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Hooker, Fields and Jones He is the sculptor who
sat down early in the 2017- created the famed “February
18 school year to map out One” monument in front of
what they could do together the Dudley Building on A&T’s
in the arts. In the spring, campus as well as “Minerva”
Hooker brought some of at University of North
his university students to Carolina at Greensboro and
Wiley to help the elementary “General Nathaniel Greene” in
students complete the murals. downtown Greensboro.

Hooker said, “It speaks Currently, Barnhill is working
volumes to A&T’s reach and with his classes to integrate
reputation to develop these sculpting and engineering. He
relationships with Guilford sculpted a model of Martin
County Schools.” Luther King Jr.’s head using
clay and then cast it in plaster.
Both the university and The model will be scanned
elementary school students by engineers to create the
get valuable experience when template for a larger version
they work together, Jones of the bust.
said.

“A lot of times our students
aren’t exposed to college,”
Jones said. “It’s very beneficial
to my students to see artists
of color doing what they love
and making an honest living
from it. It opens their minds
to something different.”

Fields said that the project
has boosted confidence and
pride among students who
worked on the mural project.

“One of my students said to
me that when he leaves Wiley,
there will always be a piece
of him here,” she said. “Every
time they walk past this
section of the wall they get to
see a little of themselves and
that’s such a strong impact.”

engineered PerfeCTion
The scans will help Barnhill artful
Barnhill’s interaction with and his students create a grid
the community begins in the to build a metal frame for the connectionS
studio but the results can be 10- to 12-foot bust. The final
seen throughout the city and bust will be made of fortified CONTINuEd
country. mortar, using polymer and
concrete.
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