“I’m trapped,” he said. “The school has always gone with my interests.” Upper School Art and History teacher Mark Buenzle’s false lament was his explanation for why he has been teaching at BFS for over 20 years. “We’re a good match creatively,” he concluded. Mark started out at BFS as a kindergarten teacher, a job he […]
Middle-Upper School Dance teacher Jesse Phillips-Fein ’97 traveled as part of an impromptu relief effort to Haiti in April, 2010. She was already planning the trip to the beleaguered country with her Haitian dance teacher Peniel Guerrier, and when the earthquake struck in January BFS dance teacher Jesse Phillips-Fein ’97 and her colleagues decided not to cancel […]
Ahhh Springtime! Beauty is in bloom all around! Could there be a more perfect time for our annual All School Art Show? During the week of May 18th, one could discover artworks by our budding BFS artists from Preschool to 12th grade IB Visual Arts, blossoming inside our lower gym. As usual, the space was […]
Faculty parent, Hugo Guinness joined our 11th grade IB art class as our final visiting artist of the 2014-15 school year. Guinness is an artist known for his his bold, graphic black-and-white block prints and illustrations. Using his signature simplified style, Guinness depicts everyday objects or phrases, evoking a quirky sensibility and the character of […]
This year, three BFS students were honored for their outstanding visual artwork: Hannah Hemmerly (12), Giovanna Molina (12) and Alexander Van Biema (9). Giovanna received a Gold Key for her color photograph, La Procesión and a Silver Key for her photograph, El Circo. Both images were taken while Giovanna was staying in Seville, Spain. ”I […]
How can an artist contribute to an ongoing dialogue regarding social and political change? Can art go too far in its satirical commentary? Can art be dangerous? These are just a few questions pondered by our first “Visiting Artist Interview Panel”. Consisting of students Malcolm McIver (12), Olivia Hart-Kobel (12), Eve Bromberg (12) and Abby […]
“Actually, this was kind of fun,” said one of the 7th grade students as we finished up the trip to see Marisol Escobar’s sculptures. The 7th and 8th grade sculpture and wood design students ventured uptown to Museo Del Barrio to get a glimpse of work that has not been exhibited in New York City […]
One of our mild-mannered security guards has, or rather once had, a big secret. Kenny Alston, brother of longtime BFS faculty member Valarie Alston, has worked here for the past four years in relative anonymity. That all changed in September 2014 when he sang backup for multi-talented actor-singer Jared Leto’s group 30 Seconds to Mars […]
This year’s dance concert on March 6 & 7 explores social justice as well as South Asian dance, paying tribute to Indian choreographers Chandralekha and Akram Khan, while also giving voice to the Black Lives Matter movement here at home. “We’re exploring how we create freedom and liberation through our bodies, with a lens on […]
In the second Visiting Artist event of the 2014-15 school year, on December 1st, BFS students were introduced to video, film and hybrid media artist, Art Jones. Art has been exhibiting since 1991 and achieved early recognition in the 1993 Whitney Biennial. Jones’ films/videos, CD-ROMs, live audio/video mixes and installations are concerned with the interrelationships between popular music, visual culture, history, and power. In […]
The BFS Visual Arts Department officially began its second year of the exciting Visiting Artist Series in early November. Elise Engler is an artist who uses drawing and painting as way of documenting and chronicling various experiences and phenomena in the world. Often using long, scroll-like papers to make visual “lists”, Elise obsessively documents everything […]
We want to introduce you to the Visual Arts Faculty as the year is getting going. Enjoy this peak into who makes the great Art Department at BFS! 1. What classes do you teach? I teach studio art in the fifth and sixth grades, drawing and painting in seventh and eighth grades. I also teach […]
