Arts Council: Dublin students' artwork on display at Scioto Park
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- 27 May 2022
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Four pieces of public art made by the hands of more than 200 students at Dublin City Schools is to remain on display through August at Scioto Park, 7377 Riverside Drive.
Students from Dublin’s Davis and Karrer middle schools and students from Coffman, Jerome and Scioto high schools enrolled in the Emerald Campus International Baccalaureate art program, in collaboration with Dublin Arts Council.
“Not every community has these kinds of partnerships. We are blessed and fortunate and hope this is only a beginning,” Dublin Superintendent John Marschhausen said.
In January, the Dublin Arts Council challenged Dublin students to create temporary artwork inspired by Scioto Park.
For the next four months, the students created the four pieces of artwork and a field book that described how each piece of work was inspired and created.
The artwork on display at Scioto Park includes “The Fishingtons’ Day at the Park,” by Davis Middle School; “Lady by the Water,” and “Murkclops, Fungi & Woodland Twig,” each by a separate class of the international baccalaureate program at Emerald Campus, and “More than Man-Made” by Karrer Middle School.
“We’re confident this artwork will impress everyone who visits and plays (at Scioto Park),” said Dave Guion, executive director of Dublin Arts Council.
The project is part of Dublin Arts Council’s art and wellness initiative, but the collaboration with students making temporary artwork to display at Scioto Park was a first of its kind.
“We didn’t quite know what to expect since it was the first time, but the students fully embraced it. They worked as a team to create and install the art,” said Ava Morgan, public arts manager for Dublin Arts Council.
“We hope (our project) will help people connect to one another and the community,” said Anya Zhang, a junior at Dublin Jerome High School enrolled in the international baccalaureate art program.
Zhang’s class created "Lady by the Water," a cement, clay and fabric piece of art that pays tribute to the Native Americans who once occupied the land along the Scioto River in what is now Dublin.
The figure’s kneeling position demonstrates the pain and weakness caused by pollution while flowers growing from her hands symbolizes hope for a cleaner future, according to the artist statement in the field book.
Sam Bansal, a junior at Jerome also enrolled in the international baccalaureate art program, said she hopes her class project, “Murkclops, Fungi & Woodland Twig,” inspires people to explore the environment near the river.
Each figure personifies an element of the natural world, including wood, water and earth, according to the field book.
"The Fishingtons’ Day at the Park" is inspired by the local history of Dublin, including families who fished along the shores of the Scioto River, according to the field book.
Eric Cacioppo, an art teacher at Davis Middle School, said while the project certainly honed the artistic skills of his students, an even greater benefit is a sense of community belonging to see their artwork displayed at a public park for all to enjoy.
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