Located in the heart of James Lyng High School, the Up Next Gallery opened in December 2015 as part of the school’s transformation into an “Urban Arts High School”. The student-run art gallery showcases work by James Lyng High School students, youth from other schools and community groups, as well as work by professional street artists.
This year, James Lyng's Entrepreneurship Students created a multi-media exhibition entitled Walk a mile in my shoes. The show showcased customized shoes, designed and painted by James Lyng Students. Embedded in each of the shoes were symbols which were chosen by our students to tell stories from their lives. each pair of shoes was accompanied by a short film in which the student explained the meaning behind their symbols. the exhibition also featured a large-scale mural which the students designed and painted with local graffiti artist Haks.
Check out this short documentary made by the class about the project.
This year, James Lyng's Entrepreneurship Students created a multi-media exhibition entitled Walk a mile in my shoes. The show showcased customized shoes, designed and painted by James Lyng Students. Embedded in each of the shoes were symbols which were chosen by our students to tell stories from their lives. each pair of shoes was accompanied by a short film in which the student explained the meaning behind their symbols. the exhibition also featured a large-scale mural which the students designed and painted with local graffiti artist Haks.
Check out this short documentary made by the class about the project.
Also, Please check out the gallery project from last years class: www.livesofthesouthwest.com
