Art after Schoolcurated by Qianfei Wang

Art after School is an exhibition at Baltimore Lab School of the student artworks created from a series of art-making workshops led by Qianfei Wang, an MFA Curatorial Practice candidate'14 at Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA). The exhibition is on view on the first floor of the Baltimore Lab School starting May 28, 2013.

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guest essayAmy Kisler

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Art after School is an exhibition showing multimedia artworks by students from the Baltimore Lab School Monday aftercare art workshops. Aftercare art workshops help students to develop their art skills and broaden their artistic vision. First begun in April 2013, Art after School includes six different projects that are the result of weekly art workshops. Based on student interests, the theme of each workshop was unique. Workshops included: postcards, holiday cards, one-paper books, paper flowers, brochures, and a curatorial exercise.

Art after School aims to help students share their stories, exchange ideas, and express themselves in an exhibition format. Hopefully, students will apply what they learned in aftercare art workshops to their academic studies and their daily lives.

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Qianfei WangMFA Curatorial Practice candidate'14Maryland Institute College of Art

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Qianfei Wang’s af terschool ar ts workshops were very

valuable for our students. Each week they looked forward

to her coming to find out what the project for the day would

be. They were able to make books, postcards, greeting

cards, and learned a little bit about curating an exhibition.

The arts are extremely important for our students because it

is where a lot of their strengths lie, so having this additional

opportunity is a great addition to the school day. Wang is

a very patient and enthusiastic teacher who is able to help

each student create a piece of art that reflects his or her

interest, and is flexible when students have new ideas. It

would be great if we could continue this program in the

same format next year.

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Amy Kisler3rd/4th/5th AssistantBaltimore Lab School

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All artworks from weekly Art after School workshops

Details of inside pages for holiday cards, one-page books, and brochures

Process of art-making workshops

Group photo with participant students and Ms. Kisler

Process of art-making workshops

Discussion before workshop

Process of art-making workshops

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Founder/CuratorQianfei Wang

Designed byQianfei Wang

Photography byCheng Cao

Printed bythe Baltimore Lab School

© 2013 Art after SchoolAll right reserved.No part of this production may be reproduced inany form or any means without the proper permissionin writing on the copyright holders.

Special thanks to: Amy Kisler (3rd/4th/5th Assistant of the Baltimore Lab School) and Laura Parkhurst (Head of the Art Department at the Baltimore Lab School) for their help planning and setting up workshops; George Ciscle (Director of the Curatorial Practice MFA at MICA) and Marcus Civin (Faculty in Curatorial Prac tice MFA at MICA) for their guidance and advice.

Art after Schoolcargocollective.com/artafterschoolartafterschoolbaltimore@gmail.com