VisualArts

RHCD Students continue to build and utilize critical thinking skills through their active engagement with the arts – on their journey to Know Thyself – to knowing who they are now, and who they will become.

In the art studios, students are asked to be introspective and reflective, drawing on their lived experiences, interests and passions to guide their artmaking.

Visual Arts Highlights

22-23:

• Portfolio Art Show at The Art League of RI

• MS Ar t Show and Empty Bowls Celebration

• Ar t Foundations Capstone: Ocean Health

• All-school Art Show

• 2nd Annual Sidewalk Chalk Afternoon

• Whale Restoration, part of Kaz Bradley’s Senior Experience

Portfolio Art Show at The Art League of RI: Seven students from the Advanced Portfolio class (year long) hung this year’s exhibition at The Art League of Rhode Island in Pawtucket. The students exhibited work from their individual series exploring personal themes and investigations as well as mini series exploring ocean health and the enduring understanding that “all life is connected to and impacted by the health of our ocean.” This was the first year we exhibited the Portfolio Art Show in partnership with the non-profit organization, Art League of RI at their gallery in Pawtucket.

MS Art Show and Empty Bowls Celebration: at the beginning of March, 7th Graders hosted a successful Empty Bowls Night with the help of Ms. Hovey and Mr. Jedrey! This was our first year since 2019 to host Empty Bowls, a service-learning project serving The RI Food Pantry by developing nutritious recipes for those utilizing the pantry. Students collected nonperishable food items throughout the course of this project, and their completed bowls were featured at Empty Bowls Night on March 1st

The night featured a variety of soups to taste, a mini art show, and a raffle with awesome prizes!

Art Foundations Capstone: Ocean Health is a month-long, student driven investigation through an artwork that is informed by research that students conduct about topics relating to ocean health. This year topics included, residual pollution from decades of pollution of the Blackstone River, marine species impact and application in medicine, Regulations around fishing of the RI waters and their impact on the health of fishermen and various catch. Capstone artworks were on display the last week of May through the first week of June.

All-school Art Show featured work from students in Preschool through Grade 12 displayed throughout the month of May in the Carriage House, Campbell Center, and Flynn Academic Center.

2nd Annual Sidewalk Chalk Afternoon: students in grades 6-12 created sidewalk chalk murals exploring this year’s theme: Storytelling and Folklore.

Lower School Moving Up Day is a time to celebrate the closing of another academic year and all of our accomplishments along the way. We honor all of our Lower School students, especially our 5th graders, who will be saying farewell to Lower School and moving up to Middle School. Some of the 5th graders in the class of 2030 started at RHCD as early as three years old in our preschool. As they moved through the Lower School, other classmates were added and some moved on to different schools. Each year, the students enjoyed the first day of school, Healthy Haunted House, Grandfriends Day, Winter Solstice, the Glow Dance, Field Day and lots of fun activities in between. This year, these students became the leaders of the Lower School, playing instruments, setting sail in the cardboard regatta, leading Lower School Gatherings, and helping to run Preschool Field Day. While these aforementioned events are bigger highlights of each school year, it is the time spent together as a class each day learning and being that makes them the spectacular class they are today. Wishing all the best to the Class of 2030 – we will miss you all in LS!