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| Entry sign at the Youth in Arts Gallery |
This afternoon I stopped by the
Youth in Arts Gallery in San Rafael to see the work of Brooke Toczylowski, a former artist in residence in the Sausalito and Marin City School District.
This exhibit features her journal drawings, each representing a day of teaching, chronicling the 2010-2011 school year.
The work brought a tear to my eye.
I deeply appreciated her personal reactions to inequality in a racially diverse environment, and I could relate to many of her day-to-day struggles in the art room.
The exhibit also includes her “Process Books”; documenting student projects, their learning, and incorporating student quotes, photos, and examples of some of their work.
These books were fun to look through.
I was inspired to see children exposed to real art concepts such as “What does the world look like through your eyes” and student artists learning about how to stick with a subject over a long period of time.
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| Brooke Toczylowski's drawings and process books |
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| A few of Toczylowski's drawings from the end of the school year |
Youth in Arts facilitates teaching artist programs in schools. Their artists specialize in visual art, dance, drama, music and more. The gallery is open Monday – Friday 10-2 and the closing reception is November 5th.
Right next door to Youth in Arts is Open Secret Bookstore. I had not been there in many years so I stopped in for a look. I was surprised to see they now have a small cafeteria serving yummy looking vegan food. What a great place. I have many wonderful memories of going there for readings, meditations, rituals and concerts. I felt like I could hang out there for hours, but the desire to work on my many projects had me homeward bound.
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| Open Secret Bookstore |
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