Student Voices of Adams County

Student Voices of Adams County

A “multi-vocal” artwork created by Adams County students and artist Mollie Hosmer-Dillard

From November 2023 – May 2024, artist Mollie Hosmer-Dillard led workshops at six different schools across Adams County. These workshops served as opportunities for students to express their concerns, excitement, and hopes for their futures. From these discussions, the students and Hosmer-Dillard created a large-scale “multi-vocal” painting, an art piece incorporating the perspectives of many different people using hand-painted tiles.

Student concerns about war, homelessness, climate change, and mental health rose to the top of these discussions. Realizing how interconnected these issues were on a personal, local, and global scale, students chose seed-shaped tiles as a symbol of home, shelter, and a place to grow. The image of a seed also speaks to a dichotomous core and outer shell, representing how the personal and global are interconnected.

About Mollie Hosmer-Dillard Mollie Hosmer-Dillard is an artist, educator, and community engagement expert known for her work in sculpture and installation art. Exploring diverse perspectives and community dialogue, Mollie’s “multi-vocal” paintings celebrate plurality and disrupt the Western world’s emphasis on the isolated individual. Learn more about Mollie on her website or by following her on social media @molliehd.   Participating Students & Contributors Student Voices of Adams County was brought to life by students from Aurora Central High School, Century Middle School, Hidden Lake Secondary School, Prairie View Middle School, STEM Launch, and Thornton High School. Dharma Groen Diana O. Eddie Singletary Efrain De La Rosa Castro Elda Garcia Lara Elizabeth Christensen Elizabeth Fry Emily Carlton-Birch Emily L. Emma Arguello Eran (Sage) Cartwright Ethan Lamorie Ethan Tran Eva Crutchfield Ever G. C. Ezekiel Montoya Marquez Lame Felyx Solis Fynn Archibald Gallilea Munoz Genesis Garcia Salinas Genevieve Miotto Greta Walsh Hannah Kaiser-Henson Harley McDowell Harmony Hanson Harvey Culbert Hayleth Lopez Isabella Fernandez Isabella Ly Isabella Masuch Isabelle Sanchez Isaiah S. Ismary Solares Gonzalez Ivalyss F. Ivanna Sotelo Portillo Izabella Stratton Jack Wuerschmidt Jade Lopez Jadiel Peguero Jaidyn Trujillo Jakob Domanico Janeth Aranda Janeth Martinez Simone P. Sophia Mejia Stormy V. Talia Pevan Tanya Acosta Tauti Fellows Trent Warner Jaqueline Avila Salazar Jasmine L. H. Jayde Phipps Jayden Robinson-Rowe Jazmyn Schwanke Jeremiiah D. Jeremy Portugal Jesus Arreola Garcia Jesus Gama Bajo Jesus V. Jonatan De la Cruz Jonathan Streeter-Munoz Jose Banuelos Soto Josue Frias Vazquez Joy Chacon Julian Lewis Julissa Romero Bonilla Kaden Pierce-Fernandez Ka'Mari May Kane Molski Katie Davila Kaylee Dreger Keely Hertzel Keira Holland Kelsea Speer Kendra Kraft Kendrick Hernandez Payan Kiera B. Kiera Conrad La'Darious Willingham Layla Parran Laura Seward Leah Velasquez Leilani D. Leonardo Elliott Leovigildo Kokoletzi Lexi Heit Lianny L. Lillie Miller Lizeth C. M. Loveigh Hernandez Lydia Rivera Malachi Padilla Marck Foster Trey C. Valentina S. Vincent Valdez Violet Samuels Viridiana Aguilera Molina Vivian Gonzalez Nava William T.   Maria G. Maria Hester-Hurtado Marianna S. Marissa Q. Marlon Barralaga Mayen Maya Reid Melanie Preciado Meliza Vicente Lopez Mia Lee Micah Oldenkamp Michael L.Phelps Michael Marisco Mileena Trujillo Milo Norland Mily G. Naimah Medina Natalie Franqui Nevaeh Mendiola Nicole Villalobos Gutierrez Nikayla Verver Noah Gomez Nolan Scow Nyx A. Phil Raaf Presley Marshall Rachel Smith Ramon Martinez Raynieli Bossio Perez Rayvan Arestigueta Ricardo Diaz Sales Richard Ortiz Leon Roger Shaul SaLaura Guerrero Samantha Wunsch Samuel Stice Sang Trang Savanna Herrera Sebastian Aguilarte Rojas Serafina Williams Serenity Cruz Sergio Lopez Sergio Molina Sosa Shahid S. Shianna Mewhinney Yami Estrada Lopez Yamileth Chacon Yanelis F. Zayne Rogers Ortivez Ziyah Duran Zoey Bertsch Zury Rodriguez Diaz