Tuesday, May. 01, 2012
Southeast Raleigh students rise to challenge: art in a storage unit
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closeStudents from Southeast Raleigh Magnet High School will turn the long, narrow interior of a room-sized storage unit into interactive art for display at the Visual Art Exchange this First Friday.
Their plan: create a maze out of painted window panes hung from the ceiling.
From a teacher’s point of view, it’s a chance for students to learn collaboration skills including communication, planning and compromise. For students, it’s an opportunity to show their work in the real world and a challenge to turn a utilitarian space into something more.
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To learn more For some highlights of First Friday, downtown Raleigh’s monthly art event from 6 to 9 p.m., check out our list inside. 8N For even more information, go to Triangle.com or FirstFridayRaleigh.com. Triangle.com will also have an online photo gallery after the event.
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More First Friday Roundabout Art Collective, 305 Oberlin Road. Deep sea fishing, sunsets and sea glass will be highlighted by featured painters Meredith Kittrell and Ruth Little, jeweler Fran Twisdale and glassmaker Sarah Cawn. Raleigh’s Contemporary Art Museum, 409 W. Martin St. After-hours access to the galleries, a hands-on activity at the creation station, food trucks and a cash bar. Admission is $5 or free to members. The Morning Times, 10 E. Hargett St. Photographs of ballerinas around the city of Raleigh by photographer Tim Lytvinenko. Litmus Gallery and Studios, 312 W. Cabarrus St. Exhibition from Tunisian-influenced visual artist Marwen El-Hicheri. Local Color Gallery, 22 Glenwood Ave. Reception for "LOCAVORE!" exhibit featuring artist Bibi Bowman. Adam Cave Fine Art, 115 1/2 E. Hargett St. “A Matter of Context” is an exhibit of paintings by artist Will Goodyear, with themes from urban growth to social, political and historical iconography. The Mahler, 228 Fayetteville St. Potter Daniel Johnston gives an artist talk about his work, technique and studio prior to the opening reception of his exhibition, “Large Pots.”
“They’re excited about doing something big and grand and difficult and different and a little crazy,” said Jodi Aker, art instructor at Southeast Raleigh High.
It’s part of the PODS Art on the Inside project, sponsored by PODS Moving and Storage of Greater Raleigh. One school each month from around Wake County receives a rectangular storage unit to transform for display at the Visual Art Exchange on W. Martin St. Last month it was Apex High School. In May, Southeast Raleigh High students have their shot.
Students have worked on their installation since April, Aker said. Each window works off of student ideas of what windows can be: a source of light or a chance to see the other side of something. Subjects range from vicious dogs to yard waste to the Garden of Eden, Aker said. The show is titled “Look Through My Pane.”
Southeastern High is the third school in the area to participate. The final project, by Sanderson High School students, will show at Visual Art Exchange in June. Then the program will go on hiatus until early next year, said Evan Lennon, owner of the Raleigh PODS franchise.
There’s already interest, he said.
“When you’re able to take an art project and make it mobile, you bring two cool things into one,” Lennon said.
Kellner: 919-829-4802
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