Paterson Student Art and STEAM Art Exhibition at Paterson Museum Opens!

On March 6, 2017, the Gala Reception for the All Paterson Student Art and STEAM Art Exhibition was held at the Paterson Museum at 2 Market Street in Paterson, NJ.  Students, teachers, families, administrators, and William Paterson PIR's were all in attendance for this fabulous event which was catered by students attending the School of Culinary Arts, Hospitality, and Tourism.

Museum Director Giacomo Distefano spoke first.  He praised the Paterson Public Schools for their high level achievements in art, thanking the art teachers, students, parents. principals, and all others involved in making the annual art exhibition and opening reception such a great success.

Ms. Cora Quince, Principal on Assignment for Fine & Performing Arts, opened the exhibition, gathering the Paterson art teachers for a warm rendition of "Stand by Me."











Mrs. Marilyn Simon, Chairperson of the Art Exhibition committee, was presented with an award for her service to the Art Exhibition and to the teaching of Art in Paterson Public Schools.  Mrs. Simon is completing her 49th year of teaching in Paterson, and is eagerly looking forward to her 50th!










A wide variety of art works in multiple media, including drawings, collages, paintings, and sculpture, demonstrated the depth and scope of the Paterson Public Schools Fine Arts Program.

In the center of the exhibition was a STEAM collaborative paper sculpture entitled "Egyptian Amulets," which was created by teachers from a variety of disciplines at the New Roberto Clemente School under the direction of (STEAM) Art PIR Triada Samaras. This project, which included a collaboration of the North Carolina Museum of Art, was done with the generous help of of the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation STEAM grant.  

Another impressive work was created by students at School 7, under the direction Art Teacher Ibrahem.  School 7 is also a Dodge STEAM school, having the services Art PIR Myra Winter.  The work, pictured below, is based on the style of Keith Haring.  It is composed of many individual figures, each created by a student who was expressing something about him/herself, which together spell out A R T.

Several administrators attended the gala opening.

At right (from left to right): SOIT Principal Gaines, SOIT Vice Principal Dimartino, Art Teacher Marilyn Simon, SOIT Vice Principal Paz, and Site-Based Art Supervisor Saleem.

At left: Ms. Cora Quince and CAHTS Principal Nieves.

At right:  GOPA Principal Johnson and Art Teacher Darryl Jones.






The next generation of art teachers was also represented.

Mrs. Marilyn Simon and her WPU Practicum Student, Ms. Katie Machere.

Special thanks also go to the following Paterson Pubic School Art Teachers who helped make this extraordinary exhibition a reality:
Co-Chairperson Nicholas Livigne
Vivian Reyes
Ivan Rosa Amy Rothenberg

                                                              Danielle Earle