transform lives through art
Current Learning Lab
Archived Learning Labs
February 5 - April 7, 2007
During Lauri’s residency she worked with youth to create a
massive, room-sized installed piece consisting of hundreds of
components. The youth, teen girls from Colfax Community Network and teens from Escuela Tlatelolco worked side-by-side with Lauri learning her creative process while
creating their own forms from plaster. The resulting work and
installation is a true collaboration between the artist and
participants, where the forms "flow" through the work, creating a river
of juxtaposed imagery, color, texture, and form. In addition to the
workshops and installation at PlatteForum, the students participated in
a “live painting” demonstration with Lauri at the Ellie Caulkins Opera
House during the celebration of the Mayor’s Award for Excellence, which
was given to PlatteForum.
Colfax Community Network
Teachers: Shannon Salazar, Family Support & Outreach, Katie Meske, Americorps volunteer
Teens: Sierra, Hannah, Caylah, Embassie, Tammarra, Rebeka, Sashia, E-Shaw, age 13
Escuela Tlatelolco
Teacher:Cheryl Wilsey
Teens: Andrew, John, Jazz, Celina, Daisy, Sully, Eva, (Roger) Rogelio, Rene, Richardo
PlatteForum Intern: Lindsay Smith
Volunteers: Kellee Corti, Rochelle Johnson, Gretchen Calhoun, Shelly Heard, Emily Potts, Chris Schooler
Special thanks to: Lindsay Smith, Rick Benjamin-Tebelau, Karen Eilene Saenz,
WineGuruEvents.com, Wine Merchants of Colorado, Izze Beverage, Safeway
Foods, Connie Robertson, Gina Rubano
and Friends of PlatteForum
