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ART MAJORS VISIT BIG APPLE

Students pose on the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Back row, L-R: History teacher Michele Patterson, Lamar Hilliard, N’Clea Coleman, Jason Kay, Janella Sellars, Brian Redd, Torrence Murray, Travolta Parker and Jessie Green. Front row, L-R: Joseph Person, Roland Yearwood, Carrie Nobles, Tiffany Lockley, Jamal Phillips and Ricky Williams.
Photos: Isabel Chicquor

NYC tour fruitful, fun

By Jennie Alibasic
Echo online editor

NCCU art students viewed this ivory mask from Benin, Nigeria at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan recently.

Fourteen NCCU art students recently spent three days in New York City for an intensive introduction to that city's art world. Isabel Chicquor, associate professor in the art department, accompanied the students on the April 7-9 trip, which was sponsored by the College of Arts & Science, the office of the vice chancellor of Student Affairs and University Career Services.

On day one they toured Marvel Comics where they were introduced to the history of Marvel Comics and given a tour that taught them about the process of making comics. During the tour, senior art student and Campus Echo cartoonist Dustin Harewood was able to meet with company representatives to land an internship position this summer.

From left: Jason Kay, Tiffany Lockley, Lamarr Hilliard, Torrence Murray, Jessie Green and Jamal Phillips view Pharoanic sculptures in the Egyptian collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

In the afternoon the students met with the Chisolm-Mingo Group, one of the nation's oldest African-American ad agencies. At the agency they were introduced to advertising marketing and creative processes. At the end of the visit they took a survey designed to help Chisolm-Mingo with an future advertising campaign.

Later in the afternoon they toured the Museum of Modern Art on 5th Avenue and West 53rd street.

The next morning, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on 5th Avenue and 82nd street, they toured the Egyptian and African collections.

A master printer at Robert Blackburn’s print making shop in New York City shows NCCU student Roland Yearwood how to make a monoprint.

In the afternoon they visited the Studio Museum of Harlem where the New York chapter of the National Conference of Artists were meeting. The NCA is an organization of artists of color in particular. At this museum they participate in a Q & A session with prominent professional artists.

On day three the students visited Robert Blackburn's print making shop. The studio was established by internationally renowned print maker Robert Blackburn 30 years ago. It is renowned for bringing together artists of color from around the world. At the shop they met Blackburn and got to work with the artists briefly.