York, PA - The two white figures awkwardly bumped their way down the sidewalk on a rolling cart, one with a backpack and one with a basket of fruit. The white plaster figures were pushed by a group of Central York High School students who installed the art piece in Central Market, the culmination of a months-long project that highlighted the link between community and education.
Students from media literacy, sculpture and graphic 3D Design classes worked together on the project, called "Synergy." On Wednesday they delivered the final pieces to the York Revolution Stadium, Olivia's House, children's grief and loss center, and DreamWrights Youth and Family Theatre.
"It was really to bring students into
the community to show them what they can do," said Abby Rill, a 10th-grade media literacy student who worked on the Central Market project. "It also shows the community we actually want to get involved and help out."
The media literacy and sculpture students met with representatives of the organizations to assess the organization's needs and who the organization serves. They researched the demographics and psychographics, said media literacy teacher Cindy Hogentogler. The students were then required to write a proposal including a slogan, logo and the story they wanted to tell with the art piece. For example, the slogan they wrote for Central Market was, "Educating Tastebuds from Generation to Generation."
"They knew pretty early what they wanted to do. All the ideas were theirs," said Casi Babinchak, chief operations officer of Central Market, who said she would get phone updates and approvals on any changes the students made to the sculpture. "For me, it was a way to connect with the school district."
After the concepts for the sculptures were agreed upon, the sculpture students created them using live models and wrapping them with plaster gauze and the graphic design students worked on logos and web design.
The sculptures are inspired by the work of American artist George Segal, who created sculptures of people in everyday situations.
"He kept them white and plain so they were relatable to any person," said Katlyn Wolfgang, who teaches the sculpture class. Viewing the sculptures, someone may think of a neighbor or themselves with a loves one, based on their perspective. "The person viewing creates their own story."
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