Exploring “Wonder” with the Taft Museum of Art
OHHS Art and Design students enrolled in Schorsch’s Drawing and Printmaking class had the opportunity to participate in the ARC program this year. The Taft Museum of Art’s Artists Reaching Classrooms (ARC) offers an immersive educational experience to Greater Cincinnati high school students that includes a range of activities, including museum visits, classroom sessions with professional artists, and studio tours.
Throughout the first semester, students had the opportunity to engage in meaningful interactions and mentoring with artists Kay Hurley, Cedric Cox, Kevin Muente, and Saad Ghosn. The students built an understanding of artists, art, and society, working artists’ methods, exploration of various careers in the arts and culture sector, and appreciation for the Taft Museum of Art as a local resource with a rich history.
The experiences culminate in the creation of original artworks, 5 of which could be selected for a juried exhibition at the Pendleton Arts Center Annex Gallery. Students were challenged to consider their interpretation of “Wonder” and generated works that demonstrate their approach to the term after brainstorming, project planning, and setting up their own resource images.
Congratulations to the 5 Drawing and Printmaking students who were selected for this year’s exhibition:
Miles Frisch (10)
Aubree Fuson (9)
Austin Haarmeyer (9)
Jackson Mundstock (9)
Michael Smith (9)
Aubree Fuson 
Austin Haarmeyer
Jackson Mundstock 
Michael Smith
Miles Frisch
In addition to having the works professionally framed at Suders Art Store, the Taft will be awarding 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place overall as well as Outstanding Wonder for each school. The Exhibition opening will be SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18th, 2024, from 1PM-4PM at the Annex Gallery (1310 Pendleton St, Cincinnati, OH 45202). Remarks will be at 2PM. Winners will be announced at this time.
