Art is your emotions flowing in a river of imagination. – Devin, Los Cerros Middle School, 1999

Art is your personal diary where you may color your thoughts and emotions on a page. – Sara, Los Cerros Middle School, 1999

Its important to debunk the myths of Africa being this benighted continent civilized only when white people arrived. In fact, Africans had been creators of culture for thousands of years before. These were very intelligent, subtle and sophisticated people, with organized societies and great art. – Henry Louis Gates