"Our Cynosure"

We are starting this journey with the sculpture in front of the high school. As a class we discussed which art work to begin with, students narrowed it down to the sculpture in front of the high school, "Our Cynosure" created by Derek Glaser. We walked down on a cold October morning. A total of 16 kids and 6 digital cameras. Students shared digital cameras and each student took at least 5 pictures. When we got back to the classroom we downloaded all the photos and looked at them as well. I asked how many students had ever been up close, only a few had. Many were excited about what they saw. One girl commented, "I really understand it now." Public art can generate a lot of emotions, because it is public. We each have a perception of what it can or should mean. But when we get up close and begin to understand something from a different point of view, we accept and embrace the differences in our communities.