How will you celebrate Youth Art Month?

Youth Art Month

  It is hard to believe we have sailed right in to March…March happens to be Youth Art Month.  We are celebrating the visual arts in many ways this month at Oakton High School!

                The Art History club has created an in-house celebration of seniors in the art program with a fantastic display in the library! These shows kick-off this  Monday March 5^th! Kudos to the Art History Club for making this happen and creating such a nice space and schedule for our OHS seniors!

 

 Leading off the month is the show Shriek, Struggles and Swirls at the Adam Lister Gallery! http://www.adamlistergallery.com/gallery.html  This show was curated by two of our seniors with a passion for promoting young artists ( http://www.stetgallery.com ).  These students have even developed an online gallery representing several OHS artists as well as other students in the area. The reception for this show is Thursday March 7^th from 6pm-8:30pm. The gallery is at Old Town Fairfax Village Plaza, 3950 University Drive, Fairfax VA 22030.

 

            The Photography and Studio Art students will be heading to New York City for March 8th and 9^th for an intense two days of Gallery tours, museum inspiration and on location photo shoots! We will be walking the Chelsea Gallery district led by Merrily Kerr and her New York Art Tours (http://newyorkarttours.com/merrily_kerr_NY_art_tours.htm ) and participating in a Lomography Workshop in SOHO, a night shoot in Times Square and engaging in architectural studies at Rockefeller Center and perusing the Museum of Modern Art as well as the mother ship The Metropolitan Museum of Art!

 

            We wrap up this exciting month with another student exhibition in Reston, VA at the Greater Reston Arts Center! ( http://www.restonarts.org/ ) Several students are creating artwork dealing with social issues that resonate with them personally. This show is called Emerging Visions. These students have been working since November on the idea development and execution of these artworks! The show includes student artwork from Oakton High School, South Lakes High School, Thomas Jefferson High and Herndon High School. The reception for this event is March 15^th from 5:00pm to 7:00pm. Additionally, some of these students will participate in an artist’s panel discussion on the evening of March 21^st! 

            We have filled our month with meaningful and artful opportunities! I hope that you can take advantage of the month as well and support the young and emerging artists in your community!