Dylan Yarbrough & Joyce Kilmer Elementary School
Project Overview
During my time with Joyce Kilmer Elementary School, I led a color theory workshop series with
the Black Student Alliance. We discussed the importance of color, both formally and emotionally.
To create the artwork, the students participated by experimenting with Photoshop’s new
generative AI tools. The students created text prompts based on vocabulary words, color hues,
artists’ names, art styles, and emotions – such as: “abstract, analogous, minimal, yellow,
Ellsworth Kelly, anxious.” These prompts would create simple shapes and color combinations
that we later composited and collaged into larger pieces. This work is important because it helps
young people learn about established color theory concepts, navigate their emotions using art,
as well as understand emerging tools that will undoubtedly impact the world around them.
Meet the Artist
Dylan Yarbrough
Dylan Yarbrough is an artist, photographer, and educator. He earned his BFA from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and his MFA at Columbia College Chicago. His work has been exhibited as a solo show, “Sompasuana,” at the Arcade Gallery in Chicago, as well as numerous group shows at venues such as Center For Creative Photography, Midwest Center for Photography, and the Historic Arkansas Museum. Dylan was the recipient of the 2019 Stuart Abelson Graduate Fellowship and the 2019 Lya Dym Rosenblum Award. Dylan’s photos have recently been featured in several publications, including Aint-Bad Magazine, Too Tired Project, and Oxford American Magazine.
https://www.dylanyarbrough.com/
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Dylan Yarbrough is an artist, photographer, and educator. He earned his BFA from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and his MFA at Columbia College Chicago. His work has been exhibited as a solo show, “Sompasuana,” at the Arcade Gallery in Chicago, as well as numerous group shows at venues such as Center For Creative Photography, Midwest Center for Photography, and the Historic Arkansas Museum. Dylan was the recipient of the 2019 Stuart Abelson Graduate Fellowship and the 2019 Lya Dym Rosenblum Award. Dylan’s photos have recently been featured in several publications, including Aint-Bad Magazine, Too Tired Project, and Oxford American Magazine.
https://www.dylanyarbrough.com/
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