Op Art Revisited

AP Portfolio I students are in the process of creating their very own Op Art painting on a stretched canvas. This project will involve students coming up with ideas on how to create their own Op Art painting via studies and color selection. Students will then learn how to stretch and gesso their own canvas. Students will be introduced to masking and hard edge as well as to artists such as Victor Vasarely and Bridget Riley.

study #1 by Kristi W

study #2 by Kristi W

Paintings can range from 8×10″ to 16×20″ in acrylic. 

Here are some more images.

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2012 North High Art Collectors Award Recipients

North High Art Collectors (NHAC) have been organizing a school-wide art competition for students enrolled at Sheboygan North High School. This competition is open to all, gr. 9-12, students. NHAC is proud to announce that Kelsey T and Meghan B received the 2012 Open Award and Senior Award, respectively. These works were selected by staff and students. 

North High Art Students win Awards at UW-Sheboygan

Congratulations to the following art students for placing at UW-Sheboygan’s Annual High School Art Competition. They are: Jordan B (Senior Drawing: Second Place), Madeline T (Freshman Ceramics: Third Place), Joshua T (Senior Ceramics: Second Place), Anna M (Senior Ceramics: First Place) and Ayanna S (Junior Painting: First Place).

Exhibition ends May 29, 2012.

UW-Sheboygan is located at One University Drive in Sheboygan.

Image below: “Cheesecake” by Anna M.


To Bust or Not to Bust

The Advanced 3-D Design students are creating small ceramic busts starting at 4″x3″x5″ and up. They are using the hollow method to make them. Here is a small sampling. 

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Paint the Pavement, Saturday, May 12th on the corner of 12th & North Avenue, Sheboygan

Join Us on Saturday, May 12th as we make history in the City of Sheboygan. As a matter of fact, in the state of Wisconsin, as we paint a street mural on 12th & North Avenue in Sheboygan.

Below is the design that we will be painting. Design was created by Urban Middle School art students under the direction of Mary Starnitcky, art teacher.

Come out and show your Knight & Raider love for the project and the art departments.

EXPO 2012

The Art Department continues to showcase student artwork during EXPO.  Along with works of art, it provides students of all ages (including adults) face painting through student volunteers. There was never a dull moment. 

Sheboygan paint project aims to increase traffic awareness, community pride

‘Paint the pavement’ initiative may be first of kind in state, Sheboygan Press, May 2, 2012

A group of middle and high school art students led by Urban art teacher, Mary Starnitcky and North art teacher, Frank Juarez, will be creating a large street mural on the intersection of 12th & North on Saturday, May 5th starting at 8am.  

This project took about a year of planning and now it will be making history, right here, in good ol’ Sheboygan. 

The community is invited to participate in this one-of-a-kind project. 

To read the article click here

Sculpt Me A Mold | Art Foundations 2

The Art Foundations 2 students are continuing to work on their understanding of positive space, negative space and nonobjective design. They just finished a unit on art metals centered on these three key concepts. 

Taking their thumbnails from the art metals unit or creating new ones, they are to select a non-objective design that will stimulate the production of a 3-Dimensional object called Sculpture in the Round. 

Here are a few of what is being produced. Enjoy!

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Burgers & Art

Randall’s will be reopening on May 1st under New Management. New owner, Wendy Vera, approached Mr. Juarez to see if North High Art Dept can provide artwork for her restaurant, which has a dedicated wall for student art. The following art students have art on display; Eng C, Naomi S, Nina K, Leah N and Annya E. 

To read the Sheboygan Press article, “Facelift for a local favorite: New owners put new spin on Randall’s in Sheboygan” click here. 

Randall’s is located at 3827 Superior Avenue in Sheboygan.