tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40369708891401085492024-03-12T23:00:45.669-04:00Investigating Where We LiveInvestigating Where We Live (IWWL) is a summer outreach program at the National Building Museum, designed for students aged 12-16 from the D.C. metropolitan area. Participants learn to use creative writing and photography as a means of understanding and describing D.C. neighborhoods. At the end of the program, participants will share what they have learned by creating a public exhibition. In 2010, students will focus on the neighborhoods of Petworth, Southwest Waterfront, and Trinidad.Jme_NBMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10635084396743286327noreply@blogger.comBlogger94125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4036970889140108549.post-14361255795535897902011-04-14T14:14:00.000-04:002011-04-14T14:14:04.077-04:00Visitor comments from IWWL: Three Communities in Focus (March Update)“Excellent exhibit! Thanks so much for listening to the voices and appreciating the artistic ability of youth. Thanks also for showcasing neighborhoods that are often ignored.”<br />
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“Enter your film into ‘Our City Film Fest’!” <br />
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“The kids have done a terrific job. May they be an inspiration to their environment and other kids. I love the poems. All are terrific, imaginative, and creative. Cierra – I’ve copied your poem. Keep up the good work you all.”<br />
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“This was a great exhibit! I love that the community was brought into the museum! Thanks for the experience.”<br />
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“I was moved by the poem ‘loneliness’ by Al’Asia. Seek it out the back wall.”<br />
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“Great job about Trinidad. I might consider properties over there.” – a SW DC resident<br />
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“What a super project! I was astonished to discover there is a neighborhood in DC called Trinidad. I just moved to DC area from Trinidad, West Indies. Thank you!”Jme_NBMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10635084396743286327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4036970889140108549.post-74316357785416327452011-03-08T11:50:00.000-05:002011-03-08T11:50:23.586-05:00The Petworth Tree is Blooming!<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-GdrzSM3hK7g/TXZS9zo72kI/AAAAAAAAAHQ/qip2fJfQ0dE/s1600/photo2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" q6="true" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-GdrzSM3hK7g/TXZS9zo72kI/AAAAAAAAAHQ/qip2fJfQ0dE/s320/photo2.JPG" width="240" /></a>One very cool aspect of the "A Stroll Through Petworth" section of the 2010 IWWL exhibit is the flower planting interactive. Visitors can write comments on flower petals made of construction paper and pipe cleaners. They take their comment flowers and plant them in the flower boxes beneath a large tree that our students painted on one of the exhibit walls and decorated with construction paper leaves. The tree and flower pots mirror a picture in the exhibit taken by one of our students. Over the last seven months we have watched visitors turn the leaves on the tree into their own comment book. Our visitors have used the flowers for sharing comments and posting their thoughts about the IWWL neighborhoods. Many have tucked their flowers into the tree's leaves, so we followed their lead and started gluing them onto the tree! Check out the images and comments below and see the Petworth tree come to life! </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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“This exhibit made my day. Great photographs. I especially liked Southwest.”<br />
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“Brilliant exhibit and art project. You’ve introduced me to parts of Washington I knew nothing about and took me on your journey of discovery. I loved the crabs with the questions and answers, the maps, the models, the poetry, the video, the photos, everything!”<br />
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“If the children’s work represents our future, then the USA will come out ahead. Amazing work! Totally impressed! Well done.”<br />
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“Very nice, I lived in Trinidad for a few years. It’s nice to see how it is viewed through a different set of eyes.”<br />
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“A lovely surprise. The exhibit makes me want to explore a far more than near. Thanks!”<br />
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“I’m so happy I’ve been a part of this. It will always stay with me” – Jasmine, IWWL participant<br />
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“The girl whispers love. Yellow music follows me. Imagine Ruby.” – poem from IWWL visitorJme_NBMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10635084396743286327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4036970889140108549.post-74424177557776074432011-01-14T15:13:00.000-05:002011-01-14T15:13:09.713-05:00Visitor Comments from IWWL: Three Communities in Focus (January Update)<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:OfficeDocumentSettings> <o:AllowPNG/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> <w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/> <w:EnableOpenTypeKerning/> <w:DontFlipMirrorIndents/> <w:OverrideTableStyleHps/> </w:Compatibility> <m:mathPr> <m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/> <m:brkBin m:val="before"/> <m:brkBinSub m:val="--"/> <m:smallFrac m:val="off"/> <m:dispDef/> <m:lMargin m:val="0"/> <m:rMargin m:val="0"/> <m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/> <m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/> <m:intLim m:val="subSup"/> <m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/> </m:mathPr></w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" DefUnhideWhenUsed="true"
