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000wSWn Envelope ID:0CA4CrFO-E4uB-451r-88ur'104053ouCr38 <br /> At Marbles Kids Museum in Raleigh in 2012 Carter Taub collaborated with 1,000 children and <br /> adults to build a site-based artwork called Connect the Lines. The artwork was massive and 15 <br /> miles of vinyl and tape were used to construct the artwork over two floors of the museum. <br /> Connect the Lines was inspired by the Surrealist drawing game Exquisite Corpse, whereby <br /> participants collaborate to make a drawing by rotating turns to connect marks. Much like the <br /> Surrealist game, this artwork was created by participants rotating turns to connect lines of tape <br /> and vinyl. Connect the Lines was comprised of a large-scale mural and several sculptural <br /> "drawings"throughout the museum. This project required months of planning and 2 weeks of <br /> active construction. <br /> In the spring of 2015, Keenan Amago was an artist in residence at Club Blvd. Humanities Magnet <br /> Elementary School in Durham, NC. During her six-week residency, she worked closely with the <br /> third grade team (four classrooms) to help students develop a collaborative, large-scale interior <br /> mural entitled Many Stories, One Durham that depicted the history of Durham and Club's place in <br /> local history. As a humanities magnet school, Club Blvd. seeks out opportunities to include visible <br /> representations (both within the school building and around its surrounding campus) of its focus <br /> On the arts and culture. The mural project not only supported this school-wide goal, it also <br /> connected the school's mission to the community and history in which the school is situated. The <br /> project began as students selected and researched— in conjunction with curricular themes and <br /> goals— specific aspects of the history of Durham. In order to support the multidisciplinary <br /> approach of this mural project, student selections honored the culture and heritage of Durham <br /> from a number of different contexts, including: politics, the arts, sports, the environment, <br /> architecture, entrepreneurism, education, and more. Keenan Amago worked with third grade <br /> artists as they created drawings for their specific element of the mural. She then took all the <br /> finished drawings and created a unified, composite image to paint the mural, bringing life and <br /> color to the students'drawings. Many Stories, One Durham is the centerpiece of the school lobby, <br /> welcoming all who enter to consider the past, present, and future of Durham, and to reflect on <br /> how their story weaves into the rich fabric of Durham's diverse, dynamic community. <br /> Mary Carter Taub and May Keenan Amago have a personal interest in this project as each has <br /> children that attend FPG Bilingue. Both artists intimately know the FPG community and have <br /> partnered with staff and families to create Dib ' ndU &beSDDPbeb/USOLh81iLr8SOn8L8SwiLh <br /> community members in the school, Chapel Hi||/C8rrbOnD and Orange County. <br /> For information on FPG Bilingue: http:/8pg.chcca.k12.nc.ua <br /> For information on artist Mary Carter Taub: www.marycartertaub.com <br /> FOrinfOrm81iOnOn8rtiSLAmyK88n8nAm8gO: http://k88m8gO.wix.COm/8myk88n8n8m8gO8rt <br /> 4 <br />