques and media. Special thanks to the Drawing Center for making this show possible. 
Inspired by the exhibition 
The UBS Art Gallery, formerly known as the UBS PaineWebber Art Gallery, featured artwork created by local elementary school students in STUDIO programs at 140 sites throughout New York City's five boroughs, in a special exhibition entitled "Imagine That!" 
