BRATTLEBORO — During the month of April, seventh- and eighth-grade students from The Grammar School in Putney will exhibit works of art at the Hooker-Dunham Gallery in Brattleboro.
The pieces are from the art electives program, where students chose between classes in black-and-white photography, color digital photography, short filmmaking, or graffiti arts. Instructors from Insight Photography taught the two photography classes, local photographer Rachel Portesi led the film class, and William Chambers, art teacher and program director from The Grammar School, taught the graffiti class.
Students worked during three-hour sessions every Friday for six weeks, and many put in extra time outside school. Originally funded by a grant from the Clowes Foundation, the art-intensive program has been such a success that it is now a permanent part of the upper school curriculum at TGS.
The show's opening will be held on April 6 at 5:30 p.m. at the Hooker-Dunham Gallery. The work will be on display throughout April during Hooker-Dunham events. It also may be seen by appointment.