Monday, February 09, 2004

When walking down Merrimack Street in Lowell, take a look at the artwork in the window of Barnes and Noble and in some of the vacant store windows further along the street. Giant heads grace most of the windows, some with fantastic colorful visions, another filled with sonnets, all created by students in Lowell's alternative high school program, now housed at the Molloy School. This program is for students who are temporarily removed from the high school for behavioral problems. Working with the Revolving Museum director Jerry Beck, the teens are creating meaningul works of art for public spaces. Caught on the street this morning, Mr. Beck says "there's more to come." We say it's great work and a great example of the importance of the arts in education!

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