Youth Art Month at the AP Studio Art Show

Posted on March 7, 2014 by bhsart

Berlin High School is very excited to present this year’s AP Studio Art students. As such, students can focus their work in three different strands, Drawing/Painting, 2-D Design, and 3-D Design. As March is Youth Art Month, There will be an exclusive Berlin High School AP Studio Art show at the Sandman Gallery & Frame Shoppe located on 14 West Main Street, Meriden. The opening will be on Friday, March 7^th from 6:30-8:30 and will run through to Saturday, March 29^th for viewing. The gallery hours are Tuesday to Friday from 10am – 6pm and Saturday, 10am – 3pm. Please come out to support your homegrown artists.

Show photos can be found here.

Short Bios:

Bonnie Anderson – Bonnie is a senior at BHS who’s favorite medium is pencil and pen. She enjoys employing mark-making techniques in her work.

Nicholas Cappa – A senior at BHS is going out of his comfort zone of pencil and has been experimenting with soft pastels and Microns. He prefers to work with pencil, Microns, soft pastels and charcoal. His favorite personal work is a pointillism piece done with Microns.

Briana Gorneault – Briana is a junior in the AP Studio Art course focused on the drawing strand. She discovered her artistic ability her sophomore year and plans on going to college for Art in the future. Briana’s favorite mediums are pencil and pen/ink.

Kelsey Sena – Kelsey is currently a senior at Berlin High School. Her favorite medium is digital photography. She plans to attend Hartford Art School this fall as a Graphic Design major.

Courtney Silvia – Courtney is a senior at BHS. She plans on focusing on the Arts in school next fall. She enjoys working with photorealism, but is open to experimenting with new techniques.

Jamie Wilkinson – Jamie is a senior at BHS. She is in the drawing strand and has earned 3 college credits over the summer at Montserrat College of Art. She is going to CCSU for Art Education in the fall.

2014 Connecticut Regional Scholastic Art Award Winners!

Posted on January 10, 2014 by bhsart

Five Berlin High School Students Place at the 2014 Connecticut Scholastic Art Awards

Courtney Silvia – Silver Key – Drawing
Erik Labieniec – Silver Key – Digital Art
Alexandra Burness – Honorable Mention – Sculpture
Calvin Nastyn – Honorable Mention – Digital Art
Nicole Veronesi – Honorable Mention – Drawing.

All entries will be displayed at the 2014 Connecticut Scholastic Art Awards exhibition from January 12 – January 31, 2014 at the Slipe Gallery at University of Hartford.
The 25th annual Connecticut Regional Scholastic Art Awards is the largest juried student art exhibition in the state, with Gold Key winners being placed into national competition. The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards have an impressive legacy dating back to 1923 and a noteworthy roster of past winners including Andy Warhol, Sylvia Plath, Truman Capote, Richard Avedon, Robert Redford, Joyce Carol Oates, Frances Farmer, Alan Arkin, John Lithgow, Stan Brakhage, Ken Burns, Ned Vizzini, and many more.
The Awards are an important opportunity for students to be recognized for their creative talents. Each year, the Alliance partners with more than 100 visual and literary-arts focused organizations across the country to bring The Awards to local communities. Teens 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.
Year after year the program grows with increased participation from students and communities across the country. In the past five years alone, submissions have topped 900,000 works. 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.
The awards will be presented Sunday, January 26, 2014 at 2:00 pm at the Lincoln Theater at University of Hartford. Exhibition is at the Slipe Gallery, Jan. 12 to Jan. 31, 2014 . Silpe Gallery hours : daily 10 to 4 pm , weekends , 12 noon to 4 pm. Field trips and visitations can be arranged by calling in advance to Hartford Art School at 860–768–4827.
Directions to Un. of Hartford : University of Hartford, 200 Bloomfield Ave, West Hartford, 06117.
Exit 44 from I-84 [ Prospect Ave.] From west: right exit and left onto Prospect Ave. From east : right exit, right turn off ramp, left onto Prospect . Follow Prospect to its end [ 2 miles ] Turn right, on Albany Ave. Then turn left at light onto Bloomfield Ave. Proceed 3/4 mile campus is on right. First entrance for Lincoln Theater. Take second entrance for Hartford Art School and Silpe Gallery.

Digital Art I Student Work Featured on They Draw and Cook Website!

Posted on January 6, 2014 by bhsart

As an end of semester project, students in Digital Art I created illustrated recipes using Digital Mixed Media techniques. They had to choose a recipe that had either a family or cultural connection, design their layout using a hand-drawn element, and incorporate their skills in Adobe Photoshop and/or Illustrator.
This semester five student works were featured on the They Draw and Cook website!
You can see them below: