| Exhibition Dates: |
June 11–October 20, 2019 |
| Exhibition Location: |
The Met Fifth Avenue, Ruth and Harold D Uris
Center for Education, Ground Floor |
Returning to The Met for the twelfth consecutive year, the exhibition P.S. Art: Celebrating the Creative Spirit of NYC Kids will feature works of art in a variety of media created by public school students in New York City. The exhibition will be on view and open to the public from June 11 through October 20, 2019, at The Met Fifth Avenue. There will be an opening ceremony for students, parents, and teachers at 5 p.m., with remarks at 5:30, on Tuesday, June 11, during the city's annual Museum Mile Festival. Additionally, select art works from the exhibition will be featured on the digital screens in Times Square beginning Tuesday, June 18, courtesy of the Times Square Advertising Coalition (TSAC).
P.S. Art 2019: Celebrating the Creative Spirit of NYC Kids is a project of the New York City Department of Education and Studio in a School Association, Inc.
The 115 works in this year's exhibition represent 122 students ranging from prekindergarten through the 12th grade in public schools throughout the five boroughs. P.S. Art highlights the talent and creativity of these young artists and champions art making as a way to appreciate the cultures, life experiences, and traditions across the city. The works were chosen from over 1,200 submissions, and a jury comprised of distinguished members of the art community, including members of The Met staff, made the final decisions.
The Met will provide admission passes to the Museum to all the student artists represented in the exhibition to encourage them to return frequently during the course of the show.
A private ceremony will take place prior to the opening. Speakers include Lucius Young, Senior Executive Director of Curriculum, Instruction and Professional Learning for the NYC Department of Education; Dr. Vivian Pan, Chair of the Board of Studio in a School; and Sandra Jackson-Dumont, Frederick P. and Sandra P. Rose Chairman of Education, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
For the display in Times Square, 27 works of art from the exhibition will be shown for four minutes every hour from Tuesday, June 18, through Friday, June 24, on signs owned and operated by Clear Channel Outdoor. The collaborative project will kick off with a press conference at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, June 18, on Military Island in Times Square (located on Broadway, between 43th and 44th Streets).
"The art created by these students is always an inspiration. We see how they use their imagination to express their concern and interest in the world around us. The range of perspectives and creative practices that come together for this extraordinary exhibition are always astounding," said Sandra Jackson-Dumont, the Museum's Frederick P. and Sandra P. Rose Chairman of Education. "For the fifth year a selection of the works will be shown on the jumbotrons in Times Square, which makes this project all the more powerful."
"High-quality arts education opened so many doors for me, and P.S. Art is an example of the endless possibilities available to our students when we invest in art classrooms across the City," said Schools Chancellor Richard A. Carranza. "Thank you to The Met for its continued partnership, and congratulations to this year's P. S. Art exhibitors. I can't wait to see where your talents take you."
The P.S. Art exhibition is just one of the many ways in which the Museum fosters the creativity and education of New York City students. Each year, The Met provides free visits to more than 88,000 New York City public school students, and over 1,000 New York City public school teachers and administrators participate in professional development workshops at the Museum.
All of the works in the exhibition will also be featured on The Met website, as well as on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter using the hashtag #PSArt2019.
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June 6, 2019
Image: Leanne Auyeang (Grade 8), Blowing Off Steam, 2019. Watercolor. School: J.H.S. 74 Nathaniel Hawthorne, Queens. Art Teacher: Andrew Zabe
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