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Side
by side
The Side by Side Project celebrates the uniqueness of young
people through a traveling multi-cultural art show. Portraits
from around the world are hung "side by side" to
represent the coming together of individuals to make a better
world.
Coordinated by Rowena Gerber, Yvonne Moyer
at Miami Country Day School, Miami, Florida, USA. |
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line of Side by Side
- 1996
Introduced by art teacher, Helen Donnell, at Miami Country
Day School as an art project during a study of Native Americans.
Elongation freeze of Native American portraits was exhibited
at school festival.
- 1997
Adapted by Rowena Gerber and Yvonne Moyer as a project for
self-portraits.
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- 1998
Introduced as an international collaborative art project
at the IEARN conference in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
- 1999
Displayed at the American Museum of Natural History in New
York City and at the iEARN Conference in San Juan, Puerto
Rico.
- 2000
Over 600 portraits displayed in the Ocean Room of The American
Museum of Natural History. Displayed at the iEARN gala.
Wide spread use of Side-By-Sides as introductions to penpals
and cultural exchanges. Used at conferences in Australia
and China. Petru Dumitru introduces a variation of Side-by-Side
to EU, calling it "Holding Hands"
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The Side by Side project is still active and growing, and has since been featured at conferences and gatherings around the world. Side by Side exhibitions are also hosted locally at participating schools that send and receive student artwork that represents young people's self-expression from all over the world.
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" I am a masterpiece of the world."
Students from St. Mary's school
in India holding their Side by Side drawings |
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Students
celebrate their unique individuality through art as they produce
elongated self-portraits on paper approximately 8 x 36 inches. 
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