Credit: CBS News
A new “passion project” at Hatboro-Horsham High School has earned recognition.
As part of the National Art Honors Society, Hatboro-Horsham students have created a massive mural at the school that features both art and technology to teach diversity and inclusion, and it earned them a spot on CBS News.
The mural is made up several of Black artists, such as Maya Angelou, late actor Chadwick Boseman and visual artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, and students are hoping to have it finished in time for the school’s Black History Month concert on Saturday, Feb. 22.
Student Ellisa Sadler, president of the Hatboro-Horsham Black student union and one of the artists, was interviewed by CBS News for her work depicting 1940s Black woman guitarist Rosetta Tharpe.
"When she was first mentioned, I thought she was really cool," Sadler said. "And so, painting her and the guitar, it was just really cool to see her in a different light in such a different time."
Each artist featured on the mural is accompanied by a scannable QR code, where more information is revealed about these trailblazers in society. This is part grouping technology with art.
Student Amy Park, vice president of the Hatboro-Horsham National Art Honors Society, helped choose the people who were painted.
“I think it's really nice that we have like a little space that kind of represents us, represents the Black kids in our school," Park said.
National Art Honors Society advisor Leah Ellert was on hand to get a glimpse of the work in progress.
"It's all about belonging and just feeling like you are a part of a community, and that's exactly what the art kids have and the music kids have here, and we're sharing it with everybody else," Ellert said.
