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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. A dm ission is $4,50 for
adults, $3.50 for seniors, and $2.50
for students. Thursdays are free all
day for seniors, and the first Thursday
o f every month is free for all, from
4:00pm -9:00pm .
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tour of “ Spirits in Stone,” a stunning
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