The 2011 Future Curators team consisted of 14 students in grades 11 and 12:
Benjamin Almeter (St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute), Jordan Bianchi (Clarence High School), Chelsea Butkowski (Kenmore East High School), Emily Carlson (Nichols School), Kellie Corwin (Nichols School), Amanda Equils (Niagara Wheatfield Senior High School), Kimberly Floyd (East Aurora High School), Leigh Ann Gantz (Kenmore West High School), Alexandra Gerbec (Kenmore East High School), Samantha Kahn (Grand Island High School), Catherine Mucci (City Honors School), Casey Schultz (St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute), Matthew Stepien (Williamsville East High School), and Migella Sterlace-Accorsi (East Aurora High School).
The 2011 Future Curators (from left): Chelsea Butkowski, Jordan Bianchi, Emily Carlson, Kimberly Floyd, Migella Sterlace-Accorsi, Casey Schultz, Matthew Stepien, Catherine Mucci, Samantha Kahn, Leigh Ann Gantz, Amanda Equils, and Benjamin Almeter, with Program Coordinator Lindsay Kranz. Not Pictured: Alexandra Gerbec and Kellie Corwin. In the background is Sol LeWitt’s Wall Drawing #1268: Scribbles: Staircase (AKAG), conceived 2006; executed 2010 (Collection Albright-Knox Art Gallery; George B. and Jenny R. Matthews Fund, 2007). Photograph by Tom Loonan.
The 2011 Future Curators Exhibition Opening. Photograph by Tom Loonan.
From January to May 2011, this dynamic team of young artists, art historians, writers, and musicians used the Albright-Knox’s collection to explore new ways of looking at art and learned what goes on behind-the-scenes at the museum from various staff members.
The 2011 Future Curators’ exhibition of artwork by local high school students—raw—was on view at the Albright-Knox May 6–July 3, 2011, with an opening celebration on May 6 as part of M&T FIRST FRIDAYS.
AK Teens is presented by the First Niagara Foundation.
