P age BS Young Artist Project Participants Share An Evening With Jacob Lawrence Twelve year-old Silas Evers and his mother M argaret were special g u e sts a t the o p e n in g o f Ja c o b Law rence’s “ M igration Series” ex hibit at the Portland Art M useum on April 19. Mr. Law rence is one o f the m ost renowned artists to em erge from the “ Harlem R enaissance” in the 1940s. He produced the narrative, 60- panel “Migration Series” w hen he was twenty-three years old. Shortly after it was finished, 26 panels a p peared in Fortune M agazine, and the entire series was shown at the natio n ally-known Downtown G allery form 1941-1942. W ith this series, M r. L aw rence w as the first A frican - A m erican artist ever to exhibit a t the gal lery. The series was then purchased in tw o parts by the Phillips G allery and the Museum o f M odem Art. W ith this exhibition, the series is being shown for the first time since 1972 in its entirety. Silas, a stu d en t at W h ita k e r M iddle School, attended as a partici pant o f the Young A rtist Project, an art outreach program established three years ago by the Pacific N orthw est College o f Art. He was joined by 29 other Young Artists, family m em bers and art teachers form W oodlaw n E l e m e n ta ry an d W h ita k e r M id d le Schools in N ortheast Portland, tw o o f the four schools sponsored by the project. “This is a thrilling event for u s,’ said Donna G am ble, Y oung A rt ist Project Coordinator. “It was excit ing for the students to be invited, to have the opportunity to hear both Jacob Lawrence and his wife, painter G w endolyn Knight Law rence” she said. “They are wonderful role models.” Jacob Lawrence developed his artistic skills as a young teenager. A fter m oving to Harlem when he was thirteen years old, Law rence im mersed him self in the culture of the city and developed his talents under the mentorship o f Charles Alston, who encouraged him to explore his ideas through books, draw ing and through painting. Law rence worked with Alston after school throughout his teenage years, first at the 135th Street Public Library, then at “Studio 306” at the W PA Harlem Art W ork shop. Alston was a college student himself, and offered Law rence inten sive art education he could not be given at school. Law rence speaks highly o f this time with Alston, and frequently refers to the strong sense of community established in Harlem in the 1940s. The attention he received from the librarians and teachers who bought his early works encouraged him to pursue his efforts. Lawrence says he was quickly attracted to “the idea o f doing something o f worth someone else w anted.” Clearly, the attention Law rence enjoyed as a young, developing artist shaped the artistic profile he later filled. It is this sam e type o f attention- - personal, intensive, accessible atten- tion-which the Young A rtist Project strives to give its students. In the long hours o f the afternoon, the Project works to give these students the struc ture to explore their own talents. The four-year old Young Artist Project engages and challenges 15 artistically talented students at Arleta, Kellogg, W hitaker and W oodlawn schools through high-quality visual arts education. The goal o f the Project is to bring intensive arts instruction to the students’ own schools, when large numbers o f them would not be able to a tte n d the sam e c o u rse s at the C ollege’s downtown campus. The Project seeks students who show ex ceptional artistic drive and promise, who often come from immigrant, English as a Second Language, or minority families. The students are expected to attend each session, to complete work at home, and continue their pursuits after the sem ester has finished. The students receive com munity support for their efforts at the endof each semester, when their works are exhibited at school and a opening night reception is held. A t the recep tions the students meet college, school, and community leaders, and show their works to family, friends, and the g e n e ra l s u p p o rt. A s w ith M r. Lawrence, community support is a critical aspect of their education. The Young Artist Project is cur rently at two middle schools and two feeder Elementary schools. The coor dinators plan to expand the Project to two area high schools, then eventu ally to include scholarships to the Pacific North west College o f ArtBFA program for college-aged Project par ticipants. Through their love o f art and the effort o f others to support them, these students can build for themselves futures which overcome difficult, preventive socio-economic barriers. W ith this, Greg W are, the director o f the PNCA Extension Pro gram , hopes to complete the full struc ture he has sought for Project partici pants. For his part, Silas judged the evening’s event with reserved opin ion. “ He was okay” , S ilas stated about Lawrence. And about his own plans- -immediate and long te rm -fo r his future in art, Silas pronounced sim ply, “ I want to become an artist, maybe.” The M igration Senes” will be showing at the Portland Art Museum until June 12, 1994. Museum hours a re 1 l:0 0 a m -5 :0 0 p m T u e sd a y through Saturday, l:00pm -5:00pm Sundays. 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