The NYU Art+Education Visionary Studios Saturday Workshop is a theme-based studio art program that addresses significant social issues and the ways in which art and artists influence society. Participating high school students choose from different themes and draw upon a rich array of innovative, multidisciplinary approaches to visually express their ideas. Classes are taught by teams of NYU graduate students who collaborate with students to consider how artists are involved in contemporary social issues and influence society.
This year, Visionary Studios moved online in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Students participated in five online class sessions: Contagious Times, Defund the Police, Silent No More, There Is No Place Like Home, and Women Lead. This final exhibition represents the wide range of media explored, and the creative ingenuity possible during times of unprecedented social constraints. Enjoy!
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Alyssa Aggarwal There Is No Place Like Home
Mariam Ahmed Contagious Times
Alia Atchabao Defund the Police
Ianna Banfield Women Lead
Jubilation Billingslea Women Lead
Michelle Abigail Bonifaz Defund the Police
Christian Burke-Joseph There Is No Place Like Home
Alina Chen Defund the Police
Kelly Contreras Contagious Times
Hannah Dickey Contagious Times
Celia Echegaray Defund the Police
Frank Bill Felipe Silent No More
Victoria Gambill Defund the Police
Amelia Harrington Silent No More
Kaila Harunzade Contagious Times
Nicholas Hernandez Silent No More
Sara Jeffrey Women Lead
Sammi Jiang Defund the Police
Stuti Kumar Silent No More
Sophia Liu Contagious Times
Jelenny Lopez Defund the Police
Chloe Luterman Contagious Times
Byron Maddox Jr Silent No More
Miriya Mayenkar Women Lead
Emma McCarthy There Is No Place Like Home
Lisa Meister Women Lead
Eve Mellis There Is No Place Like Home
Xcyden Merkel Silent No More
Abdur-Razzaq Nejumi Muhammad Contagious Times
Dawn/Aurore Ndayisenga Silent No More
Zarin Nidee There Is No Place Like Home
Jen Palacio Zapata Women Lead
Andreah Paredes Defund the Police
Emma Quinn Silent No More
Fathema Siddiqua There Is No Place Like Home
Nuala Stanghellini Contagious Times
Haruka Suwabe Contagious Times
Matias Torres Contagious Times
Aliya Udo-Ema Contagious Times
Savanna Valentin Silent No More
Akshitha Venkataraman Silent No More
Barbara Weaver-Barros Contagious Times
Lauren Whang Silent No More
Shelley Yang Silent No More
Zhezhong/James Yu There Is No Place Like Home