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<div class="MsoNormal">“I really enjoyed the depth of emotion that was captured throughout the exhibit. Thanks!”</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">“This is amazing work. Just wonderful. I am a past resident of Petworth (1930-1946) – Roosevelt High School & Barnard Elementary.” </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">“Amazing! Congratulations on a job well done. You all should be very proud! I have lived in DC for 14+ years and your exhibit allowed me to see the city through fresh eyes. Bravo!”</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">“We should give cameras to more kids more often.”</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">“All the way from Los Angeles, CA. We LOVED this exhibit.”</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">“Really great concept & I loved the exhibit. It’s amazing how talented these kids are and it’s great that they were given this opportunity to share their talent with others.”</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">“Thank you for giving this New Yorker a taste of the real Washington DC.<span> </span>Beautiful work!”</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">“Wonderful exhibit – exactly the kind of images it is important to preserve. I am glad that these students took these photographs and glad that the Building Museum lets us see what they saw.”</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div>Jme_NBMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10635084396743286327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4036970889140108549.post-39025934610489489262010-12-17T11:13:00.000-05:002010-12-17T11:13:44.069-05:00Visitor Comments from IWWL: Three Communities in Focus (December Update)"I really got a feel for the neighborhood and for the very talented teenagers who put this project together."<br />
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"I enjoyed the poems about Trinidad and it's buildings. All of the exhibits make me curious about meeting the people who live there."<br />
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"What a creative and collaborative effort from young minds. Thoroughly enjoyed the different ways you displayed your explorations. Bravo!"<br />
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"I was in this program and looking back on it, we did an amazing job" - Jasmine M. <br />
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"We are awesome!" - Sherve B. <br />
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"Great exhibit! We live in Southwest and you did a great job capturing its spirit."<br />
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"This was really inspiring. It is always good to look at a city with a fresh perspective and you have provided me that. Thank you and good luck. Don't stop taking pictures."<br />
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"Beautiful photographs and exhibit. Well structured and displayed. Lots of talent!" - visitor from South Africa. Jme_NBMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10635084396743286327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4036970889140108549.post-5220883536128075192010-11-15T11:39:00.000-05:002010-11-15T11:39:20.224-05:00Visitor Comments from IWWL: Three Communities in Focus (Mid November Update)"Wonderful photographs - great job conveying the spirit of the three communities!"<br />
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"My second time at the exhibit - still just as wonderful as two months ago!"<br />
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"Great! Tebrikler!" - visitor from Turkey<br />
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"I think everything done here is amazing and I wish there were more activities in the community for all the children to do things just like this to learn and to have fun."<br />
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"I am a resident of Trinidad. I was blown away with the projects created by the students. Magnificent work!"<br />
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"Excellent exhibit - wonderful work with middle school youth and great insights into community."Jme_NBMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10635084396743286327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4036970889140108549.post-3779691939091814652010-11-01T10:47:00.001-04:002010-11-01T10:52:29.054-04:00Visitor Comments from IWWL: Three Communities in Focus (End of October Update)"Wonderful exhibit! The pride and artistic excitement is so apparent on each young person's face. Thrilling!"<br />
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"Inspiring - the young voice of these kids, their curiosity, kindness, warms my heart." <br />
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"I love the crab!" - editor of the Southwester<br />
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"Congratulations to all involved in this project. Students, you did a wonderful job! Teachers, you did too. Thank you for sharing your experience and talents."<br />
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"Really creative collaboration & unique design. Keep it up!" <br />
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"Great job! You are inspiring a citizen/artist/educator from San Francisco!"<br />
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"Great exhibit that reflects a lot of creativity and hard work! What a great way to highlight the neat elements in these neighborhoods. Well done!"Jme_NBMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10635084396743286327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4036970889140108549.post-69009875943596955482010-10-16T08:45:00.000-04:002010-10-16T08:45:10.267-04:00Visitor Comments from IWWL: Three Communities in Focus (Mid October Update)"Great! I did this program during the summer of 2001. It has improved a lot since then but still brings back great memories! At that time all we had was a posterboard in the hallway - now a whole exhibit! Congrats!"<br />
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"The green city grid backdrop is fabulous! I like how it extends onto the floor. Tape art! I also want a decoupage crab for my apartment."<br />
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"Great project! I will take this idea back to Los Angeles. So important to learn and to look!"<br />
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"Looks like a great experience for the students at many levels - photography, teamwork, neighborhood exposure, creating the exhibit, and proudly displaying their end product."<br />
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"Wonderful, explore more the city!" <br />
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"Very good! This is enchanting. I learned a lot about neighborhoods in DC I had not visited. Thanks!"<br />
