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Piper Williams, 9, ponders her next move while working on a 3D collage inspired by the children's book "Over Under and Through" during a family workshop at the Benjamin Hooks Library hosted on Dec. 15, 2018 by Studio Institute a NYC-based nonprofit which has placed artists in public school classrooms since the 70s. The Studio Institute is establishing a new program placing local artists in Shelby County preschools. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
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Agnes Gund Shelby County Schools Studio in a School Studio Institute Tom CahillElle Perry
A native Memphian, Elle Perry has earned graduate degrees from the University of Memphis and Maryland Institute College of Art. She’s written for publications including the Memphis Business Journal, Memphis Flyer and High Ground News, and previously served as coordinator of The Teen Appeal.
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