The Art Club is hosting an art gallery walk outside and in the auditorium on April 30. The art pieces on display in the gallery walk are a preview to an actual exhibit in partnership with the New York Transit Museum.
Aimee Cavazzi, the art teacher, is looking forward to the event. “Come and check out some of the creativity and arts happening in Bronx River,” she said. Not only Bronx River, but also schools all around the campus will participate. “Performances from the club Opening Act will be there, which is campus wide. Also the BAPS Dance Team, showcasing some of the various arts across the school.”
“We’re working in partnership with the New York Transit Museum,’’ she said. “We might have a show at the Terminal,” explaining that many art pieces will be exhibited in a major New York City institution, and this gallery is just a preview. They haven’t announced where the show will be, but the date is June 11.
Students who are currently taking art classes will showcase the art they created this school year. Students who attend the show with their parents will receive dress down passes.
The money raised will go toward the senior dues for the Class of 2027. The art will be available for purchase and bidding. The art show is from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. followed by a parent painting from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. so families can create their own art.
“We’re doing a little mini museum, so the pieces are miniature too,” she said. Some of the pieces will be made up of metro cards, zines and Adinkra symbols.
The theme of the metro card art pieces is “How do you see yourself as a New Yorker?” These art pieces will be displayed, but not for sale because of their connection with the museum exhibit. “These are made up of old metro cards, which are now obsolete. So that’s kind of special, these are from 2020.”
The Adinkra pieces are based on West African symbols, where each symbol tells a character trait. Students chose a symbol that represented their traits, then carved out their symbol and printed it on a pillow with a rubber stamp material.
The art displayed in the gallery will be the rough drafts of the pillow project, not the final pieces. “These are the rough drafts, so I thought, let’s not waste them, let’s recycle them and sell them,” Ms Cavazzi said.
Ms Cavazzi says she’s nervous, but still ready for the outcome. “I was hoping the other schools would be on board, but their showcases might be a little later in the year. Either way, we’re very excited, hopefully we’ll keep doing it every year beyond the mini museum.”
