“Art Everywhere” opens at S.J.C.
Earlier in the newscast we reported that S.J.C. had topped the CAPE and CSEC exams. That’s quite an academic accomplishment and to show that its students are well rounded, the institution earlier in the day, premiered an art exhibition that captures the talents of its students in the creative arts.
Jose Sanchez, Reporting
Art Everywhere; it is the latest art exhibition to be launched by St. John’s College which will be on display for the next few weeks. Kirkland Smith, who has taught Visual Art for seven years, says SJC institution intends to push and encourage youths to be creative and diverse in fine arts.
Kirkland Smith, Director, SJC Art Center
“This Center has been established since May of 2001 and we have been expanding since. Our art program not only caters for the high school, but also includes all the divisions of SJC; the junior college, the evening division now SPS, and now our program also we have plans to include the extension division. In our outreach program we also include the Kolbe Foundation where the prisoners, first offenders, they get that opportunity of an art program.”
Kolbe prisoners have demonstrated skills in carving, drawing and painting. And today’s display includes more than five hundred pieces of artwork from all quarters that SJC has influenced.
Kirkland Smith
“At the high school level they do drawing, that prepares them for basic drawing skills and techniques. We have graphic design that has to do with text and image. We have painting that students can prepare in basic painting techniques, whether its water color, acrylic. We also have printmaking: woodcuts, linocuts, and we have ceramics. At the junior level the students can do computer graphics, the graphic design classes are ongoing as well. We have the opportunity to do three dimensional designs as well as ceramics at that level.”
Smith says the exhibit is open to the public and it will remain open through December. Reporting for News Five, Jose Sanchez.
Smith stated that S.J.C. intends to influence more schools and encourage them to add art to their programs.
