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Students share how Seattle’s Narramore Art Show shaped their learning
Summary
Board members recognized student artists from the Narramore Art Show. Two students described how art classes and school exhibitions supported identity, resilience and creative growth, and staff thanked teachers and families.
At the meeting’s opening, the board recognized student artists who participated in the Narramore Art Show. Gail Frazier, the district’s visual and performing arts program manager, said the district exhibited 348 works this year at the Seattle Art Museum and online and thanked art teachers and families for supporting student creativity.
Josie Ambrose, a junior at West Seattle High School, said her self-portrait, titled "Don't Speak," explored feeling silenced as a young woman and that having her work displayed made her take art more seriously. “Without the support of my art teachers and peers, I personally would not have been able to create something worthy of being displayed in the Narramore,” she said.
Arlo Halley, a senior at Franklin High School, urged the community to seek art in everyday life and described art as both personal language and a way to bridge cultural divides. Board members thanked the students and invited them to be photographed with directors after their remarks.
Ending: Directors said they were proud of the district arts program and of continuing to feature student participation at board meetings.
