Honors Sculpture and 4th Grade Students Collaborate on Environmental Sculpture

The entire Fourth Grade and Upper School Honors Sculpture visited the Pine Grove at The Schykill Center for Environmental Education. While there, together with almost 90 student artists, we talked about the power of collaboration, using natural, found materials to create art, and the HUGE thrill of building something bigger then ourselves. 

 

The student artists were also asked to think about the idea of making art that is site specific, and would remain in the grove after we left. We discussed the fact that the work is like our lives, it will naturally change over time, and the memory of the piece, and the experience, will live on in our hearts, minds and in photos-- much like life itself.

Each student group had about an hour to build a fort-like structure out of wood found on site. The structure was to house their entire group of about 6-8 students. They were all up for the challenge, and all found great success! The results are diverse, dramatic and glorious...just like the  young artists themselves!