“My over 10 years pursuing art in collaborative formats and over 3 years of marriage to a fellow Mass Art alum can be traced back to one of my life’s most clear “a-ha” moments: participation as a student in Massachusetts Art All-State 1997. Art All-State confirmed for me, in a way that no other experience had, that the pursuit of creative interests and skills is not only valid, but also valuable. My experience at Art All-State met and exceeded its mission. Creativity is the product of constant learning. Now in my participation as an Art All-State Artist/Mentor it is my plan to communicate and exhibit how exciting and fruitful communication and idea sharing with others can be.”
*Meghan Burch, Student Participant 1997, Artist/Mentor 2008-2010
www.MeghanBurch.com
“provides a valuable artistic experience significantly different from that of most high school art classes by virtue of its capacity to draw on museum resources, its concentration of and adolescents who value imaginative work and engagement with materials, and its emphasis on collaboration as an aspect of the creative process.”
*Susan Wheltle, Massachusetts Department of Education
“The recognition I got from Art-All State encouraged me to stay with my creative endeavors! My commitment to creativity is what fuels my professional and personal life.”
*Jason Gaboriau, Founding Partner Amalgamated Advertising Agents,
Student Participant, 1998
www.amalgamatednyc.com
“Art All-State was such an amazing experience for me as a young artist! I love my career and I am very appreciative to everyone who supported and encouraged me in my younger days. I wanted to write and say thank you.”
*Matthew Sherwood, Art Director, Walt Disney Company
Student Participant, 1994
www.MattSherwood.com
“being around an art ed experience that is so flawlessly executed - pound for pound, minute for minute is so fulfilling for this age group and such a treat for me. And as a public artist and an art educator AAS is a perfect marriage of the things that I engage with and obsess about the most”
*Michael Townsend, Public/ Community Artist
www.TapeArt.com
“Participating as an artist/mentor in Art All-State was an amazing experience. Most enjoyable was watching high school juniors collaborate and come up with amazing ideas. I am grateful for the opportunity I was given to inspire and encourage students and help create an experience that they will always remember. I was so glad to be an example of someone who sees art as more than a hobby or even a career but as something more valuable in that the ability to make art is an amazing human gift. It is my hope that I showed that to the students.”
*Robert Burch, Artist/Mentor, Illustrator
www.RobertBurchIllustration.com
“I confess that I hadn’t heard about the fine work you’ve been doing until my friend Bill Myers told me to check your website, I can see that your program has indeed inspired hundreds of high school students by igniting their passions for making art and by challenging their creative ingenuity and artistic fortitude. I wish that I had known about this program before now as it definitely fits into my goals and philosophy as an artist and a teacher.”
*Dean Nimmer, Artist/Mentor
Professor Emeritus, Massachusetts College of Art and Design
www.DeanNimmer.com
*Meghan Burch, Student Participant 1997, Artist/Mentor 2008-2010
www.MeghanBurch.com
“provides a valuable artistic experience significantly different from that of most high school art classes by virtue of its capacity to draw on museum resources, its concentration of and adolescents who value imaginative work and engagement with materials, and its emphasis on collaboration as an aspect of the creative process.”
*Susan Wheltle, Massachusetts Department of Education
“The recognition I got from Art-All State encouraged me to stay with my creative endeavors! My commitment to creativity is what fuels my professional and personal life.”
*Jason Gaboriau, Founding Partner Amalgamated Advertising Agents,
Student Participant, 1998
www.amalgamatednyc.com
“Art All-State was such an amazing experience for me as a young artist! I love my career and I am very appreciative to everyone who supported and encouraged me in my younger days. I wanted to write and say thank you.”
*Matthew Sherwood, Art Director, Walt Disney Company
Student Participant, 1994
www.MattSherwood.com
“being around an art ed experience that is so flawlessly executed - pound for pound, minute for minute is so fulfilling for this age group and such a treat for me. And as a public artist and an art educator AAS is a perfect marriage of the things that I engage with and obsess about the most”
*Michael Townsend, Public/ Community Artist
www.TapeArt.com
“Participating as an artist/mentor in Art All-State was an amazing experience. Most enjoyable was watching high school juniors collaborate and come up with amazing ideas. I am grateful for the opportunity I was given to inspire and encourage students and help create an experience that they will always remember. I was so glad to be an example of someone who sees art as more than a hobby or even a career but as something more valuable in that the ability to make art is an amazing human gift. It is my hope that I showed that to the students.”
*Robert Burch, Artist/Mentor, Illustrator
www.RobertBurchIllustration.com
“I confess that I hadn’t heard about the fine work you’ve been doing until my friend Bill Myers told me to check your website, I can see that your program has indeed inspired hundreds of high school students by igniting their passions for making art and by challenging their creative ingenuity and artistic fortitude. I wish that I had known about this program before now as it definitely fits into my goals and philosophy as an artist and a teacher.”
*Dean Nimmer, Artist/Mentor
Professor Emeritus, Massachusetts College of Art and Design
www.DeanNimmer.com
