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New Exhibit at the Museum of Work & Culture to Feature Art from Founders Academy Students

Exhibit highlights local middle school artists and their process

(WOONSOCKET, R.I.) – The Museum of Work & Culture, a division of the Rhode Island Historical Society, is proud to announce the new exhibit, Art Stars: Voices, which will open on Friday, December 15th. The exhibit features the artwork of local middle school students from Founders Academy at Beacon Charter School in Woonsocket.

Led by local artist and teacher Paul Cote, students learned various artistic techniques and processes that allowed them to create works that showcase and foreground their voices. Full of powerful and personal messages, this exhibit allows the next generation to make themselves heard.
 

The exhibit will be on display in the museum’s changing gallery until Thursday, February 29th.

 

 

What: Art Exhibit featuring the students of Founders Academy at the Museum of Work & Culture

When: Friday, December 15th - Thursday, February 29th

Where: The Museum of Work & Culture (42 S. Main St., Woonsocket, Rhode Island, 02895)

 

 

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