A class of
Logan River Academy students recently went to the beautiful Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art on the Utah State University campus. The students
were met by a guide who showed and explained the intricate art displays. The
first artwork was a permanent installation of 100 shoes hanging on wire cords
from the ceiling. The guide pushed a button and the shoes started making
sounds. Soon, the students realized the shoes were making rhythmic music. They
were then shown and told the history of artwork from the Black Mountain College
of Design through the exhibition ‘Shaping Craft + Design’. The displays included
a double sided tree made out of wires which looked like a painting, vases and
urns with intricate designs, knotted-like patterns, interesting designs from
orange threads being sewn together, attractive and practical chairs and desks
made from different kinds of rich materials, and very colorful 3-D sculptures
that seemed to jump out at you. The students also had the opportunity to show
their own artist abilities with the watercolor pencils made available for their
use. It was a great, enriching experience for the students to be exposed to so
many different forms of art and be able to express themselves with their own art
as well.
LOGAN RIVER ACADEMY
A PREMIER RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT CENTER
