Date/Time
Date(s) - 09/25/2021 - 11/06/2021
11:00 am until 5:00 pm
Location
Buffalo Arts Studio
Categories
Opening Reception, Friday September 24, 2021, 5:00—8:00 pm
Part of M&T Fourth Friday @ Tri-Main Center
Jump Start Biennial, Growth
September 25-November 6, 2021
The Jump Start program provides in-person instruction by well trained and highly effective teaching artists to middle and high school students who show a strong ability and interest in the visual arts, regardless of their ability to pay. Jump Start also guides these students along their college and career path through our Jump Start Extension program.
Each year, about 40 students actively participate in Jump Start. They receive support as they work toward making their dreams a reality. All participants receive individual mentorship and have the opportunity to attend Development Days at no cost. Tuition scholarships and supplies are awarded to all high school students who qualify for free or reduced lunches and college students earn gift cards in return for volunteering. In response to the financial uncertainty caused by COVID, 100% of Jump Start students received full scholarships covering tuition, fees, and supplies for both online and in-person programs during 2020.
Every two years, Buffalo Arts Studio celebrates our student artists with an extensive exhibition. Jump Start Students, Jump Start Extension students, and Education Director Jayne Hughes work together to develop a title, select the artwork, curate the exhibition, and promote these emerging artists. For the 2021 biennial exhibition, the Jump Start team chose Growth as the title of the exhibition. Much of the artwork in this exhibition was made in isolation due to COVID-19 and the deep desire for personal connection is clearly evident. Nearly two-thirds of the artwork is figurative, including many self-portraits. Students found great inspiration in their peers and many told us that their artistic practice served as an escape from the stress in their lives, helping them process the unexpected reality of life during a pandemic. Many also felt proud of their accomplishments. They saw the growth that inspired the exhibition’s title, both in their own work and the work of their beloved peers. They deserve to be proud. Growth is the largest Jump Start exhibition to date, including over 100 artworks in a wide range of media including charcoal, pastel, acrylic, oil, multimedia, digital media, ceramic, and even bronze.
This is a dynamic group of emerging artists whose skills will continue to grow. Visitors can learn more about these students and follow them on social media by visiting their portraits outside of Suite 506 and scanning the QR code in the lower right corner.
Jump Start Students
Sophia Bensch (Buffalo, NY) attends City Honors High School
Faith Danahy (Buffalo, NY) attends Hutchinson Central Technical High School
Lucenzo Deeb (Kenmore, NY) attends Kenmore West High School
Serenity Degraffenried (Cheektowaga, NY) attends Cleveland Hill High School
Sarah Durkin (Elma, NY) attends Iroquois High School
Carly Glashauser (Hamburg, NY) attends Hamburg High School
Gaia Godinho (Kenmore, NY) attends Kenmore West High School
Eva Hernandez (WIlliamsville, NY) attends Williamsville East High School
Elijah Jones (Buffalo, NY) attends Buffalo Academy for Visual and Performing Arts
Sadiki Kashindi (Buffalo, NY) attends Native American Magnet School, PS #19
Keira Kilinskas (East Amherst, NY) attends Williamsville North High School
Grace Lewonka (Hamburg, NY) attends Hamburg High School
Annmarie Morgan (Buffalo, NY) attends Emerson School of Hospitality
Eli Neglia (Buffalo, NY) attends Buffalo Seminary
Margaret O’Brien (Cheektowaga, NY) attends Cleveland Hill High School
Emma Pfordresher (Town of Amherst, NY) attends Amherst High School
Liliana Schmid (Buffalo, NY) attends Buffalo Seminary
Renee Tasevski (Tonawanda, NY) attends Tonawanda Middle School
Kendall Wood (Clarence, NY) attends Canisius High School
Audrey Zhu-Fang (WIlliamsville, NY) attends Williamsville East High School
Daria Zulqarnain (Buffalo, NY) attends Frederick Law Olmsted, PS #156
Jump Start Extension
Isabella Amarante (Buffalo, NY) studying at SUNY Buffalo
Helen Beckley-Forest (Buffalo, NY) studying at Pratt Institute
Buyinza Buchanan (Buffalo, NY) graduated from SUNY Fredonia
Nicholas Delfino (Buffalo, NY) graduated from SUNY Buffalo State College
Lucy Detrich (Tonawanda, NY) studying at Cleveland Institute of Art
Kai Ellsworth (Grand Island, NY) graduated from SUNY Fredonia
Molly Lonigan (Lockport, NY) studying at Villa Maria College
Shanti Morrissey (Buffalo, NY) studying at Cornell University
Gradi Ntampuhwe (Buffalo, NY) graduated from SUNY Buffalo
Cameron Osborne (Clarence, NY) studying at SUNY Buffalo
Emily Peca (Clarence, NY) attends the Savannah College of Art and Design
Emily Quartley (Town of Amherst, NY) graduated from SUNY Buffalo
Ruth Silverschatz (Buffalo, NY) graduated from SUNY Buffalo State College
Rachael Struble (Williamsville, NY) graduated from Sheridan College
Isaac Vazquez (Buffalo, NY) studying at Daemen College
Jordan Willis (Buffalo, NY) graduated from SUNY Fredonia
