PROJECT 1:
PS 196, Region 2, Bronx
Principal Lizette Rivera
STUDIO Artist: James Reynolds
“We are the Future,” created by students in grades two through four, reflects the community’s diversepopulation through a collection of nearly 100 cutout figures, resembling a cheerful crowd of students in cultural dress. The assembled group of figures is mounted to the walls outside the school’s main office.

PROJECT 2:
PS 196, Region 8, Brooklyn
Principal Janine Colon
STUDIO Artist: Christy Gast
The “Megaflora” installation features 100 Plexiglas medallions, painted by fourth and fifth grade students at PS 196. Each of the medallions takes its inspiration from a student’s knowledge of plant biology, melding nature with the urban landscape. This large-scale mobile is hung from the ceiling in the main entry area.

PROJECT 3:
Long Island City High School, Region 4, Queens
Principal William Bassell
STUDIO Artist: Noah Grussgott
Students at Long Island City High School used the David Smith retrospective at the Guggenheim Museum for inspiration to create a dramatic copper sculpture. They had spent the semester learning to work with copper, and then created their own designs for four-foot long panels. The panels were assembled into one large circle around the large atrium space in the library, a central location for students and faculty.