NEW GLARUS - Art students at New Glarus High School have joined the Memory Project, a charitable nonprofit organization that invites art teachers and their students to create and donate portraits to youth around the world who have faced substantial challenges such as neglect, abuse, loss of parents, violence and extreme poverty.
Youth in such situations usually have few personal keepsakes: The purpose of the portraits is to provide them with meaningful mementos of their youth. The project also allows art students to practice kindness and global awareness while enhancing their portraiture skills.
The art teacher leading this project was Alison Winters-Hanson. The following students participated:
Freshmen Peyton Mendelski, Breckin Faber and Jackson Schiro; sophomores Heather Niceschwander, Mckenzie Nyhus, Grace Barnaby, Emily Bartow, Maci Carney, Kallie Ace, Logan Leuthner, Karstyn Rossing and Daniyah Farley; juniors Josephine Eubanks, Anika Beutler, Lexie Krause, Stacy Benoy, Kyle Kempfer, Faith Bump, Lily Tews, Mackenzie Weiss, Chrissy Tackett, Nina Schiro, Claire Hodel and Tessa Sheridan; seniors Willow Lee, Morgan Kirch, Caitlin Wieser, Gabrielle Whisler, Julia Barnaby, Sierra Whisler, Olivia Xistris-Songpanya, Cullen Brooks, Emily Elkins, Walela Three-Sticks, Riley Fritz, Lauren Raskovic and Hailey Raymond.
Julia Barnaby, Benoy and Bump volunteered to help with more than one portrait.
The number of students participating was emailed to the project and a packet of 44 children's photos was delivered with background information about these children and the history of Syria, which was shared with the students. The ages of the Syrian children range from six to 13 years old.
Students could choose to create portraits in acrylic paint, watercolor paint, colored pencil or graphite. The students posed for individual photographs to return with their handmade portraits with a note in English and Arabic, telling their first names, ages and favorite colors.
The project will deliver the portraits to the Syrian children and in return, will send Winters-Hanson a video montage of the kids receiving the portraits.
Each portrait costs $15 paid through a donation to the high school Art Department from years ago. However, if anyone would like to donate to the Art Department, they should contact the school. For more information about The Memory Project or to donate directly, visit https://memoryproject.org/.
The Memory Project is a nonprofit organization headquartered in Middleton. Since the project began in 2004, more than 100,000 American art students have created portraits for children in 44 countries.
Youth in such situations usually have few personal keepsakes: The purpose of the portraits is to provide them with meaningful mementos of their youth. The project also allows art students to practice kindness and global awareness while enhancing their portraiture skills.
The art teacher leading this project was Alison Winters-Hanson. The following students participated:
Freshmen Peyton Mendelski, Breckin Faber and Jackson Schiro; sophomores Heather Niceschwander, Mckenzie Nyhus, Grace Barnaby, Emily Bartow, Maci Carney, Kallie Ace, Logan Leuthner, Karstyn Rossing and Daniyah Farley; juniors Josephine Eubanks, Anika Beutler, Lexie Krause, Stacy Benoy, Kyle Kempfer, Faith Bump, Lily Tews, Mackenzie Weiss, Chrissy Tackett, Nina Schiro, Claire Hodel and Tessa Sheridan; seniors Willow Lee, Morgan Kirch, Caitlin Wieser, Gabrielle Whisler, Julia Barnaby, Sierra Whisler, Olivia Xistris-Songpanya, Cullen Brooks, Emily Elkins, Walela Three-Sticks, Riley Fritz, Lauren Raskovic and Hailey Raymond.
Julia Barnaby, Benoy and Bump volunteered to help with more than one portrait.
The number of students participating was emailed to the project and a packet of 44 children's photos was delivered with background information about these children and the history of Syria, which was shared with the students. The ages of the Syrian children range from six to 13 years old.
Students could choose to create portraits in acrylic paint, watercolor paint, colored pencil or graphite. The students posed for individual photographs to return with their handmade portraits with a note in English and Arabic, telling their first names, ages and favorite colors.
The project will deliver the portraits to the Syrian children and in return, will send Winters-Hanson a video montage of the kids receiving the portraits.
Each portrait costs $15 paid through a donation to the high school Art Department from years ago. However, if anyone would like to donate to the Art Department, they should contact the school. For more information about The Memory Project or to donate directly, visit https://memoryproject.org/.
The Memory Project is a nonprofit organization headquartered in Middleton. Since the project began in 2004, more than 100,000 American art students have created portraits for children in 44 countries.