Teens Preview To the Hoop
Led by teaching artists Dr. Libby Scandale and Guilford College professor Antoine Williams, more than 400 students and their art teachers participated in pre-visit classes during fall 2019 in preparation for touring To the Hoop: Basketball and Contemporary Art this spring. Scandale taught visual art for 28 years at Ragsdale High School before completing a PhD in fine arts education. She has a special interest in how the arts amplify and enhance the core curriculum. Williams, a visual artist, has exhibited widely, including in WAM’s 2019 Art on Paper exhibition. He earned an MFA at UNC-Chapel Hill and is a 2017 recipient of the Joan Mitchell Foundation Award for painters and sculptors.
This first-of-its-kind collaboration is made possible by a generous gift from Sherry Sherill. Sherrill is an advocate for visual arts education within the K-12 school curriculum and an avid basketball fan. The gift provides pre-visit instruction, substitute teacher reimbursements, and bus transportation for all classes visiting To the Hoop.
Image: Antoine Williams with GCS students. Photo: Martin Kane, UNCG University Communications.
