Sixth Graders Learn to Think Like Artists

Sixth graders didn’t have to travel far for artistic inspiration this week. On Friday, April 9, young artists scouted out possible locations for imagined outdoor sculptures in the Eldridge Family Woods near the Greene Family Field track. 

Sixth graders didn’t have to travel far for artistic inspiration this week. On Friday, April 9, young artists scouted out possible locations for imagined outdoor sculptures in the Eldridge Family Woods near the Greene Family Field track. 

As part of their yearlong interdisciplinary study of the Hudson River, students are spending time in their art class researching and choosing a topic related to the river and then designing a sculpture. The project has been middle school art teacher Bruce Robbins’ signature assignment for the past 15 years. 

“I love this project because students learn about the real-world process that an artist might go through to have a large-scale sculpture be made and placed in an outdoor public space,” Robbins explains. 

Students will now work on sketches, designs, and eventually, a small 3D model and artist statement explaining their sculpture’s meaning and its importance to the Masters community.

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