Goodman Banks Visiting Artist Series - Kingswood Oxford

Goodman Banks Visiting Artist Series

Visual & Performing

Artists-in-Residence

 

With the Goodman Banks Series, students experience the creative process firsthand as they work with visual and performing artists worldwide. Through performances and master classes, artists share their techniques, processes, and creations with Middle and Upper School students who come to know life through the eyes of working artists.

The Series also sponsors trips to local venues, including:

The Bushnell Performing Arts Center

Hartford Stage Company

 

Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art

 

Performing Artists-in-Residence

Working together, students and artists create original dance, music, and theatrical pieces. Recent collaborations include:

 

  • AfricanĀ musician flute Kalimba player Samite.
  • KO jazz musicians performed with Brazilian pianist Elaine Elias
  • 6th graders learned traditional Chinese dance with the Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company
  • KO students developed, performed, and taped a radio play with alum Adam Sullivan ā€˜87
  • KO students performed with violist, Martha Mooke
  • Tufts physicist Stephon Alexander with jazz sax player/composer Alexis Tarantino

  • Core Ensemble’s performance of Tres Vidas and discussion

Visiting artist Maria Molteni

Visual Artists-in-Residence

Visiting visual artists create a project by posing a specific problem to students and initiating an artistic response. They work closely with students throughout the course of the residency and often return to campus to see an exhibition of the student’s work. Recent artists include:

 

  • Anne Cubberly, sculptor
  • Betye Saar, folk artist
  • Jim Lee, painter
  • Brett Cook, artist
  • Maria Brito, assemblage artist
  • Maria Molteni, conceptual artist

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Middle and Upper School Walk & Talks

Middle School Walk & Talk

Monday, May 5, 8:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.

This discovery session is for families applying to grades 7-8 for Fall 2025 and applying for 6-8 in Fall 2026. Meet with our Middle School Head, Ann Sciglimpaglia, to discuss the hands-on curriculum at KO that inspires students to love learning. You will also have the opportunity to tour our bright and airy building with her.Ā 

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Register through your Ravenna Account or email [email protected].

 

Upper School Walk & Talk

Friday, May 9, 8:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.

This discovery session is for Upper School families applying to grades 9-11 for Fall 2025 (on a space-available basis) and Fall 2026. Meet with our Upper School Head, Lisa Loeb, and learn about our innovative, student-centered IMPACT program, where students drive their own learning through collaboration and creative problem-solving within their community.

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Register through your Ravenna Account or email [email protected].