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Columbus Museum of Art Presents Critical Works
Jan 27, 2012

For Immediate Release:January 19, 2012Media Contact:Nancy Colvin, 614.629.0303      nancy.colvin@cmaohio.org            Columbus Museum of Art Presents Critical Works(Columbus, OH) – Join the Columbus Museum of Art January 27 from noon – 3:00 PM for a celebration of Critical Works, a partnership between the Columbus Museum of Art and the Columbus Collegiate Academy. This program, made possible by support from JPMorgan Chase Foundation,  connects CMA with a middle school that has no arts programming in order to provide a rich arts experience. CMA teaching artists bring authentic, socially charged works of art to the classroom to engage middle-school students in a five-day, trans-disciplinary learning experience. Students explore social issues relevant to their own lives and communicate their concerns through creative expression and experimentation in the medium of printmaking.

“This is the second year I’ve had the opportunity to co-teach with the social studies teachers at the Columbus Collegiate Academy,” said Emily Reiser, CMA educator for family programs.  “We start by asking the students what critical thinking looks like. What do you do when you are being critical? When you are thinking? We bring a selection of prints to the school that deal with social issues such as inequality, poverty, oppression and race relations. I was impressed with the connections the students were able to make to historical events, literature, and our modern culture.”