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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
25 April 2007
TOLD FROM A TOTEM
Student Sculpture
Show Opens April 27 at Oakland Museum of California
| WHAT | Opening reception for TOLD FROM A TOTEM, an exhibition of 30 dramatic sculptures created, designed, and installed by students in the Oakland High School Partnership Program. | |
| WHEN | Friday, April 27, 4-7 p.m. Exhibition continues through January 27, 2008. | |
| WHERE | Oakland Museum of California, 1000 Oak @ 10th Street, Oakland. |
WHY
Sixty students (grades 9-12) from Oakland High School’s Visual
Arts Academy created contemporary totem poles, using recycled materials,
during sessions led by Oakland High teachers and Oakland Museum of California
staff. The students personalized their work with symbols,
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| Daisy Velasco (grade 11), “The Real Me,” 2007. Mixed media. |
The Oakland High School Partnership Program is in its eighth year. The 2007 collaboration between the museum and Oakland High’s Visual Arts Academy was led by Christine Lashaw, artist and museum preparator, and Carol Squicci, assistant project coordinator. Student participants came from Keith (K-Dub) Williams’s and Jack Begrin’s art classes.
| MORE | To talk with Christine Lashaw or a student artist, please contact Elizabeth Whipple, at 510/238-4740 or ewhipple@museumca.org. Curator and artists’ statements available. |
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The museum is open Wednesday to Saturday, 10 to 5; Sunday, noon to 5; first Friday of the month until 9. Admission is $8 for adults, $5 seniors and students with ID, and free for museum members, kids five and under, and Oakland City employees. The museum is located at 1000 Oak @ 10th Street, one block from the Lake Merritt BART. For more information, visit www.museumca.org or call 510/238-2200.
