Scholastic Art Awards at the Milwaukee Art Museum

February 9, 2014February 10, 2014Leave a comment

Seniors, Maggie C and Lauren H, were recognized in front of a large audience for earning a Gold Key Award for their art. Maggie earned a Gold Key for her sequential art and Lauren earned three Gold Keys for jewerly, mixed media sculpture and design. Their work will advanced to the national level in New York. Over 2000 student entries from across the state of Wisconsin were submitted and 430 pieces were selected to be exhibited at the Milwaukee Art Museum. This exhibition ends March 17, 2014.

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OVERVIEW

The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards has an impressive legacy dating back to 1923. Over the years, the Awards have grown to become the longest-running, most prestigious recognition program for creative teens in the U.S., and the nation’s largest source of scholarships for creative young artists and writers. A noteworthy roster of past winners includes Andy Warhol, Sylvia Plath, Truman Capote, Richard Avedon, Robert Redford, Joyce Carol Oates, Stephen King, John Updike, and many more.

Each year, the Alliance partners with more than 100 visual and literary-arts organizations across the country to bring The Awards to local communities. Teens in grades 7 through 12 can apply in 28 categories of art and writing for the chance to earn scholarships and have their works exhibited or published. Submissions are juried by luminaries in the visual and literary arts, some of whom are past award recipients. Panelists look for works that best exemplify originality, technical skill and the emergence of a personal voice or vision.

In the last five years alone, students submitted nearly 900,000 original works of art and writing. During that period, more than 60 top arts institutes and colleges have partnered with the Awards to make $40 million in scholarships and financial aid available to regional and national Scholastic Award winners.

Ceramics: Works in Progress

February 6, 2014Leave a comment

The Senior Art 2 and Art Foundations 4 students have been working on their ceramic project. The Senior Art 2 students are creating their very own version of Japanese vinyl toys, however, instead of vinyl they are using clay. The Art Foundations 4 students are creating teapots inspired by compound words.

Here are works in progress. Enjoy.

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Finishing Off First Semester

January 20, 2014Leave a comment

Here is a sampling of the works Art Foundations 1 through Drawing/Painting I students created towards the end of first semester. Enjoy!

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WHBL: North High Art Student’s design selected for Youth Art Month Flag

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North High Art Student’s Design selected for Youth Art Month Flag

January 14, 2014Leave a comment

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Frank Juarez

Sheboygan North High School

1042 School Avenue

Sheboygan, WI 53083

(920) 803-7699

fjuarez@sheboygan.k12.wi.us

North High Art Student’s Design selected for Youth Art Month Flag

Sheboygan – January 14, 2014

Sheboygan North High School Art Department is pleased to announce Autumn L’s, grade 11, Youth Art Month (YAM) design was one of the 16 designs chosen for the 2014 Wisconsin Art Education Association’s Wisconsin Youth Art Month Flag. There were 327 designs submitted from K-12 grade students across the state. She will be recognized on Friday, April 4^th at the State Capitol in Madison. Her design will be printed on a 5foot x 3foot flag that will be displayed in San Diego, CA during the National Art Education Association Conference.

YAM Flag Design by Autumn L

Wisconsin Art Education Association YAM 2014 FLAG

About Youth Art Month

Youth Art Month (YAM) is an annual observance every March to emphasize the value of art education for all youth to encourage support for quality school art programs. YAM provides a forum for acknowledging skills that are fostered through experience in the visual arts that are not possible in other subjects offered in the curriculum.

Contact Frank Juarez at 920.803.7699 or fjuarez(at)sheboygan.k12.wi.us for further information about this exhibition.

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Art Students Awarded a Scholastic Art Gold Key

January 14, 2014January 14, 2014Leave a comment

Dive In Maggie C Scholastic Gold Key

Students Maggie C, grade 12, and Lauren H, grade 12, will be awarded a Scholastic Art Gold Key Award in February. A Gold Key Award is the highest honor given to a student for a work of art. These students will be recognized during the Scholastic Art Ceremony at the Milwaukee Art Museum on February 8 at 10:30am.

About Scholastic Art & Writing Awards

The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards have an impressive legacy dating back to 1923. Over the years, the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards have grown to become the longest-running, most prestigious program for creative teens in the U.S., and the nation’s largest source of scholarships for creative young artists and writers. A noteworthy roster of past winners includes Andy Warhol, Sylvia Plath, Truman Capote, Richard Avedon, Robert Redford, Joyce Carol Oates, Stephen King and John Updike.

The process begins across the country as young artists and writers in grades 7-12 submit work in 28 categories of art and writing to a network of regional affiliates who present award ceremonies and exhibits for selected works on a local level. Gold Keys, the highest awards, are then submitted from each region for national adjudication. By luminaries in the visual and literary arts, some of whom are past award recipients. National Gold and Silver Medal winning students and their teachers receive national recognition, and are invited to attend the exhibit in New York and award ceremony at Carnegie Hall.

In the last five years alone, students submitted nearly 900,000 original works of art and writing. During that period, more than 60 top art institutes and colleges have partnered with the Awards to make $40 million in scholarships and financial aid available to regional and national Scholastic Award winners.

Splatter Paint Fashion Show by Erica B and Karly K at Sheboygan North High School

January 13, 2014January 13, 2014Leave a comment

This video was part of an art advocacy piece that merges art and fashion. Erica B, grade 12, and Karly K, grade 11, spearheaded this project to deliver a powerful message on the importance of self-expression. A big thanks to Miranda Kay Levy, Project Runway (Season 12) contestant, North High administration, the models, videographer, and everyone else who helped make this idea come to reality.

Paper to Paint: Study to Abstraction

December 14, 2013Leave a comment

Who Doesn’t Like A Selfie?

November 14, 2013November 14, 2013Leave a comment

Over the past 3 weeks, Art Foundations 1 and 3 students were given the task to compose a ‘selfie’ shot via their digital camera, social media, personal archives or mobile phone. Once they selected their chosen image, they were to create a large scale self-portrait using pencil and color pencil, respectively. Students had the option to free hand the drawing or use a grid. Self-portrait had to incorporate use of details, value, implied texture, color, balance, and emphasis.

Here are a few selfies.

USPS Large Scale Postage Stamps

October 30, 2013Leave a comment

Drawing Intensive students are wrapping up their unit on their large scale postage stamps, which will be on exhibit at the Sheboygan Post Office next month. This display will run from November 15, 2013 through January 15, 2014. Students were encouraged to develop their own theme and to use 3 out of the 9 colored pencil techniques demonstrated by the teacher. Here are the results.