"Real Art/Real World, Making Art for a Better Community" "My super hero builds homes for low income families, poor people who live in violent neighborhoods, where there are liquor stores and low-performing schools," writes Elijah Dunn, 14, a student artist featured in the City of Oakland Craft & Cultural Arts Gallery's presentation of ArtEsteem Super Heroes. The exhibition of paintings and mixed media works created by students at Frick Middle School during the spring of 2006 explores such issues as poverty, drug abuse, gun violence, homelessness, education, and the environment. The student-artists have all produced works of art that reflect... Read More