Created by Oakdale Elementary School, Ijamsville, MD
Artists: Emma, Madison, Aryaman, Bradley, Garrett, Maxim
Title: Rillieux’s New Ways
Teacher: Mrs. Venable
Theme: Imagination
Materials and techniques: Paint, Sharpie marker and pencil.
Did you enjoy this project? Yes, teamwork was a challenge, but we prevailed.
About: Rillieux found new ways to process sugar cane.
Created by Oakdale Elementary School, Ijamsville, MD
Artists: Mason, Andrew, Ashlyn, Emma, Griffin, Brady
Title: Segregation
Teacher: Mrs. Venable
Theme: Equality
Materials and techniques: Paint, markers, water, and yarn.
Did you enjoy this project? Yes, our mistakes turned into something beautiful.
About: We are trying to express how hard it was in his time.
Created by Oakdale Elementary School, Ijamsville, MD
Artists: Jackson, Will, Cole, Emily, Riley, Sydney
Title: Bill Pickett
Teacher: Mrs. Venable
Theme: Equality
Materials and techniques: Paint.
Did you enjoy this project? Yes.
About: We wanted to tell the story of Bill Picket, the first African American cowboy.
Created by Boonsboro High School, Boonsboro, MD
Artist: Paige
Title: Rags to Riches
Teacher: Mrs. Green
Theme: Freedom
Materials and techniques: Clothes hanger, clothes, and canvas.
Did you enjoy this project? I enjoyed working on this piece it gave me an opportunity to express how I believe we have transitioned, but expressing through clothing to show how times have gotten easier.
About: My artwork is about how over time we have become smarter and have gained knowledge. Our life has more quality and we go further now and to more extremes. We go to college, we fights for our freedom and we stand up for ourselves.
Created by Julius West Middle School, Rockville, MD
Artist: Shoshana
Title: Where the Past Meets the Present
Teacher: Ms.Dwyer
Theme: From Slave to Scholar