The BLHS Art Department welcomes Resident Artist Duarte Brown. This residency is made possible by the Ohio Arts Council’s Teach Arts Ohio grant.
Mrs. Jennifer Davis was awarded a TeachArtsOhio grant for $12,600 from the Ohio Arts Council to support her work with Resident Artist Duarte Brown during the 2023-24 academic year.
Great things are ahead for Mrs. Davis and the BLHS students as she seeks to integrate unique arts learning experiences into her students’ learning, which continues to be more important than ever.
Jennifer Davis shared, "Duarte will be with us during normal school hours every Tuesday during the 23-24 school year. Our school is going to be greatly blessed by Duarte and the residency this year! My art students will be forever impacted."
As part of the Ohio Arts Council's TeachArtsOhio grant, Duarte and a collaborative team of Benjamin Logan educators (art, music, vo-ag) will also hold a professional development workshop with BLHS staff during the month of February.
The team is very grateful to Governor Mike DeWine, Lieutenant Governor Jon Husted, and members of the Ohio General Assembly for acknowledging the importance of public funding for the arts through the state budget.
Mrs. Davis first worked with Duarte and Donte, the young man that shares in the video, about 10 years ago when they came to BLMS for a collaborative project.
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