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N.C. A&T art
professor, Willie
Hooker (right), and
Wiley Elementary
principal, Tavy
Fields ‘03 (second
left), with Wiley
fourth and fifth
graders Dexter
Kouame, Elijah
Jones, Alison
Mendoza, Jessica
Villafane-Nieto,
Le’Ayja Raleigh,
Nahomi Sanchez-
Guadalupe and
Jah-mez Wilson

ConneCTing To The CommuniTy is one
of The main PurPoses of Visual arT.
making The VieWer feel someThing is
imPorTanT To arTisTs.

Involving the community is fulfilling an even
greater importance. North Carolina A&T art
professors Willie Hooker, Jim Barnhill and Amy
Schwartzott use their respective mediums artful
of paint, sculpture and recycled materials in
different ways to connect to the community.
connectionS
ValuaBle eXPosure

In spring 2018, Hooker connected
with Wiley Elementary School three art professors connect their craft, students to community.
principal Tavy Fields ’03, and
the school’s former art teacher
Brittany Jones ’12, to paint two By Jordan M. Howse
murals to educate the students
through art. The students painted
one in the cafeteria that speaks
to nutrition and one in the
breezeway that illustrates STEM
(science, technology, engineering
and mathematics).

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