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"It was really inspiring to come back to see all the hard work that my son and his teammates put in this summer come to life."Jme_NBMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10635084396743286327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4036970889140108549.post-6015223869349088082010-09-30T11:25:00.000-04:002010-09-30T11:25:37.906-04:00Visitor comments from IWWL: Three Communities in Focus! (End of Sept Update)"The Riverfront approves!!"<br />
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"I visit this exhibit each year and I love seeing my city through the eyes of our young people. When my daughter is older, I would want her to participate in this program."<br />
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"I am proud that these students have learned the lessons of community and how to be great photographers."<br />
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"I live in SW DC and was pleasantly surprised to find an exhibit on my neighborhood. Nicely done!" <br />
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"This is most inspirational exhibit I've seen on my visit to DC. Thank you to the creators - the students." -visitor from Florida. <br />
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"As a retired teacher from Baltimore, I love this exhibit!! What these children learned! And what talent they brought!"<br />
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"Thank you for showing me these three great neighborhoods of DC. We love them and will go looking for them."<br />
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"Great exhibition which shows Washington from a very different view from what tourists like me see usually. Thanks for this project." - visitor from Germany.<br />
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"We really enjoyed seeing this exhibition. I teach built environment at a high school in Sydney, Australia and do a walk through of neighborhoods with kids. Great display! Love all the details!" - visitor from Australia.<br />
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"Every school should do a project like this one!"Jme_NBMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10635084396743286327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4036970889140108549.post-20208306061060224422010-09-21T12:03:00.002-04:002010-09-21T12:13:24.548-04:00Parkview neighborhoodOne of the (many) great things about <em>Investigsting Where We Live</em> is that we often receive feedback and additional information about our neighborhoods from people in the city. We have people who write stories and additional facts in the guest book. People call us to give more information or send us emails. That connection to the communities is something that we really love, and continue to encourage. For example, once the exhibit comes down from the walls in the National Building Museum, we work with community members in each neighborhood to find a place to hang the photos so that they travel back to that community. We like that the process circles back around to the people who welcomed us in the first place.<br />
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Several people have contacted us about making a clarification about the Petworth part of our exhibition, and we felt we should make this information available to the public. Some of the photos show places that are actually part of the Parkview neighborhood, which borders Petworth. That's four neighborhoods for the price of three!<br />
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We try our best to research neighborhood boundaries before the participants go into the three neighborhoods, but once a group of 15 people hits the ground, you can cover a lot of ground and not necessarily always control the path taken. Over the course of four site visits, each student takes hundreds of photos, and as they are reviewing them, recalling exactly where that one particular photo was shot takes back seat to communicating the exhibit theme and the participants' story about the neighborhood.<br />
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While in terms of culture and community there is much overlap between the two neighborhoods, we wanted to make sure we respect the identity of each area. For more information on Parkview, you can visit the <span style="color: #810081;"><a href="http://parkviewdc.wordpress.com/">Parkview, D.C. blog</a><span style="color: black;">.</span> </span>Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059615611586553124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4036970889140108549.post-72474091667813659962010-09-15T08:37:00.003-04:002010-09-15T08:39:58.332-04:00Visitor comments & sketches from IWWL: Three Communities in Focus! (Mid-September Update)"I am so impressed with the care you took to really examine these three areas around DC. You each showed a great "eye" for life in your photographs and descriptions of each view. And, to think, at your ages, you've had an art exhibit in a major museum!"<br />
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"Really cool, I can tell it took a lot of hard work to put this awesome exhibit together - be proud of yourselves." (visitor from San Francisco)<br />
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"I visit this exhibit each year and I love seeing my city through the eyes of our young people. When my daughter is older, I would want her to participate in this program. Congrats to teens & staff!" <br />
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"I am impressed with the displays showing diversity, acceptance, pride, and beauty of these communities."<br />
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"This was a great show; sometimes <u>stunning </u>in the poetry & photography. The show gives me great hope for the future for these young people and their neighborhoods." (visitor from San Francisco)<br />
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"Thanks! I live across the river in Arlington and enjoyed learning more about DC communities."<br />
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"This is one of the more amazing kid driven exhibits I've seen. Just goes to show there is such beauty in every part of DC."<br />
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"Awesome work. Y'all make your neighborhoods shine! DC is a great city because of all of you." (visitor from Canada)<br />
