Teen to Screen is a collaborative project with DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park, Moody Street Pictures, and the Waltham High School. It takes the form of a year-long accredited course at the WHS with students from grades ten through twelve. The focus of the course is for the students to learn about a few key artworks in DeCordova’s 35-acre Sculpture Park and make short videos about them.

Staff and faculty from all three organizations teach the student-directed course, which runs twice a week and after school. For many classes the students are bused to the Museum to learn about looking at and interpreting sculpture, the creative process of artists, museum careers, art history, and Web page design. While learning about the sculpture, the students are simultaneously learning about making videos through the process of designing, storyboarding, filming, recording audio, and editing for their productions. To enhance their research, the students look at the current exhibitions in the Museum and review and critique Web sites and videos made by other teens and professionals. Throughout the year the students work with guest artists to make their own sculpture, interview Park artists, and visit artists studios and film production studios.

Grants and Awards
Creative Schools Grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council 2003–2004, 2005–2007
EdLinks grant from the Verizon Foundation 2003–2004
Fleet National Bank, a Bank of America Company and Trustee of the Alfred E. Chase Charity Foundation 2004–2005
Art & Business Partnership, Top of the Arts Award from the Arts & Business Council of Greater Boston 2004
The Parker Family Foundation 2005–2006
Silver Keys from The 2005 and 2006 Boston Globe Scholastic Art Awards—individual recipients marked below with an *

Project Team
Ginger Connearney, Art Teacher, Waltham High School
Susan Diachisin, Manager of Interpretive Programs, DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park
John MacNeil, Executive Director, Moody Street Pictures

Guest Artists, Filmmakers and Faculty
Angélica Allende Brisk, Filmmaker and Faculty
Nick Capasso, Curator, DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park and Faculty
Brian Carlson, Filmmaker, Moody Street Pictures and Faculty
George Greenamyer, Artist
Christopher Frost, Artist
Peter Haines, Artist
Mike Hansel, Artist
Alla Kovgan, Filmmaker
Katie Lawrence, Education Fellow, DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park
Paul Matisse, Artist
Ben Mayer, Filmmaker
Adam Moyer, Filmmaker, Moody Street Pictures and Faculty
Bob Nesson, Filmmaker
Bryan Papciak, Filmmaker
Ron Rudnicki, Artist
Carol Spack, Artist
Nick Sterling, and the staff at National Boston
Tracy Heather Strain, Filmmaker
Adam Van Voorhis, Filmmaker
Kitty Wales, Artist
Joseph Wheelwright, Artist

2003–2004 Students
Alicia Antreasian* grade 11
Corey Dallaire grade 12
Julie Eagan grade 12
Nick LaFrance grade 12
Lyndsey Maher* grade 10
Kelly McDonald* grade 11
Clovis Mediros grade 12
Christina Pereira grade 12
André Phillips* grade 10
Patrick St. Pierre* grade 10
Jane Wiseheart* grade 10
Marc Monnar grade 12

2004–2005 Students
Alicia Antreasian grade 12
Susan Flaherty grade 12
Fayth Guarino grade 12
Robert Logan grade 12
Jessica Melanson grade 11
A.J. Rider grade10
Stephanie Rogers grade 12
*Patrick St Pierre grade 11
Howie Thea grade 10

2005–2006 Students
Anthony Bonanno grade 12
Irene Bratsis grade 12
Rae Grassia grade 11
Lyndsey Maher grade 12
Jessica Melanson grade 12
Matthew Pettingell grade 11
André Phillips grade 12
Alicia Smith grade 12
Howie Thea grade 11
Jane Wiseheart grade 12

For more information on Teen to Screen contact Susan Diachisin, DeCordova Manager of Interpretive Programs, sdiachisin@decordova.org or 781-259-3632.

Special thanks:
Julie Blanchard, Former Head of Art, Waltham High School
Boston Camera
Joby DeCoster, Manager of Creative and Interactive Services
Boston Film and Video Foundation Staff and Board
Sasha Brown, Daily News Tribune
DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park Staff
Deb Peros Finnell and her dance students
Doherty’s Garage
John B. Graceffa, Principal, Waltham High School
Vinnie Guarna, Assistant Director of Development
Kate Jacobs, Secretary, Waltham High School
Melissa Kane, Director of Development, DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park
Lynne LaValley, Head of Fine Arts, Waltham Public Schools
Claire Loughheed, Former Education Director, DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park
Christopher Moore, Waltham News Tribune
Dr. Susan Parrella, Superintendent, Waltham Public Schools
Lisa Silagyi, Education Director, DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park
Sarah Smith, Former Manager of Creative and Interactive Services, DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park
Brent Sverdloff, Former Director of Marketing and Public Relations, DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park
Denise Taylor, The Boston Globe
Bonnie Waltch, Filmmakers Collaborative
Waltham Cultural Council
Waltham Public Library
Waltham School Committee
Jill White, SOS Update