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The News of The Blake School Since 1916

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Martha Bennett Gallery Moves Online, Shows Parent Artwork

Gallery adjusts to COVID-19, remote learning
Robin Grant’s watercolor painting entitled “Pig,” is featured in the gallery’s online Parent Show. Grant is the parent of two lower school children. They began exploring art last year through an online art class and they have grown to love it.
Martha Bennett Gallery Website
Robin Grant’s watercolor painting entitled “Pig,” is featured in the gallery’s online Parent Show. Grant is the parent of two lower school children. They began exploring art last year through an online art class and they have grown to love it.

The Martha Bennett Gallery serves as a place to mix art with community and showcase budding artists separate from a regular class at school. Additionally, it celebrates people in the community while simultaneously providing a space for political expression.

 Sophia Wagner ’21 described it as “an essential hub in the school.” 

Since The Martha Bennett Gallery is almost entirely student-run, it provides a unique experience to give students a room to showcase their work, and as stated on their website, “[b]ridges the cultural, intellectual, and aesthetic across Blake.” Their current show is focused on parent art. Their December show will be all about alumni art, building community between alumni and current students. 

However, this sense of community has been hard to maintain throughout COVID-19. Reina Ackerberg ’22 notes, “[the gallery] has changed a lot…one of our team members created a website for us, which was really cool. We’re doing all our shows online, and we have an Instagram [account]. It’s been a lot harder to bring people into our shows, but I think that we’re doing a pretty good job going through COVID-19, but everything is hard through COVID-19.” Meanwhile, they remain busy curating shows online and staying active on their Instagram account. Currently, the gallery is serving as the theater classroom. 

Megan Rye’s colorful painting titled, “Dog Beach,” is featured in the gallery’s online Parent Show. Rye is the parent of one lower school child. She enjoys making visual art as an adult because she is able to interpret the world around her. (Martha Bennett Gallery Website)
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Zoey Ueland, Editor Emerita
Hi, my name is Zoey and I am a senior this year. Last semester, I served as the Variety Editor and I am also a Co-Editor-in-Chief. Last year I was the Student Life editor but I dabbled with other pages. Throughout my four years involved with Spectrum, having written since freshman year, I have enjoyed hearing from a wide array of voices, learning about different perspectives around Blake, and working collaboratively alongside my peers. Outside of the newsroom you can find me reading, hanging out with my friends, exploring Minneapolis and swimming!

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