April 9, 2019 (Detroit)—The Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) showcases hundreds of imaginative works created by Detroit Public Schools Community District (DPSCD) students in the 82nd annual “Detroit Public Schools Community District Student Exhibition,” on view Saturday, April 27–Sunday, June 2. The artworks are displayed in a gallery adjacent to the Special Exhibitions Galleries on the second floor. The exhibition is free with general admission, which is free for Wayne, Oakland and Macomb county residents.

Students in grades K–12 from 44 schools submitted more than 675 works, from which 208 were chosen for the exhibition by a jury of DPSCD art educators and DIA staff. The artworks include ceramics, painting, drawing, fiber, sculpture, photography, digital art, jewelry, mixed-media and video. This year, the number of schools that submitted art more than doubled, and every school that submitted pieces had at least one artwork accepted into the exhibition.

Each year student artworks are featured on promotional materials. This year’s participating students will also receive a photobook that includes all works in the exhibition. This year’s selections for promotional materials are as follows:

Wayfinding Signage

David Vasconselos-Ramierez, Basquiat Guy, mixed media, Grade 2, Academy of the Americas, Teacher: Kendra Lincourt

Photobook - Front Cover

Marie Haywood, Flower Power, fiber, Grade 6, Ludington Magnet School, Teacher: Beverly Watson

Photobook - Back Cover

Marie Haywood, Destiny, fiber, Grade 6, Ludington Magnet School, Teacher: Beverly Watson

Zakiya Brown, Snowday, painting, Grade 6, Burton International Academy, Teacher: Jessica Russell

Moteniola Oqgundipe, Wishful Day, drawing, Grade 12, Renaissance High School, Teacher: Odette Duke

Moteniola Oqgundipe, Beaming Strides, drawing, Grade 12, Renaissance High School, Teacher: Odette Duke

Farhana Shah, The Forgotten Skull, mixed media, Grade 10, Cass Technical High School, Teacher: Elisabel Vega Argueta

Frida Sandoval, I am Frida, fiber, Grade 12, Cass Technical High School, Teacher: Mindy Mitchell

Jaelene Tatum, Atrium, mixed media, Grade 12, Cass Technical High School, Teacher: Mindy Mitchell

Frida Sandoval, Hinata, fiber, Grade 12, Cass Technical High School, Teacher: Mindy Mitchell

Postcard

Saray Garita, Black Girl in the Sun, mixed media, Grade 8, Academy of the Americas, Teacher: Kendra Lincourt

Arielle Pace, Under the Sea, jewelry, Grade 12, Cass Technical High School, Teacher: Mindy Mitchell

Jaelene Tatum, Tres Naranjas, jewelry, Grade 12, Cass Technical High School Teacher: Mindy Mitchell

Posters

Evelyn Olguin-Hernandez, Self-Portrait, drawing, Grade 8, Academy of the Americas, Teacher: Kendra Lincourt

Alyson Thomas, Drea, Queen Through Hardships Unseen, mixed media, Grade 11, Renaissance High School, Teacher: Odette Duke

Banner

Musammat Akter, Color Me…, mixed media, Grade 9, Cass Technical High School, Teacher: Natalie Barmore

The partnership between the DIA and Detroit’s public schools is the longest continuous relationship the DIA has with an educational organization. Many of the students whose works have been featured have pursued successful careers in the arts, including New York-based fashion designer Tracy Reese, who has dressed the likes of former First Lady Michelle Obama, and Mario Moore, a New York-based artist whose works have been shown in exhibitions across the country.

The 82nd Detroit Public Schools Community District Student Exhibition was organized by the Detroit Institute of Arts and the Detroit Public Schools Community District and is made possible with support from the Ruth T. T. Cattell Education Endowment Fund.