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"Filled with personality, clarity, and truth. It was good to see, hear, and feel the message of the young."<br />
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"We enjoyed this exhibit greatly - it tells us to never underestimate the young!"<br />
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"Thank you for such a locally inspired and youthful exhibit! The photos and art are wonderful and the poetry was very moving. The crabs appear to have a few advocates!!" (family from Oregon)Jme_NBMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10635084396743286327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4036970889140108549.post-41555455559160166492010-08-26T08:52:00.000-04:002010-08-26T08:52:54.944-04:00Visitor comments & sketches from IWWL: Three Communities in Focus!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6ZqXtW5JgcM/THZjNvOf5LI/AAAAAAAAAF4/4bDfnHaL37M/s1600/IWWL+Comment+Book+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6ZqXtW5JgcM/THZjNvOf5LI/AAAAAAAAAF4/4bDfnHaL37M/s200/IWWL+Comment+Book+2.jpg" width="178" /></a></div>"The images, captions, and poetry blew me away. I am incredibly impressed with all efforts which went into this project! I hope more projects like this will go on in the future. Continue to capture the essence of our city and you will continue to make it a beautiful place to call home."<br />
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"Exhibition on Petworth is timely and accurate. A general need of preserving affordable housing not just there but nation/world wide."<br />
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"A thoroughly inspiring show. Thank you for putting an idea in my mind for the small town where I live."<br />
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"This was really a interesting and very well done exhibit. The project was a great idea & the kids did terrific things - some cool pictures and mixed media deserve to stay here for good!"<br />
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"What a great exhibit! I love that the young people involved created an intrinsically multimedia experience that includes film, art, sound, and photography - and combined it all so seamlessly. It creates a larger metaphor that truly shows the importance of place." <br />
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"This is excellent! The tree makes me want to make a family tree or scrapbook tree of vacations on the stairway wall at home to liven it up! Great job on the crab too!"<br />
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"Job well done. You all put your heart and soul into it and made something beautiful, it shows."<br />
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"This looks absolutely amazing! The models and multimedia are so impressive this year. It really looks like you all had a lot of fun!" (from a 2008 IWWL intern)Jme_NBMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10635084396743286327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4036970889140108549.post-59039048904750516582010-08-09T17:11:00.000-04:002010-08-09T17:11:14.788-04:00Visitor comments from IWWL: Three Communities in Focus"Excellent artwork! I was moved, as a DC resident, seeing the different side to the neighborhoods. I hope they keep up with photography and poety."<br />
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"One of the most amazing kids' programs and exhibits I've ever seen! Great photography."<br />
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"Great photos, especialy Petworth Pine" and "Old & Withered". "Greenhouse Effect" - very interesting composition. Talented youth - you are the future!"<br />
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"Thanks to NBM & participants. I dropped in to see the lego exhibit but it was sold out. Fortunately, I got more than I bargained for by coming into the 2010 IWWL exhibit. GREAT perspective on our city. What incredible talent & creative eyes, ears, and hands for our benefit." <br />
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"Excellent! Talented Kids! Their eyes see DC. They're minds see an even better DC. May their hands and hearts make a better DC."<br />
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"As a photographer and someone who has enjoyed teaching children, especially about the environment, I find this exhibit inspiring."<br />
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"I swear my eyes are watering right now. This is an awesome project! The artistry of these kids is fantastic! Please keep this project up."<br />
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"My 3 kids and I love this exhibit. Seeing these neighborhoods through the eyes of other children. These communities are very different from our community yet the children have so much in common. Love the beauty..."Jme_NBMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10635084396743286327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4036970889140108549.post-56191168812192764152010-08-04T13:28:00.000-04:002010-08-04T13:28:07.609-04:00Looking back and looking forwardReading my colleagues’ latest entries, everyone is amazed at how quickly the summer has passed. My reaction is no different. July is always such a whirlwind, but each year I turn around and the participants have produced another great, innovative, creative show. <br />
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This year the Trinidad team had to endure a long journey even to get to our neighborhood. We took the Metro and walked 20 minutes each way; we took the X2 bus and were crammed up against strangers; we even took school bus that broke down on our way back to the Museum. We did all this in order to accurately document and understand the neighborhood and talk to the residents in it. Everyone was a trooper as we trudged through the heat and humidity, and I appreciate their dedication! <br />
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The exhibit brainstorming and planning process, which is always a long process, went really well. All of the students had strengths that added to the final product. Cynthia and Josephine made some amazing mural paintings on our wall. Al’Asia and Bryant produced some fantastic writings. Malik and Kareem used their collage and interview skills to produce a neat station about our journey to and from Trinidad. Lindsey. Arianna, and Cierra used their steady hands to help cut photos for the interactive, and mattes for the photos and writings. Zac and Keenan painstakingly represented some of the buildings in Trinidad through models for our 3D map. Everyone functioned as a team and created a great exhibit.<br />
