The Fine Art Program and Collection at Montefiore Einstein is proud to present Taking Shape: Art at Every Age from Studio in a School, an exhibition of vibrant artworks created by children and teens across New York City. During the 2022-2023 school year, the young artists in this exhibition participated in Studio in a School’s visual arts programs, which transform public school classrooms into thriving art studios. The exhibit is on display in the Tower One lobby of Simone Development Companies’ Hutchinson Metro Center in the Bronx.

Taking Shape surveys the artistic development of students from toddlerhood through the teen years. Walking through the exhibition and looking from piece to piece is like watching a child grow up. Organized into two sections, the exhibition begins with bold and exuberant artworks from children in grades 3K-5 and concludes with rigorous and ambitious pieces created by adolescents and teens in grades 6-12. As young people mature, their new skills and capacities become visually evident through their art.