Hornets Preserve Black History Through Student Art and Events

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Hornets school celebrated Black History Month with student art, poetry readings, and games, ending with a Gallery Night.

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Hornets School Celebrates Black History Month with Art and Fun

The Hornets school community held many events to celebrate Black History Month. Students shared poems and art. They also played games together. The month ended with a special art show.

https://newsletter.tf/hornets-school-black-history-art-celebration/

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Hornets School Celebrates Black History Month with Art and Fun

The Hornets school community celebrated Black History Month with student art, poetry, and fun games. Learn about their events.

Wexner Center for the Arts to host spring exhibition Friday

The Wexner Center for the Arts will host an opening celebration for its spring 2026 exhibitions Friday at 4 p.m., featuring new artwork, talks with artists, film screenings and live jazz music.  The multi-gallery event will bring students and community members together for what organizers said is one of the center’s largest nights of the […]

The Lantern

Been a while since I've done a "face". So for my first painting of 2026 my first palette knife portrait. Really enjoyed this πŸ™‚. Acrylic on a3 paper

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Latest mixed media on a2 size card. Collage, image transfer, acrylic paint, and acrylic brush pen

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Te Hononga by New Zealand artists MIKE TUPAEA, ISAIAH RAMEKA @isaiahmatthewrameka, WALTER DEWES, POLLY SADLER AUTAHI HOOK, TAIHARURU ROSS, and BAILEY MUNRO at 37 John Street, Whangārei, New Zealand in 2019 with @wheku_design, @te.kapehu.whetu, and https://spacelamp.nz. Photos taken February 2025. Thanks to @streetartcities app for leading me to Whangārei.
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"'Te Hononga' means connections, relationships or bonds. These are vital: for maintaining balance and empowering individuals and whanau through life's journey.
The tree in the centre of the mural symbolises whakapapa (family tree).
Whakapapa can be seen to mean 'to bring about grounding" to provide a solid base'. It serves as an acknowledgement and a reminder of our lineage and our heritage, that our chain of whanau, of blood and of birth has remained unbroken from the beginning.
There are four birds depicted in the mural. The first bird is the ruru/morepork.
In MΓ£ori mythology, ruru are considered to be wise, acting as kaitiaki or guardians and have the power to protect, warn and advise. Above the ruru is the banner 'Aroaro meaning in the presence of.
The second set of birds are the huia, male and female. The male is painted blue with the shorter beak and the female is painted red with the longer beak. The birds are painted different colours to highlight how we can come together with our unique differences. The banner that flies over the huia bird reads 'aroha' which means love."
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text by Mike Tupaea (See rest in last image.)
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Artist website: https://whekudesign.com
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Another a3 sketchbook experiment, similar style but using different colour scheme. Calling this "follow the sun"

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Students can now turn their photos into Van Gogh-style paintings using AI! Artistic style transfer brings tech into school art projects in fun ways. Kids explore famous art styles, learn how AI works, and express their creativityβ€”all at once.

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