Hillcrest HS Art Students Enter Art Exhibition at Museum of Science and Industry

In an effort to engage her students with the experience of being a professional artist, Hillcrest Fine Arts teacher Mrs. Jamilah Adebesin Mason once again this year encouraged her students to enter the Black Creativity Juried Art Exhibition at the Museum of Science and Industry. “This longest-running exhibition of African-American art has been displayed annually at MSI since 1970. The exhibition features paintings, drawings, fine art prints, sculpture, mixed-media, ceramics and photography by African Americans, including youth artists between the ages of 14 and 17.” According to Mrs. Adebesin Mason, students not only created their piece but also prepared them as a professional artist would “by framing and wrapping pieces before dropping off their work at the museum.” Student participants include Jayson Coley, Imani Evans, Mia Jones, Tabytha Jones, Kayana McKinney, Lisa Nymusevya, Oluwatosin Otabor, Timeon Oyeyemi, Walter Thomas and Kenneth Washington. The exhibit runs through February 19, 2017. For more information, please contact Mrs. Adebesin Mason at jadebesin@bhsd228.com.