Week #1

Personal Memory

During week #1 students explored the idea of personal memory. What do we remember and why? What kinds of experiences, sounds, smells, people do we carry with us in our lives? Students started off by creating a name art project that included ideas, events, and moments that are important to them. Next they used small tiles to create memory tile art of a joyful event. In addition, students worked with special guest sound design artist Joshua-Michelè Ross to create sound memories from their lives and and matching sound symbol. The students then, together as an ensemble, created three original sound memory orchestrations. You can see all of that work in the Institute Gallery at the bottom of the page.

Week #2

Public Remembrance

During week #2 students explored the meaning of public remembrance. What stories are remembered by the public? Why do we all have shared memories of certain things? These questions and more were explored with our advocacy expert Maevonia Caldwell, a founder of the Lost Souls Memorial project. Ms. “Mae” guided students through the importance of doing “remembrance work,” both as individuals but also as a community. We practiced this work through an exploration the life of Paul Robeson, asking: “why is it important to remembering persons like Paul Robeson?” The students creatively answered this question through abstract sculpture art projects that reflect the ideas, values, and events from Paul Robeson’s life. You can see all of that work in the Institute Gallery at the bottom of the page.

Week #3

Community Commemoration