Mid Year Makings

no, no, no! we’re not done yet!
. . . but we’ll let you peak.

Our first student gallery exhibition of the year was last Friday, January 30. "Mid Year Makings: An Exhibition of Works in Progress" is an inside look into the everyday happenings at New Urban Arts. As we were installing the show last week, it became really exciting to create an entire exhibition around works that aren't yet finished. Students and mentors chimed in to define in their own words what "mid year makings" are to them. This is a collection of their responses. Enjoy!

Mid Year Makings are . . .

Brainstorms.
Beginnings.
How we got to know our mentors.
Collaborative.
About taking risks and trying something new.
The ice cream sundae, minus the cherry on top.
Footprints.
Flowers blooming.
Evidence.
Experiments.
Works in progress.
Brain splats.
Surprises, and, all of a sudden…
Trial and error.
Born from curiosity - and freedom.
Onions, with layers.
Starting with stopping.
What happens in my favorite place in the world.
A gigantic omelet everyone adds their own ingredients to.
A wedding cake without frosting. (But just as good)
Voices bubbling to the surface, marinating, perculating.
Moments hung with thumbtacks.
Connecting the dots between the days.
Where we are now and where we’re heading.