Alumna Meredith Turcotte, a painter, who recently completed the Art Education Teaching Practicum -Practicum Seminar at Montserrat College of Art, has accepted a long term substitute teaching position in the Hamilton-Wenham school district. She will be teaching elementary art at Winthrop Elementary School and Bessie Buker Elementary School while the art teacher is on leave.
Alumna Meredith Turcotte
On Wednesday night, December 8th the seven student teachers, their faculty members and their supervising practitioners celebrated art education in the 301 Gallery with a ceremony and reception. The event was well attended by young students and their parents and friends from the following communities: Beverly, Hamilton-Wenham, Ipswich and Rockport. This year’s practicum thesis exhibition entitled “ART CREATED,” was one of the absolute best art education exhibitions featured at Montserrat College of Art. It is not to be missed; the exhibit continues through December 16.
Front row: Diane Ayott, Montserrat Art Education Department Chair, Brian Carman, Ipswich High School Art Teacher, Daniel Hallwood, Student Teacher, Christopher Parent, Student Teacher, Simon Paddock, Rockport Elementary School Art Teacher. Back row: Meredith Turcotte, Student Teacher, Jean Bailey, Cutler and Buker Elementary Schools Art Teacher (Hamilton-Wenham), Nicole Fandel, Student Teacher, Martha Chapman, Ayers/Ryal Side Elementary School Art Teacher (Beverly), Karen Ristuben, Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School Art Teacher, Laura Bowman, Student Teacher, Virginia Eaton, Ipswich Middle School Art Teacher, Amy Moore, Student Teacher, Courtney Cooney, Student Teacher, Gail Pepe, Ipswich High School Art Teacher and Charlie Allen, Montserrat Art Education Faculty.
December 6-16, 2010
Opening: Wednesday, Dec. 8 from 6:30 to 8:30 pm
301 Gallery, 301 Cabot St Beverly MA
ART CREATED is an Art Education Thesis Exhibit. The bodies of work in the show will be a sampling of the artwork created by students at the elementary, middle, and high school levels under the instruction of Montserrat’s student teachers. Come and enjoy food, refreshments and the art of nostalgia as you experience the amazing work coming out of these local public schools. The opening reception is on Wednesday, December 8 from 6:30 to 8:30 pm. During the reception there will also be a special ceremony in which the student teachers will be awarded their certificates of completion from the Art Education Chair and faculty.
Student Work (from local elementary, middle, and high schools) created under the instruction of Montserrat Art Education student teachers: Laura Bowman, Courtney Cooney, Nicole Fandel, Daniel Hallwood, Amy Moore, Christopher Parent, and Meredith Turcotte.
301 Gallery • Hours: Mon. – Fri. 11 am- 2 pm and Sat. 12 pm- 5 pm
Natasha Oliveira, left, and Christian Vitali flank a paper-mache statue of Jesus created by students in the Holy Family Church’s current Confirmation class.
The Daily Item, Lynn, MA, Monday, May 24, 2010
By David Liscio, The Daily Item
LYNN – It’s a church, not a museum, but the lower hall is brimming with artwork.
Holy Family Church at 26 Bessom St. will hold its second annual Sacred Art Show on Pentecost Sunday, May 23 following each Mass.
According to the Rev. Gregory Mercurio, the church pastor, the show includes everything from stained-glass designs to a life-sized paper-mache Jesus.
“Students in kindergarten to 10th grade have been hard at work creating Christian-themed art under the guidance of Margaurita Spear, a recent Montserrat College of Art graduate with a degree in painting and art education,” said Mercurio, noting that all works of art will be on display in the lower church hall after the 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. Masses.
The Jesus statue is a life-sized depiction of the Third Station of the Cross, created by students from the current Confirmation class.
“This life-sized Jesus was displayed on the church’s altar during Easter,” Mercurio said. “The fruits of the students’ creative efforts show a passion for their beliefs as well as an abundance of talent in drawing, painting and sculpture.”
Copyright 2010 The Daily Item
A group of Alumna Bre Mahoney’s 7th and 8th grade students will be presenting their work at the Adobe Youth Voices final event at the ICA in Boston on Thursday, May 27th from 6:30 – 8:30 pm. Bre Mahoney, who completed the Art Education Licensure Program at Montserrat in 2006, is the art teacher at the Ferryway School in Malden, MA. Bre would love to see guests from Montserrat at this event, “We have worked extremely hard all year on these projects and I can’t wait to celebrate! Maybe you can join us!”
If you are not able to attend, check out their work at adobeyouthvoices.ferryway.wikispaces.net
Adobe Youth Voices aims to empower youth in underserved communities around the globe with real-world experiences and 21st century tools to communicate their ideas, exhibit their potential, and take action in their communities.
Launched in June 2006, Adobe Youth Voices is Adobe Foundation’s global signature philanthropy program designed to provide youth in underserved communities with the critical skills they need to become active and engaged members of their communities and the world at large”.
