CNY
Grants for Arts in Education - art$TART
West
Genesee HS and Jerome Durr with VA
Hospital
West Genesee
High School students and local
artist Jerome Durr are creating
a stained glass window to
be installed at the Syracuse
Veterans Administration Medical
Center (VAMC) on November
9, 2005.
The project,
"Creating Opportunities
to Honor Veterans," was
proposed by West Genesee High
School teachers Jennifer Schrader,
Molly Devaney and Wendy Cross
in an effort to help students
in understanding how an artist
uses his/her skills in developing
artwork for public display.
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“I feel very honored
to have had the chance to participate
in this stained glass effort that
honors veterans. As an enlisted person
in the US Air Force, and preparing
to leave for basic training, I feel
a lot closer to the project’s
directed audience,” Jacob Dean
said. Dean was a senior when the project
began and is currently an airman in
basic training at Lackland Air Force
Base in Texas.
The large stained glass
window, entitled "Thank You:
A Gift of Appreciation for Service,"
is 12-by-6.5 feet. The design includes
a flying eagle and an American flag
proudly displayed alongside the insignias
of the five military branches.
To see
more pictures of the project,
click
here.
To read
participants' thoughts about
the project, click
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"
Helping the students to go through
the process of designing and
constructing a piece of this
scale has been a very fulfilling
experience," said glass
artist and veteran Jerome Durr.
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Durr
is an internationally recognized
glass artist who began his work
with glass in 1976. His works
can be found throughout the
US, in France, Italy, Germany,
Kuwait and Sri Lanka. Durr served
in the US Army Special Forces
in the Vietnam War. He is currently
on the Board of Directors of
the Stained Glass Association
of America.
The project
is funded by Partners for Arts
Education through their art$TART
grant, with additional funding
by Lockheed Martin and Syracuse
Research Corporation. |
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