Videos from Oberhausen and Pennsylvania

Here is a video of one of the presentations at the Gymnasium at Gustav Heineman Schulzentrum on November 12 - Mrs. Zini's class talking about Thanksgiving. Later that evening, the presentations were made at the LVR-Industriemuseum for the "Thanksgiving is Coming" event. The students did a fabulous job!

So after looking at a lot of these videos on Wednesday, I thought it might be fun to show our friends in Germany what a real American Thanksgiving looks like. Using my husband's family as an example, I videotaped the food being brought to the table. All the loud talking in the background is, at least in my experience, very typical of a Thanksgiving dinner in America - family from far and wide getting together, catching up and laughing, and watching American football. I hope this gives everyone an idea of this very American holiday! Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIB0dwwytHc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4GrDrGNJTU

Article in the Tribune-Review

Transatlantic Journal Project Exhibition Opening

The Westmoreland and Greensburg-Salem High School presented the Transatlantic Journal Project student art exhibition opening reception last Friday night. Over 170 people attended! It was a great success!

This exhibition, includes thirty-eight reproductions of journal entries, and is the conclusion of a year-long collaboration with Greensburg-Salem High School and three schools in Oberhausen, Germany, facilitated the Westmoreland Museum of American Art.

Greensburg-Salem High School National Art Honor Society student, Megan Wigle acted as chief curator for the project.

There was also a pizza party for all involved in the Transatlantic Journal Project.

The exhibition is on view through December 26th. After its conclusion at The Westmoreland, the student artwork will travel to the LVR-Industriemuseum in Oberhausen to be exhibited from February 5 – March 27, 2011.

Trips are over but the project continues

Our visitors arrived safely back in Germany after a wonderful trip to the U.S. The opening of the Transatlantic Journal exhibit on Friday night was attended by over 170 people! Thanks to all the students who made it a success, including the Advanced Art Students who simultaneously had their exhibition in the Museum and provided the refreshments.

Check our Facebook page for images of the event. In the meantime, here's one last shot of our visitors from our trip to Fallingwater on Saturday.

I look forward to continuing this project through new partnerships started with Mrs. Zini and Mr. Beck and Mrs. Redinger and Mr. Bugdoll! And the journals will also continue . . .

Wilkommen in America!

Uwe, Stephanie and Shila arrived on time on Wednesday evening and we spent nearly the entire day yesterday at Greensburg Salem High School. After breakfast with Mrs. Grace's French class, we had a very informative tour from Principal Zilli. After stopping in on Mrs. Lyons' Spanish class and speaking with Mrs. Bevington's creative writing class (including enlisting a junior named Holly to write the end of a film that Uwe is working on in Germany), we visited with Mrs. Redinger's Biotechnology class. There was a lot of great dialogue with our German guests about genetically modified cats and fish . . . a dialogue I am sure will continue on their wiki space.

We then had lunch with students and teachers in the school library and met with the superintendant, Dr. Yarabinetz, who spoke to our guests about the district and its philosophy.

Returning to the Museum, the group had a tour with Barbara Jones and after some shopping, we were joined by Heather Berry and Brooke Leonard from MCCA for dinner. Shila, Stephanie, Brooke and Heather then enjoyed a performance by Kenny Blake as part of the Westmoreland Jazz Society concert series here at the Museum.

Tonight - we open the Transatlantic Journal Project exhibit along with the art exhibition of Mrs. Audia's Advanced Art Class. See you at the Museum at 6:30 pm!

Installing the Transatlantic Journal student art exhibition

On Wednesday, November 17, we had the following Greensburg-Salem High students at The Westmoreland to install the exhibition featuring reproductions of the Transatlantic Journal project: Kyle Hines, Marion Morton, Kylee Wombacker, Christian Blackwell, Nick Hughes, Megan Taylor and Brent Contic. Opening reception is Friday, November 19 from 6:30 - 8 PM at the Museum.

transatlantic journal project exhibition is ready!

we are so excited about the transatlantic journal project exhibition and can finally breathe after 2 weeks of constant chaos. it was all well worth it! the space looks wonderful and i would like to thank everyone who helped with the installation last night at the museum:
christian blackwell, kyle hines, marion morton, megan taylor, nick hughes, brent contic, and chris hunter.

and thank you so much to pj zimmerlink for guiding the kids through the process.
what an awesome experience you have given them and we here at GSHS are truly grateful for it!