At various points throughout the semester, the partners, who did not meet in person until the last day of the program, wrote letters back and forth, offering insight into the ideas and process behind their work.

The structure for this program evolved from a conversation about the painter Vasily Kandinsky (1866-1944) and his friendship with composer Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951). Kandinsky, whose work is well-represented in the Guggenheim's collection , believed that painting and music were strongly related and that he and Schoenberg were addressing synonymous ideas, although through different media. With Kandinsky’s ideas and experiences in mind, we asked participants in these workshops to draw artistic inspiration from a variety of sources, be it in their own medium or another.

These workshops were supported in part by a generous grant from ZER01. Participants' final projects will be presented at the Adobe Global Youth Voices Exhibition, a part of 01SJ: A Global Festival of Art on the Edge, June 4-8, 2008 in San Jose, California.

- Rachel Florman, photography instructor and Education Manager for New Media at the Guggenheim

- Ray Sweeten, music instructor and New-York-based sound and video artist

For information about the Guggenheim’s upcoming programs for high school students, visit www.publicandartist.org or write to rflorman@guggenheim.org.