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2014 Art All State 

The Worcester Art Museum held the 27th Massachusetts Art All-State on Friday, May 30, & Saturday, May 31, 2014.  Through the history of Art All-State, over 3,600 high school juniors from all across Massachusetts have had the opportunity to meet their peers, work with professional artists, learn about post-secondary art training, and investigate art careers. Art All-State is designed to foster high caliber art education for the young people of Massachusetts by matching students with professional artists to create large-scale artworks inspired by the Museum's collection. Through gallery and studio experiences AAS challenges and inspires these participants to think creatively about themselves and the role that art can play in life after high school. Eight studio groups are each lead by two professional artists, who help facilitate the students in the creative process. The artists, who come from a variety of different art disciplines, also act as mentors for the student participants.

Each year MHS Fine Arts teachers are allowed to select two juniors from the entire high school to participate in AAS. This year Studio 3 Hannah Fobert was selected for the program. According to Hannah AAS was a unique experience as the picture she took of their group installation also shows.

 

This past weekend, May 30th and 31st, I was chosen to participate in the 2014 Art All-State event at the Worcester Art Museum, and was one of the most amazing opportunities I have ever been given. For the two days I was there, I worked on a group installation with other artists around the state. It opened my mind up to new ideas and perspectives and was an extremely influential experience. Everyone I met there was incredible and it was awesome to be surrounded by so many other individuals passionate about art. The 2014 Art All States paved new roads for my future in not only art, but life in general, and was truly an unbelievable experience that I was so fortunate to be a part of.

Hannah Fobert