We bet you’re wondering where the Akron Art Museum Teen Council has been all of these months! Hibernating? Nope! We’ve taken a break from text messages Facebook feeds to explore the possibilities of the printed page.
Students worked with artists Jessica Langley and Kevin Czapiewski to create comics and small edition magazines, called zines. The zines are inspired by a surrealist parlor game called exquisite corpse, in which players write or draw in turn on a sheet of paper, fold it to conceal part of the creation and then pass it to the next player for a further contribution.
On Thursday, January 13, the Teen Council will hold an exciting drop-in day inspired by their paper endeavors as well as the exhibition Who Shot Rock & Roll. The event will feature free gallery admission for local high school students as well as a hands on art project. Explore zines and comics created by Teen Council members and construct an exquisite corpse creation. Mix and mingle with local teens and find out how to become a part of the council.
