We speak with Dr. Andrea Siegel and Michelle Vitale of Hudson County Community College about the ways they bring art into students’ everyday lives. They’ve assembled a multi-ethnic art collection which is displayed on rotation in the galleries and hallways. Living with art is new to many of the students, who are often the first generation in their families to go to college. Our guests tell their own stories about their parents’ reactions to their choosing to become artists.
Overview
00:00-00:52 Intros
00:52-01:22 Hudson County Community College
01:22-02:02 HCCC students
02:03-03:29 Michelle Vitale’s work
03:30-04:12 Work with public schools
04:13-05:16 Impact of having been a public school teacher and accomplished artist
05:17-06:07 HCCC’s Foundation Art Collection
06:08-07:11 Building the collection with limited resources
07:12-09:00 Finding art that is relevant to students
09:01-10:38 When art work changes a student’s life
10:39-14:20 Art scene in Jersey City and Hudson County
14:21-16:09 Centre Pompidou
16:09-19:56 Students’ previous experience with arts in schools and in HCCC’s galleries
19:56-23:13 Ways the city, county, and state can support arts education and the arts
23:13-26:34 Parents’ reactions to their children becoming artists
26:34-30:03 Dreams for artists
30:03- Outro
Transcript
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Soundtrack by Poddington Bear
Photo flickr.com/photos/hudsonccc
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