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March 06, 2023
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OGS COMMISSIONER JEANETTE MOY ANNOUNCES OPENING OF ANNUAL STUDENT EXHIBIT FEATURING ART INSPIRED BY PLAZA ART COLLECTIONStudent Art From 17 Area School Districts on View at the Empire State Plaza |
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New York State Office of General Services Commissioner Jeanette Moy today announced the opening of the 2023 Empire State Plaza Art Collection Student Exhibition on the Empire State Plaza Concourse. Established in collaboration with the Capital Area Art Supervisors and New York State Art Teachers Association, more than 1,300 pieces of work created by students from 17 Capital Region school districts will be on view at the south end of the Empire State Plaza concourse through March 24.
“Art is an amazing outlet for young people to express their creativity, emotions, individuality, and imagination, and the NYS Office of General Services (OGS) is proud to take full advantage of the great works of art in the Empire State Plaza Art Collection to inspire aspiring artists whose work we are excited to exhibit during National Youth Art Month,” Commissioner Moy said. “I want to applaud the New York State Art Teachers’ Association (NYSATA), Capital Area Art Supervisors, and OGS Curatorial and Visitor Services team for their efforts at making this exhibit a success each year.”
“This is the 14th year that Capital Area Art Supervisors has collaborated with New York State Office of General Services in conjunction with National Youth Art Month,” said Kate Wright, Fine Arts Supervisor for the City School District of Albany and exhibit chair representing the Capital Area Art Supervisors and NYSATA. “The Empire State Plaza modern art collection is a gemstone in the City of Albany, the Capital Region, and New York State. We are thrilled to be able to easily access these important works of art to teach our next generation the important role it has played in our state’s history and art movements. In creating their own pieces for this extraordinary exhibition, Capital Region students have learned about and connected with historically important art from our own community that nourishes creativity through reflection and art interpretation. It’s been a wonderful opportunity for everyone.”
The student exhibit is the result of a collaboration between OGS Curatorial and Visitor Services and the Capital Area Art Supervisors. Through special tours and educational resources, the program introduces the Plaza Art Collection into the curriculum of local elementary and middle schools, where the students are invited to create their own works of art by interpreting the Plaza Art Collection.
The one-of-a-kind exhibition, held each year during National Youth Art Month, features works of art created by students in kindergarten through eighth grade. School districts represented include Albany, Bethlehem, Guilderland, Hoosic Valley, Ichabod Crane, Mohonasen, Niskayuna, North Colonie, South Colonie, Ravena Coeymans-Selkirk, Rensselaer, Schenectady, Scotia-Glenville, Shenendehowa, Troy, Watervliet, and Voorheesville.
There will be an opening reception honoring participating students at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 16, at the south end of the Empire State Plaza concourse, which is closest to the Madison Avenue entrance.
The Empire State Plaza Art Collection consists of 92 modern art paintings, sculptures, and tapestries that were purchased in the late 1960s to the early 1970s, including works by Alexander Calder, Jackson Pollock, Franz Kline, Joan Mitchell, and Mark Rothko. In all, 82 artists who were working in New York at the time the collection was acquired are represented. The collection, selected by a commission appointed by Governor Nelson Rockefeller, was purchased with State funds during the construction of the Empire State Plaza.
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