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Thanks to a partnership with the Woodruff Arts Center‘s Young Audiences, Garden Hills Elementary celebrated the installation of a sculpture on school grounds Tuesday morning. Faculty and students cheered as Principal Amy Alderman and art teacher Cissy Cohen honored the work of Young Audiences “site sculptor” Jeff Mather. His colorful and geometrically dazzling masterpiece was inspired by sketches provided by fourth- and fifth-graders. The artwork features triangles and benches that form a circle and could easily double as an outdoor classroom.
Alderman noted that Garden Hills’ relationship with Young Audiences dates before her six-year tenure at the school. She was excited when Cohen — along representatives of the school’s PTA — approached her with the idea of a student-inspired sculpture through the organization. “Many of these projects are modeled on how to integrate Georgia Performance Standards through the arts,” said Alderman, who’s also partnered with the Woodruff on such programs as Smart Start and an artist-in-residence project last year. “We’re fortunate in that we’re one of four schools in the state of Georgia that’s a pilot school with the Woodruff Arts Center.