BAC Visit to Gage/Clemenceau Architects

Screenshots courtesy of Gage/Clemenceau

I'll be visiting Mark Gage at Gage/Clemenceau Architects later today. I am building a model of a utopian school and am going to get some helpful tips from Mr. Gage on how to do this. I'll report back later on how the trip goes! You can learn more at gageclemenceau.com

- Edwin Velasquez

DreamYard Student Art Exhibition at Sothebys, March 24, 2009

Dreamyard's Annual Student Art Exhibition at Sotheby's was a day of excitement. From curating the show to enjoying it. It was a busy day for us Bronx Art Collective participants.

How did we curate the show?

Photo's of the installation

We first ended up putting the artwork into categories: Place, Self, and Message. Then we decided which categories should go onto what sections of the empty space provided in the gallery. Since we had to look at how the visitors (and the young artists whose artwork was included in the show) would see the work, we thought to hang the art in a way that would flow to the other sections and themes, etc. Therefore we looked at the different art pieces and put them together like pieces in a puzzle. At first curating wasn't an easy puzzle to accomplish in the beginning, in fact it was actually quite nerve- wracking! But then once we got the idea of it, then it was easy. We weren't alone in curating the exhibition we were joined by Susanna Leval a professional curator and artist. She was giving us advice and very supportive on what a good job we were doing.

The day was very long for all of us putting up the artwork but then it was well worth it seeing the show being enjoyed by the young artists and they're families. Which was over 200 people !

BAC Participants and Curators: Christopher Aracena, Naralyn Camacho, Diana Perea, Eddie Paulino and Edwin Velasquez