DPS Instructor Show
Featuring work from over 15 art instructors in Durham Public Schools
March 17th-May 5th, 2023
Opening March 17th, 6-8pm
On view in the Allenton & Semans Galleries
The Durham Arts Council is pleased to exhibit Durham Public Schools Art Instructor Showcase, DAC’s second exhibit collaboration with the entire school system, in the Allenton and Semans Galleries.
Inner Space….
A reflective time to escape and release.
The lifestyle of a teacher is often extremely busy, hectic, and rewarding.
Teachers give to students.
Teachers give to schools.
Teachers give to families.
Teachers give to communities.
But what about the teacher inside?
What about their own inner space?
What about their own works?
Finding time to escape.
Here on display are DPS teachers who found time, to go inward expressing and creating their own inner space, creating their own personal works.
A time to reflect.
A time to escape.
A time to release thoughts and feelings, reflections of life. These artworks reflect teachers’ time within their own inner space. -Tanneh El-Amin Nyanfore
Participating Artists:
Jamie Berry, Riverside High School
Alicia Butler, Club Boulevard Elementary School
Jose Manuel Cruz, James E Shepard IB Middle School
Gabrielle Cleveland-Farrington, Merrick Moore Elementary School
Calvin Green, Holt Elementary School
Alyssa Hinton, IGNITE! Online Academy
Adia Ledbetter, James E Shepard IB Middle School
Aislinn Massia, Nothern High School
val h h martinez, Durham School of the Arts
Loretta Morgan, Lakewood Montessori Middle School
Kayla Palma, Durham School of the Arts
Beth Senger-Knotts, Hillandale Elementary School
Myra Stotesbury, Northern High School
Ann Thaden, C. E. Jordan High School
Ellen Tumavicus, Y. E. Smith Elementary School
Michael Vasinko, Carrington Middle School
Jack Watson, Durham School of the Arts

Duke Gardens Lily Pond Vignette by Ellen Tumavicus

Self Portrait by Calvin Green

Key Lime by Kayla Palma

Cultural Cycle 5 by Jose Manuel Cruz

Installtion by val h h martinez

Foxgloves and Allium Flowers by Ellen Tumavicus