Ike Art Students Celebrate Cultural Diversity

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Eisenhower High School students and staff members developed an art exhibit in honor of United Nations Day (Oct. 24). The students’ artwork reflects different cultures from around the world.

Dr. Michaelann Kelley, fine arts chair at Eisenhower Senior High School, had students create fans that represented Japan, Islamic ceramic tiles from the Middle East, and the Cliffs of Moher in Ireland.

Art teacher Aguedo Ozambela’s students drew self-portraits with background images that reflected the cultures that have influenced their lives.

And the students in Megan Weeks’ photography class explored the culture of the Maori tribes in New Zealand. They created Ta Moko tattoo art to represent their own individual cultures, meanings and status.

The exhibit will be on view at the Houston Public Library in downtown (500 McKinney St., Houston, TX 77002) until Thanksgiving Day on the fourth floor gallery space.

The following students had their artwork chosen to be on display at the exhibit:

Edgar Vega, 11th Grade
Enrique Lozano, 11th Grade
Juwan Mayes, 9th Grade
Marivi Ancelmo, 11th Grade
Esteban Rodríguez, 11th Grade
Karen Calderón, 10th Grade
Guillermo Díaz, 12th Grade
Cindy Escobedo, 9th Grade
Som-Mai Nguyen, 12th Grade
Cassandra Martin, 12th Grade
Ana Monterroza, 12th Grade
Nancy Rubio, 12th Grade
Adán Aguilar, 12th Grade
Cristal Zapata, 12th Grade
Vanessa Moreno, 12th Grade
Norma Torres, 12th Grade
Mónica Gamez, 12th Grade
Asucena Ochoa, 12th Grade
Nyera Westmoreland, 11th Grade
Humberto Benítez, 10th Grade
Jasmine Brown, 12th Grade
Melissa Escobar, 12th Grade
Jackie González, 12th Grade
Mariel Rascon, 10th Grade
Monique Sontchi, 11th Grade