The Beginning

I always love working with Margy Burns Knight. Her energy and enthusiasm is contagious! Margy Burns Knight is a local author of several children's books. She is currently working on a book about sculptures of famous women. In 8th grade I teach a unit on public sculpture. We decided to have Margy come in and discuss these sculptures she had been researching. The presentation was a great addition to the lesson on public sculpture. As students were shown the sculptures a discussion began the about the public art work in Winthrop. Students wanted to know more about the work in their community. So the students created a list of public art work in Winthrop. When the list was done we realized there are almost 25 public works in Winthrop. Currently students are working in small groups to photograph the work, research the story behind the art and somehow publicize the information. This is a year long project where every 8th grade student will be involved. We also plan to have one or two of the artists come in and have discussion with students. The students have discussed posting them on the town web site and creating a walking map/brochure of the art work.