Opening Assembly features the Visual Arts & Art History

A short clip of String Society ensemble players at the opening of school assembly, with a memorable 
performance of Kurt Jenkins' "Palladium," and a visually striking backdrop of work created throughout the
2010-2011 school year.  Featured in this clip are Olivia Fuld 17' and the applause is given for Anna Karpman 12.'

Serena Solin, 12' read an original story she wrote which was...

inspired by her studies in Art History, specifically the Caves of Lascaux...

 

The morning featured so many memorable performances and works of art.  The picture here shows 8th graders on a trip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art,...taking in a Pollock in the Modern Wing.

 

 

 

Swartley Remembers September...10 years ago

These envelopes were all created by students and faculty in response to 9/11.

 

 

I was teaching an art history class that morning and didn't really believe the 'boys' as they told the class about planes hitting the towers.  I began class as one of my students left for the bathroom.  When word came that the unbelievable was in fact reality, it suddenly became clear that the student who left for the bathroom was calling her father who worked high atop one of the towers.  He, like so many others, too many others never made it out that day.

September 11th shook the Dwight-Englewood community as it did our city and the entire nation.  Half of our arts faculty were living in Manhattan at the time and it was an epic and tragic moment simply to attempt going home that day.

 Jennifer Lee 11' now studying at Pratt, created this mixed media painting in response to 9/11 as part of her Post 9/11 literature class at Dwight-Englewood.  The chains, attempting to arrest time as a shuttle is about to crash into the abyss.  A shuttle, reminding us of other tragic moments, the drips in two simple columns.

 Our hearts are with all of the families, firefighters, police, soldiers, children, friends,...As artists and designers we will help lead the call to Never Forget!

Summer Connections, Summer Arts & Museum Trips...

What an exciting day for D-E to be able to host a delegation from China and show them all the wonders of the Museum of Modern Art first hand.  Pictured here are Gregg Emery (arts chair), Cooper 10', Ian Miller 10', Ally Rodrigues 10', Helen Li 08' and Tina Chang 11'.

A Summer Connections class in Museum Studies.

On the road with the 'Museum Studies' Class.

A Closer look at Brancusi...                Stay Tuned for more Summer Fun at the Museums,...and Art Making!!!

Spring Field Trips Part II (Chelsea Galleries!)

The boys take a gander at some innovative work!

Lexi takes a closer look at Louise Bourgeois' fabric work.

Ryan ejoyed and even resembled this Chamberlain sculpture.

Katie & Bilal get lost in the paintings...

Colin 10' joined us for the day and got a look at new
work by Kara Walker.

Shireen was taken in by the work of late great Keith Haring, including an intimate look at pages of his sketchbooks.

Liz & Eunice enjoyed the Haring paintings too!

What an amazing day!!!!Beautiful weather, wonderful people & of course tremendous works of art, congrats to
the Class of 20!!

Lower School Puppet Parade!!!!!! 2011



A class ready for the Puppet Parade!

Students spend weeks, studying and
creating amazing masks, puppets!



Students begin the annual 'Puppet Parade' under the direction
of Lower School Principal, Peter Davies, studio art teacher,
Elisa Garcia and of course the other teachers.



Amazing Art Video from a Senior, 2011, Margarita Puga Ortuzar!!!

Margarita joined the Dwight-Englewood community for her senior year.  She is a unique individual with such a beautiful outlook on life...I hope you enjoy this video as much as we all did when it was premiered at the Spring 2011 Project Ourway! 
As we bid farewell to another amazing group of D-E grads, it is with mixed emotions that we think back on the times we have had with each and every one of them...some, since Pre-K and others like Margarita for a bit shorter amount of time...We will miss you all, Good luck next year Margarita and all of the members of the Class of 2011, and keep in touch!

AP Studio Art & Art History classes visit MOMA Field Trip Part I

Rousseau gets 1 thumb up from Amanda!



Senior members of my Modern Art History Class enjoying
an art scavenger hunt!  James bears a striking resemblance
to this famous Cezanne!



Em does a great impression of Frida,
although the hair is a bit long...

Ms. Diaz, Ms. Devito, Mr. Emery and all of our young artists and art historians outside the entrance to the MOMA

Enjoying a little Yoko Ono...

Relaxing in the sculpture garden after a day full o' art!

Lexi, do you see the sculpture on
Zach's head or is it just me?

Want to find out a little more about all of the art we saw, check Ms. Diaz' site by clicking the link below...
http://amarettogirl.squarespace.com/