threads arts, technology, and career based learning with creativity and community collaborations.
Students interact creatively with local, regional, and global communities by
• working with professionals on site and in the Di studio
• exercising a variety of professional level digital tools
• visiting local and regional industry studios and agencies
• visiting local and regional galleries and museums
• visiting colleges related to student career pursuits
• participating in local and national contests and exhibitions
• spearheading global challenges with other schools
• publishing a variety of online content
Currently underway…
Custom Vans Shoes- a collaboration between Mr. Chacon's advanced art students, Epidemic Skateboard Shop, and DATA Di. The project includes hand painted Vans shoes photographed and marketed online and set to auction in December.
F L O A T !- a global photography challenge based on the creative photography of Philipe Halsmann.
Earth Through a Lens- in commemoration of Earth Day, Di students will have the opportunity to focus their attention on beauty in the natural environment or the degradation of the environment by human activity and hang their work along side regional and/or national professionals.
… and from the DATA Di blog
The Student Creative's first global photography challenge, Paint the World with Light, has gained recent attention as the cover for the December 2010 issue of School Arts magazine. The article is available in both print and digital versions with the cover image by Di student Spencer McQuinn. The Student Creative is a collaboration driven by DATA Di, the Shanghai American School and the The Mac Lab at Valhalla High School. On September 2nd, the Adobe Education Exchange, a new global community for educators, announced Paint the World with Light as first runner up for digital arts and media projects on the 2400+ member site. A copy of Photoshop CS5 was awarded by Adobe and was donated to the Cahuilla CUE's Mini Tech Fair on Oct. 2nd.
Students recently created two new poster designs for Palm Springs USD schools. The new crest for Cathedral City High School was collaboratively designed by senior Jocael Suarez, 2010 graduate Enrique Silva, and Ms. Haas's advanced art class with Jayke Stump completing the final poster layout. The crest concept was implemented by CCHS principal Guillermo Chavez as a new tradition for the school.
A new Matador poster was created by Victor Gonzalez in collaboration with Ms. Valenzuela and Raymond Cree Middle School in Palm Springs. Victor was faced with the challenge of cleaning up the school's low resolution images and preparing them for high res printing.
Both designs were created using Photoshop CS5 and will be sold to students and staff at each school to act as a fundraiser for the newly established DATA Skills USA chapter. One half of the proceeds from the Matador poster will go towards repainting the multipurpose room at Raymond Cree.
On Sunday, October 12th, twenty-five Di students worked collaboratively with Carol Pipitone, President of the Rotary Club of Cathedral City, to photograph the El Grito! event in celebration of Mexican Independence Day. Di students shot performances throughout the day for the Rotary's website and ran a portrait booth for attendees.
DATA Di senior Jocael Suarez was one of twenty-three Coachella Valley students chosen this year for the Palm Springs Art Museum's Teen Docent program. Out of the 50 students interviewed, twenty-three were selected for a two week long training at the Museum. Teen Docents provide tours to local elementary students at the museum, receive high school credit, and a small stipend for their time.
"It is amazing to have the opportunity to talk to younger students about art and be part of a peer group that shares the same passion." -Jocael Suarez
For the third consecutive year, Di students assisted AC Patel and his Desert Photo Lab crew during portrait sessions at Cathedral City High School. Over seven days, twenty-five students learned the work flow for handling large volumes of images, working with clients for image selection, shooting and posing for school portraits, techniques for lighting, and the enjoyment of a positive working environment.
"AC taught us about how important it is to be quick and efficient in addition to knowing the technical settings for portrait photography"
-Spencer McQuinn
"I learned how to stay organized and be productive in a busy environment"
-Caroline Parra
"I learned the process of shooting, managing, and editing your work"
-Aaron Teel
"I enjoyed working with people to help them select the best possible image"
-Elsa Castaneda
"I really enjoyed focusing on editing images for the CCHS yearbook as well as other schools"
-Alejandra Covaurrbias
As part of the Digital Arts Education social network on Ning, DATA Di has also launched it's Cafe Press store. This online store will be selling student created shirts and specialty items and is available at
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