Transformation

Unlocking Transformation

By Christine Terry, posted on Nov 6, 2025

There’s something mysterious about a school locker. At first glance, it appears to be just a tall metal box—functional, impersonal, and easily overlooked. But what if it could become a gallery space, a personal archive, or a museum of the self? For the past few years, Iʼve asked the graduating fifth graders to explore that idea through The Locker Project, an artistic rite of passage in which students turn their lockers into miniature museums to celebrate their creative identities and growth throughout elementary school.

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