{"id":2701,"date":"2014-12-09T16:27:27","date_gmt":"2014-12-09T20:27:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/?p=2701"},"modified":"2015-03-11T11:36:15","modified_gmt":"2015-03-11T15:36:15","slug":"salem-middle-students-inspired-moca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/salem-middle-students-inspired-moca\/","title":{"rendered":"Salem Middle students inspired by MOCA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Salem Middle School students visited the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) on Dec. 3 to participate in the museum\u2019s Student Art Start (SAS) program. The program combines a one-hour tour with art-making related to current exhibitions at the museum.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2703\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2703\" style=\"width: 1556px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_32211.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2703\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_32211.jpg\" alt=\"Salem Middle students took part in MOCA's Student Art Start (SAS) program and were able to make art of their own. \" width=\"1556\" height=\"1037\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_32211.jpg 1556w, http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_32211-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_32211-1024x682.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_32211-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1556px) 100vw, 1556px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2703\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Salem Middle students took part in MOCA&#8217;s Student Art Start (SAS) program and were able to make art of their own.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>During the visit, students created their own pieces of art based on the concepts of Gabriel Dawes whose art installation uses colored thread to make concentric circles in the MOCA gallery. Students learned that Dawes and his team used nearly 60 miles of thread for his work Plexus 28.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2702\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2702\" style=\"width: 1556px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_32161.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2702\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_32161.jpg\" alt=\"After touring MOCA and seeing artwork by Gabriel Dawes, Salem Middle students create their own designs using thread.\" width=\"1556\" height=\"1037\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_32161.jpg 1556w, http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_32161-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_32161-1024x682.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_32161-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1556px) 100vw, 1556px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2702\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">After touring MOCA and seeing artwork by Gabriel Dawes, Salem Middle students create their own designs using thread.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The visit was made possible by a grant from the Cohen Family Memorial Foundation of Virginia Beach. The foundation also provided for lunch, which was prepared by work experience program students from the Laskin Road and Plaza annexes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Salem Middle School students visited the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) on Dec. 3 to participate in the museum\u2019s Student Art Start (SAS) program. 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