The MLWGS Foundation provided a grant to support Art 5 senior solo shows in 2019-20. Artist (and amateur beekeeper) Mia Rodriguez (‘20) inaugurated the series with her exhibition “Throwaway USA.” These solo shows give students the opportunity to learn what goes into putting together a gallery opening, from installing pieces to printing and mailing invitations to writing an artist statement. Your gifts to the 2019-29 Annual Fund support everything we do.
Providing access to every opportunity MLWGS has to offer is one of the most important goals of the Foundation. To that end, we made $20,000 available for students in financial need in the 2017-18 school year. Jeff Hall and Kori Mosley accessed student aid funding to cover costs for three students in need of financial assistance to cover the costs of the art department trip to New York City. Every single student at Maggie Walker
Every year, art teachers Jeff Hall and Kori Mosley take art students to Washington, DC for a day of guided visits to museums around the city. Last week, the group visited the Smithsonian's Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, and the Smithsonian American Art Museum and Renwick Gallery. The Foundation was able to offset the cost of this trip for all students and to cover the remaining costs for one student in financial need. It's experiences like these,
Kori with Peregrina Garcia, a member of the Santo Domingo Pueblo In the 2017-18 fiscal year, the Foundation has reserved $35,000 for professional development for the MLWGS faculty. Kori Mosley recently returned from a workshop called "Tres Culturas: Exploring the Artistic Spirit of Santa Fe & Albuquerque." Kori teaches Art I, Art II, and Art III, and is the sponsor for Art Club and for the National Art Honor Society. Kori reports that
"Flourish," the 2017 Senior Art Show, opened at Art Works on the evening of Friday, June 9. The show features artwork in a wide range of styles from 21 seniors. Each student also submitted an artistic statement along with their pieces and learned from Jeff Hall how to display their work in a gallery setting. The Foundation covered the cost of promotional posters for the show along with show invitations, prints, and lettering. Congratulations to