Walking into the library this past month, a collection of art immediately catches the eye. These artworks were created by 35 MWHS Senior Art Majors as part of a wider collection called “An Artist’s Response to Human Rights”.
Sponsored annually by the Orange County Human Rights Commission, high schools across the county are challenged to create artistic interpretations of the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Each student chooses one of 30 articles to represent through mediums ranging from paint to pastel to sculpture, and students wrote a short explanation of their art’s connection to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
MWHS has participated in this event for over a decade. This year’s art was on display in SUNY Orange’s Orange Hall Gallery and the MWCSD Education Center alongside the library.
