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.
James Lyng's Entrepreneurship Students are busy working on a new exhibition entitled Walk a mile in my shoes. The show showcases customized shoes, designed and painted by James Lyng Students. Embedded in each of these shoes are symbols which were chosen by our students to tell stories from their lives. each pair of hoes is accompanied by a short film in which the student explains the meaning behind their symbols. the exhibition will also feature a large-scale mural which the students designed and painted with local graffiti artist Haks, as well as a longer documentary which chronicles the process of curating the exhibition.
The Vernissage party for Walk a mile in my shoes will take place on Thursday, March 28th from 6:30-8:30 at the up next gallery in James Lyng High SChool (5440 rue Notre-dame O., MTL, QC).
It is open to the public.
Here is a taste of what's to come!
James Lyng's Entrepreneurship Students are busy working on a new exhibition entitled Walk a mile in my shoes. The show showcases customized shoes, designed and painted by James Lyng Students. Embedded in each of these shoes are symbols which were chosen by our students to tell stories from their lives. each pair of hoes is accompanied by a short film in which the student explains the meaning behind their symbols. the exhibition will also feature a large-scale mural which the students designed and painted with local graffiti artist Haks, as well as a longer documentary which chronicles the process of curating the exhibition.
The Vernissage party for Walk a mile in my shoes will take place on Thursday, March 28th from 6:30-8:30 at the up next gallery in James Lyng High SChool (5440 rue Notre-dame O., MTL, QC).
It is open to the public.
Here is a taste of what's to come!
Photos by François dupraz
Draft of Mural Design by Haks with Jaden
