John Singer Sargent, El Jaleo, 1882, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

Exhibitions

Step Into Art programs culminate in festive exhibitions, where students enjoy the pride of sharing their creative work with the community and gain confidence as public speakers. Our sixth-grade exhibition with Mother Caroline Academy takes place each winter in a beautiful gallery at Harvard University, helping nurture students’ aspirations for the future. Our third-grade exhibitions are held throughout the year at schools all over Boston. We also have a special third-grade exhibition at the Codman Square Branch of the Boston Public Library, showcasing the creative work of children from Lee Academy Pilot School, the newest Step Into Art partner. The students’ self-portraits and poetry light up the library’s Children’s Room.

Come see the impact of our programs by attending one of our exhibition events. Meet the sixth-grade student artists as they proudly discuss their artwork and writing with visitors at Harvard this winter. Enjoy art, poetry, and celebration at Codman Square this spring. Please Step Into Art with us!

STEP INTO ART: MOTHER CAROLINE STUDENTS
RESPOND TO PAINTINGS FROM THE HARVARD ART MUSEUMS

An Exhibition of Student Artwork and Writing
January 28 – February 26, 2019 / Fisher Family Commons Gallery
Center for Government and International Studies
Harvard University
1737 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA

Exhibition Reception 
February 2, 2019, 2-4 pm
Event invitation (jpg)

STEP INTO ART WITH LEE ACADEMY:
SELF-PORTRAITS & POETRY
INSPIRED BY ART FROM THE GARDNER MUSEUM

An Ongoing Exhibition in the Children’s Room
Codman Square Branch, Boston Public Library
690 Washington Street, Dorchester MA

Community Celebration
April 27, 2019, 1- 3 pm – Art-making, live music, and student poetry reading
Event invitation (pdf)

“This program is terrific – I chaperoned the trip to the MFA. The way that Abby had the students engage with the specific pieces of art – feeling the textures of the materials, hearing the stories, enacting the poses, drafting and sketching their own vases and fans – really allowed all of the students to connect with art. The self-portraits and poems using similes, quite advanced for 3rd-graders, were such a great experience. I would recommend this program to every school in Boston.”

MICHELLE CANNON
PARENT OF 3RD GRADE STUDENT
MURPHY K-8 SCHOOL, DORCHESTER