8th grade students spent the last month working on a special project in art class inspired by the street artist Jean Michel Basquiat. Our art teacher, Regina Rosario, worked in collaboration with the Guggenheim Museum, Materials for the Arts and Brooklyn Arts North to help students understand artists’ process, make their own art, and learn about and celebrate Basquiat’s life and contributions.
8th grader Cameron Lopez’s work (pictured above) was showcased in a Wall Street Journal article about the project. Read that article to get more details.