SOME LOCAL YOUNG STUDENTS ARE GETTING A WHOLE NEW PERSPECTIVE ON ART. THEY WERE ABLE TO GET BEHIND THE LENS OF A CAMERA TO CREATE THEIR OWN WORK OF ART. ARTIST JORDAN MILLINGTON GATHERED THE THIRD GRADERS TODAY AT BAKERY SQUARE’S PORTAL ART GALLERY. EACH STUDENT WAS GIVEN A CAMERA TO TAKE ARTISTIC PHOTOS OF VINTAGE TOYS, WHICH IS WHAT INSPIRED LICORICE’S CURRENT EXHIBIT. HE SAID IT IS MORE IMPORTANT FOR THE NEXT GENERATION TO BLEND EDUCATION, IMAGINATION AND HANDS ON DISCOVERY. IT INSPIRES EVERYONE’S LIFE. IT PROGRESSES LIFE FORWARD. AND NOT ONLY THAT, IT REALLY SOOTHES KIDS SOULS. I KNOW IT SOOTHES MY SOUL AND YOU KNOW IT CAN BE A HUGE OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE AND KIDS TO. START THEIR CAREER IN ART. AND EACH STUDENT’S PHOTOS WILL BE DEVELOPED, LABELED, AND RETURNED TO THEM AS
Artist Jordan Millington Liquorice teaches Pittsburgh third graders to create art with cameras
Updated: 2:25 PM EST Nov 22, 2025
Third graders at a local school are gaining a new perspective on art, with one artist teaching them how to create their own works of art through the lens of a camera. On Friday, artist Jordan Millington Liquorice spoke to third graders at Bakery Square’s Portal Art Gallery, where each student was later given a camera to take artistic photos of vintage toys, which were inspired by Liquorice’s current exhibit. Liquorice told Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 that it’s important for the next generation to blend education, imagination, and hands-on discovery. “It inspires everyone’s life, and it progresses life forward, and it really soothes kids’ souls,” he said. “I know it’s soothed my soul, and it can be a huge opportunity for people and kids to start their career in art.”Each student’s photos will be developed, labeled, and returned as a keepsake from their gallery experience. Looking for more news in your area | Subscribe to the WTAE YouTube Channel
PITTSBURGH —
Third graders at a local school are gaining a new perspective on art, with one artist teaching them how to create their own works of art through the lens of a camera.
On Friday, artist Jordan Millington Liquorice spoke to third graders at Bakery Square’s Portal Art Gallery, where each student was later given a camera to take artistic photos of vintage toys, which were inspired by Liquorice’s current exhibit.
Liquorice told Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 that it’s important for the next generation to blend education, imagination, and hands-on discovery.
“It inspires everyone’s life, and it progresses life forward, and it really soothes kids’ souls,” he said. “I know it’s soothed my soul, and it can be a huge opportunity for people and kids to start their career in art.”
Each student’s photos will be developed, labeled, and returned as a keepsake from their gallery experience.
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