For three months this summer, works of art in all media by 106 of New York City's most talented public school students, pre-kindergarten through 12th grade, will be displayed in the Ruth and Harold D. Uris Center for Education at The Metropolitan Museum of Art through P.S. Art, a project of the New York City Department of Education and Studio in a School Association, Inc. The annual juried exhibition is now in its 12th year. P.S. Art 2014: Celebrating the Creative Spirit of NYC Kids will open for special viewing by the public at 6:30 p.m. tonight, June 10, the evening of the City's annual Museum Mile Festival, and will remain on view through August 25.
Tom Finkelpearl, Commissioner of Cultural Affairs, City of New York; Sandra Jackson-Dumont, Frederick P. and Sandra P. Rose Chairman of Education, The Metropolitan Museum of Art; and Agnes Gund, founder of Studio in a School, are among the speakers who will participate in a private ceremony for students, parents, and teachers prior to the opening.Hosted by the Metropolitan Museum since 2008, the P.S. Art exhibition is one of the many ways in which the Met helps foster creativity and learning among New York City students. Each year, the Met provides free museum visits to over 60,000 New York City public school students; additionally, over 2,500 teachers and administrators participate in professional development workshops at the Met."This is the seventh year that the Museum has hosted the P.S. Art exhibition, and congratulating so many enormously talented students and welcoming their proud parents and teachers to the Met has become one of my favorite summer traditions," commented Mr. Campbell. "It is gratifying to witness the outstanding talent and unique artistic vision of schoolchildren from throughout the City's five boroughs. We invite the families to come back often, and hope that visiting the Met becomes a tradition for them, too."Videos