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A self-portrait by a 6-year-old aspiring artist from Holyoke was included in the "Looking Forward, Looking Back," art show at the Willie Ross School for the Deaf in Longmeadow. The one-day show was part of the school's year-long 40th anniversary celebration.
The show exhibited the work of students from both the Longmeadow and East Longmeadow campuses. It focused on the students' own hopes and dreams for the future, as well as the lives of prominent deaf people from the past. Exhibitors ranged in age from 5 to 22.
"This is our first art exhibit, in conjunction with the anniversary celebration," said Linda Carfora, director of the Longmeadow campus. "But we're hoping to do it annually."
The exhibit included paintings, drawings, sculptures and collages.
On hand to view the exhibit were parents and students. Two of the school's high school students, Jose, 16, and Angelie, 21, both of Springfield, enjoyed their fellow students' work. Angelie, through a signing interpreter, said that she has been at the school since she was 7. She will graduate from high school next year - a proud accomplishment.
"Looking Forward" were students who drew pictures of what they would like to be when they grow up.
Kindergartner Nayeli, 6, of Holyoke, wants to be an artist. Her entry was a realistic pencil drawing of herself as an artist, over which she applied watercolors in pinks and purples, and green landscaping along the horizon.
Jonathan, from Springfield, a fifth-grader at the East Longmeadow campus loves football. His expressive drawing depicted a football huddle - the players gathered around the quarterback as in any other huddle - except the players communicated through sign language.
Jose's drawing was of himself as a policeman directing traffic, his police car parked nearby. Jose, of Springfield, is 10.
Andrea. from the Middle School at the East Longmeadow campus, drew a picture of herself as a student at the University of Chicago.
Some of the students "Looking Back" depicted lives of famous deaf people.
Middle schooler Andy's lifelike papier mache sculpture was of Granville Redmond, a renowned deaf landscape painter who was also a friend of Charlie Chaplin. Influenced by Redmond, Chaplin used what he observed as the expressiveness of American Sign Language in his silent film acting.
Christy created a collage of Juliette Gordon Low, the founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA, who was deaf by the time she was 26.
Dean's sculpture was of the famous composer Ludwig von Beethoven, who was almost completely deaf by the time he wrote his masterpiece, the 9th Symphony.
Other students drew pictures of devices to assist the deaf - then and now. Elementary pupil Morgan depicted "Hearings Aids, Then and Now."
Erin's picture was of a TTY Public Pay Phone, which is user-friendly for the deaf, while Nastasia's picture was a Side Kick, a type of Blackberry for the hearing-impaired.
Events in honor of the 40th anniversary are ongoing throughout the year. For more information, contact the school at (413) 567-0374.
A self-portrait by a 6-year-old aspiring artist from Holyoke was included in the "Looking Forward, Looking Back," art show at the Willie Ross School for the Deaf in Longmeadow. The one-day show was part of the school's year-long 40th anniversary celebration.
The show exhibited the work of students from both the Longmeadow and East Longmeadow campuses. It focused on the students' own hopes and dreams for the future, as well as the lives of prominent deaf people from the past. Exhibitors ranged in age from 5 to 22.
"This is our first art exhibit, in conjunction with the anniversary celebration," said Linda Carfora, director of the Longmeadow campus. "But we're hoping to do it annually."
The exhibit included paintings, drawings, sculptures and collages.
On hand to view the exhibit were parents and students. Two of the school's high school students, Jose, 16, and Angelie, 21, both of Springfield, enjoyed their fellow students' work. Angelie, through a signing interpreter, said that she has been at the school since she was 7. She will graduate from high school next year - a proud accomplishment.
"Looking Forward" were students who drew pictures of what they would like to be when they grow up.
Kindergartner Nayeli, 6, of Holyoke, wants to be an artist. Her entry was a realistic pencil drawing of herself as an artist, over which she applied watercolors in pinks and purples, and green landscaping along the horizon.
Jonathan, from Springfield, a fifth-grader at the East Longmeadow campus loves football. His expressive drawing depicted a football huddle - the players gathered around the quarterback as in any other huddle - except the players communicated through sign language.
Jose's drawing was of himself as a policeman directing traffic, his police car parked nearby. Jose, of Springfield, is 10.
Andrea. from the Middle School at the East Longmeadow campus, drew a picture of herself as a student at the University of Chicago.
Some of the students "Looking Back" depicted lives of famous deaf people.
Middle schooler Andy's lifelike papier mache sculpture was of Granville Redmond, a renowned deaf landscape painter who was also a friend of Charlie Chaplin. Influenced by Redmond, Chaplin used what he observed as the expressiveness of American Sign Language in his silent film acting.
Christy created a collage of Juliette Gordon Low, the founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA, who was deaf by the time she was 26.
Dean's sculpture was of the famous composer Ludwig von Beethoven, who was almost completely deaf by the time he wrote his masterpiece, the 9th Symphony.
Other students drew pictures of devices to assist the deaf - then and now. Elementary pupil Morgan depicted "Hearings Aids, Then and Now."
Erin's picture was of a TTY Public Pay Phone, which is user-friendly for the deaf, while Nastasia's picture was a Side Kick, a type of Blackberry for the hearing-impaired.
Events in honor of the 40th anniversary are ongoing throughout the year. For more information, contact the school at (413) 567-0374.