ArtCorps Mentoring
Observational Pieces
Students and mentors went on walks around their neighborhoods or collected objects from their homes that they found interesting. They were prompted to complete observational pieces of the objects.
1. Lexi Forde, Safiro Perez-Alvarez, & Karlo Hernandez (left to right) 2. Genesis Armendariz Dozal, Tiahna McAdory, Ma’Layah Curry-Hopkins, & Ann-Jhene Barajas (left to right) 3. Katie Vuletich 4. Brie Hirsheimer 5. Genesis Armendariz Dozal 6. Theresa Anderson 7. Kristina Davies
Cyanotypes
After completing the observational pieces, they used the same objects to create cyanotypes or sun prints.
8. Katie Vuletich 9. Narkita Gold 10. Alisha Francis 11. Katie Vuletich 12. Josiah Cross 13. Tiahna McAdory 14. Janell Cooper 15. Safiro Perez-Alvarez 16. Josiah Cross 17. Karen Deger McChesney 18. Matthew Stearns 19. Matthew Stearns 20. Brie Hirsheimer 21. Victor Machado 22. Sam Grabowska
Identity Pieces
Students and mentors discussed identity, what it means to them, and the various identities they hold. They created pieces that explored their own identities through any medium.
23. Karlo Hernandez 24. Casey Kawaguchi 25. Theresa Anderson 26. Kristina Davies 27. Alisha Francis
Left to Right on Shelf: Safiro Perez-Alvarez, Alanna Johnson, Jerome Clinton, Josiah Cross, & Omar Torres-Sanchez
Photography
Continuing the discussion on identity, mentors that practice photography shared their work with the group. Everyone was prompted to capture various ideas, themes, or words through photography. The prompts were: Red, High, Low, Eyes, Broken, Three, Edge, Texture, Food, and Someone or Something You Love.
34. Lexi Forde 35. Tiahna McAdory 36. Khalijah Williams 37. Alisha Francis 38. Omar Torres-Sanchez 39. Courtney Giblin 40. Matthew Stearns - curated by Janell Cooper 41. Janell Cooper 42. Brie Hirsheimer 43. Safiro Perez-Alvarez 44. Theresa Anderson 45. Michael Roderique 46. Josiah Cross 47. Lindee Zimmer 48. Edgar Page 49. Amara Dawson 50. Karen Deger McChesney 51. Genesis Armendariz Dozal 52. Armando Geneyro 53. Victor Machado 54. Katie Vuletich
Blackout Poetry
Panama Soweto presented poetry with the students and shared some of his work. Mentors and students created poetry from existing text, or blackout poems.
Top Left Shelf: Lindee Zimmer
Top Right Shelf: Ma’Layah Curry-Hopkins
Bottom Shelf Left to Right: Karen Deger McChesney, Matthew Stearns, Kristina Davies, Amara Dawson, Brie Hirsheimer
Additional Works
This includes any pieces students have been working on throughout the Summer and Fall outside of the weekly activities.
