In the slideshow below, click on an image for a larger view.
Arianna G., Grade 10, Collage & ink on wooded canvas, Inspired by: Amelia Piper (1796-1856), Abolitionist
Janice W., Grade 8, Painting, Inspired by: Lt. Col. Mary Elizabeth Hartley (1920-1999), Army Nurse
Savannah L., Grade 8, Drawing, Inspired by: Sarah Rotch Arnold (1786-1860), Social Reformer
Arieanah L., Grade 7, Mixed Media, Inspired by: Archangela Fortes (1919- 2009) Cape Verdean Community Builder
Millienaysa Q., Grade 8, Photograph, Inspired by: Valentina Almeida (1913-2009), Cape Verdean Community Activist
Nia R., Grade 8, Painting, Inspired by: Eliza Bierstadt (1833-1896), Art Dealer
Attendees at the IGNITE Youth Showcase listen to a welcome from Christina Turner, Director of Education at New Bedford Whaling Museum
Lyla T., Grade 8, Cut-paper Collage, Inspired by: Rosetta Douglass (1839-1906), Abolitionist & Social Reformer
Emma B., Grade 7, Drawing, Inspired by: Dr. Marie Equi (1872-1952), Doctor, Workers Rights Activist & Suffragist
Julia K., Grade 12, Mixed Media, Inspired by: Elizabeth Carter Brooks (1867-1951), Architect & Social Activist
Lyla T., Grade 8, Cut-paper Collage, Inspired by: Rosetta Douglass (1839-1906), Abolitionist & Social Reformer
Juliana L., Grade 7, Inspired by: Cecil Clark Davis (1877-1955), Painter & Suffragist
Sophia P., Grade 11, Drawing, Inspired by: Rosetta Douglass (1839-1906), Abolitionist & Social Reformer
Victoria O., Grade 11, Painting, Inspired by: Theodosia Chase (1875-1972), Photographer & Librarian
Avalee C., Grade 6, Painting, Inspired by: Helena de Kay Gilder (1846-1916), Painter & Arts Advocate
Kayla F., Grade 6, Collage, Inspired by: Belmira Nunes (1899-1994), Educator & Cape Verdean Community Builder
Abigail S., Grade 6, Painting, Inspired by: Kathleen Comiskey Roberts (1914-2017), Educator & Author
Lilliana S., Grade 6, Painting, Inspired by: Kathleen Comiskey Roberts (1914-2017), Educator & Author
Briana S., Grade 6, Painting & Collage, Inspired by: Theodosia Chase (1875-1972), Photographer & Librarian
Anyis M., Painting, Inspired by: Elizabeth Terry Delano (1845-1933), Painter & Suffragist
Danira D., Grade 8, Painting, Inspired by: Alice Howland Macomber (1874-1961), Educator & World Traveler
Stella L., Grade 6, Painting, Inspired by: Marian Shaw Smith (1866-1913), Photographer & Sister Sailor
Hannah C., Grade 11, Painting on a Book, Inspired by: Edith Guerrier (1870-1958), Librarian & Social Reformer
Ava S., Grade 8, Drawing, Inspired by: Mary Hudson Onley (1889-1980), Educator & Community Activist
Alaina C., Leila H., Ariana M., Sophie M., & Audrey W., Grade 6, Drawing, Inspired by: Elizabeth Carter Brooks (1867-1951), Architect & Social Activist
Attendees view art gallery at IGNITE Youth Showcase.