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I always look back fondly and a little sadly at the time in IWWL. It is crazy and busy, and it leaves you no time to rest, but it creates such a wonderful sense of camaraderie and friendship that I am sad to see go. Fortunately I am in the position to experience this program each summer. We can never recreate the same experience year to year, but each one stands alone, a unique and special moment in time.<br />
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Thanks again to all the participants, Team Leaders, and volunteers. You did a fantastic job!Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13059615611586553124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4036970889140108549.post-60335742225506478812010-08-04T12:06:00.004-04:002010-08-13T19:08:35.648-04:00Is It Really the End?It's weird to think that IWWL has ended for the summer. The exhibit though, is up in the gallery and will be running until mid January. <em>Three Communities in Focus </em>has drawn so many visitors that we even needed to place a gallery attendant in the gallery space! It was great to experience the exhibition opening this past Friday with a large crowd consisting of family and friends of our participants and even community members.<br /><br />IWWL has been such a great experience for me. I was able to meet such a variety of people from NBM staff members, volunteers, local photographers, and our teens. I learned a lot about communication and leadership while working with my neighborhood group. To think that in 12 days, as a group, we explored, brainstormed, designed, and created the amazing exhibit that exists today. There were some challenging moments, but in the end I am so proud of our accomplishments! I am also grateful to know more about D.C. and it's unique neighborhoods. I've become more curious about my surroundings and find myself exploring areas I wouldn't necessarily have prior to my time in IWWL.<br /><br />I encourage everyone to visit the exhibit or even our facebook and flickr page if you aren't near by.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4036970889140108549.post-47169867799471172882010-08-04T11:43:00.002-04:002010-08-04T12:10:53.449-04:00Looking Back...Taking a look back on the past month, I can't believe how quickly time flew by! It is unbelivable the amount of work and dedication it took on the part of the students to complete such an involved undertaking as: documenting a site with mulitiple forms of media, developing as a team an exhibition design, and also installing the entire show in two days. I have experience working in groups of young, established artists to mount an exhibition - trust me, it's no easy task. This experience, by contrast, was marked by the ease of transition from design to installation. The students came up with original and engaging ideas for the display of the photography and writing as well as for the interactive elements. This involved mounting writings behind corresponding photos which flipped up, using paint and vinyl to make a map of Petworth that went from the wall onto the floor, and allowing visitors to write on flowers that could be "transplanted" to another section of the exhibition. The exhibition as a whole looks fantastic, and I believe it to be a sophisticated conversion of documentation and design to exhibition display. <br /><br />I greatly enjoyed by experience working on Investigating Where We Live. I learned a great deal about working in teams in a leadership capactiy with different people of different ages. I also was able to learn more about the history of D.C. and some of its often looked-over neighborhoods. IWWL has re-emphasized to me that art has a unique power to create change, both personally and socially. Best wishes to everyone and always remember to remain critical of your surroundings!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4036970889140108549.post-52179842945127522752010-08-04T10:15:00.003-04:002010-08-04T13:32:36.753-04:00Thoughts on IWWLParticipating in IWWL this summer has been a great experience. Not only has it been a joy teaching the students, I learned so much from them as well! From teaching me how to use a drill to telling me what TV shows are popular, I learned a great deal from the students. I also enjoyed learning more about Washington, D.C. If I had not done this program, I probably never would have gone to the Southwest Waterfront. However, I’m so glad I had the opportunity to learn about this fascinating community. I loved getting fresh seafood at the fish market, walking along the Potomac River, and discovering some of the oldest buildings still standing in D.C. <br />
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I had so many wonderful moments with this program, it’s hard to pick just a few to share. Every day the creativity of our students amazed me. I loved hearing the great ideas the students come up with when we were brainstorming for the exhibit. I was also touched to see how dedicated our students were. When we gave them activities to do, such as building houses out of recycled materials or creating tourism posters, the students poured themselves in the projects, often asking for more time to work so they could do their best. After our site visits I loved looking at all of the great photographs the students took. Although they only got to have two or three photos in the exhibit, they took hundreds of amazing photographs. To see more check out our flickr account at <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nationalbuildingmuseum/sets/72157624217222339/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/nationalbuildingmuseum/sets/72157624217222339/</a><br />
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So come see the results of IWWL by checking out our exhibit at the National Building Museum. I assure you that you won’t be disappointed!<br />
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Denae created a beautiful model of Southwest Rowhouses. Other group members helped her throughout the day. Here they are hard at work: <br />
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Imani made a model of the Southwest Waterfront Safeway. Josh, Keana, and Sherve helped her out. Here they are with their great model-<br />
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