Advanced Pottery and Digital 1 students at their art opening "MUGSHOTS" at the Boulder Public Library.
Pottery Students participate in The Fall Boulder Potters Guild Show and Sale. Bravo, students!
Andy Warhol, Frida Kahlo, Louise Nevelson and Betty Woodman all make a guest appearance for Halloween at Boulder HIgh School!
Boulder High School kicks off the '24-'25 school year of Celebrating the Arts with a gathering and guest speaker event
Students Delphi, Mia and Elle at the Cherry Creek Arts Festival selecting a new acquisition for the Boulder High School permanent Art Collection, 2024.
National Art Honor Society proudly shows their artwork/vision for Boulder's downtown civic area
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Another School year complete! Congratulations to the class of 2024!
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Izzi DiPrima receives the Loveland Photographic "Senior of the Year" award! |
Dairy Art Show spring 2024
Boulder High students took 12 prizes in the Loveland Photographic Society competition. Here are some of the winning shots.
Boulder High's Arts Focus Pathway program hosted digital artist Phil Lewis phillewisart.com/ for a talk, questions, and Crumble Cookies for an afternoon!
14 Boulder High Art Students were chosen for their artwork to be printed on a banner and displayed in the community as part of the 12th annual Youth Banner Project! This year's banner artists created their work to answer the thematic question: What makes the community's future bright? The banners span four blocks of the Pearl Street Mall and will be on display through mid-April 2024. Click here for more information!
On Saturday, February 17th, some of the Boulder High Scholastics Winners received their awards at the Denver Art Museum.
Annual Valentine workshop with BHS staff from the Art Department!
National Art Honor Society work with local artist Betsy Hicks to learn about Mosaic Art
from left to right: Embla Weibring, Elizabeth Gatten, Thea Kuczynski, Betsy Hicks, Mia Myca, Ruby Lortie, Leo Bartel, Saige Halstead, Ethan Muller, Madeline Giovagnoli, Josephine Orth, Anica Chavez-Grandits
Happy Holidays from The Boulder High Art Department!
Pottery Students experience "Media Live: technology is Healing" art show at the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art
Opening night for: "Good Reads, Good Tea" : an art show collaboration between Pottery students and Digital Art and Design students at The Boulder Public Library. For Images of the clay cup and saucer projects, visit the Pottery menu for student work 2023-2024
The Art Department as The Four Seasons for Halloween 2023
Boulder High Arts Focus Pathway kick off event - with free stickers, cookies and guest speaker Adelaide Sartor from Naropa.
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Boulder High Art Dept hosts many Art Schools in the fall before National Portfolio Day in Denver. Schools come to present their course offerings, tell us about their schools and do on the spot portfolio reviews.
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'23-'24 School year kicks off with Club fair in the courtyard. Art Club and Clay club are popular!
Boulder High Senior Art students all smiles at the end of the year Awards Ceremony
Art & Science elevator just got a spruce up from Art Club presidents Mia Myca and Elle Staron!
End of the semester field trip to The Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art. This exhibition features the works of Richard Carter, Jody Guralnick, Charmaine Locke, and James Surls, four Colorado artists from the Roaring Fork Valley who have pursued rich and varied courses of art throughout their careers.
Ella Mortenson, teacher Lori Llerandi and Miranda Dawson celebrate at
the Cafe Aion student Art Show spring 2023
Boulder Arts Focus Pathway Students received their graduation cords and pins on a beautiful spring day. Students each documented 100 hours being 'culturally enriched' and taking as many visual art, music and theater classes that they can. Congrats, to ALL the BAFP students!
Boulder High Art Students represent at this year's Prom.
2023 Congressional Art Show. Congressman Joe Neguse's wife Andrea introduced and congratulated winners. Boulder High is pleased to celebrate 1st place winner Emily Steele who's piece "Lore" will hang with the other high school congressional winners from around the country in the United States Capital in Washington D.C. Ella Mortenson, and Gwenyth DuVernay also placed. Congratulations! edition.pagesuite.com/popovers/dynamic_article_popover.aspx?guid=447fbf47-7ae8-4154-8160-9962f7bdeaa7&appcode=DAI986&eguid=20a1ffe3-ad18-4ce9-81ca-173394d5b9ec&pnum=21#
Big congratulations to the following photography students on their wins in the Loveland Photographic Society contest. Zoe Ricke won a 1st, 2 3rd's and a 4th place in 4 different categories. Lucy Harrison won a 2nd and a 3rd place in 2 different categories. Sydney Buckman received a 1st place in digital landscape and Luc Robins won a 2nd place.
BHS Art students Spring 2023 District art show
2023 Pearl Street Banners by Portfolio Arts Students
Theme: What Brings You Joy?
Pottery level 2,3 & 4 Students welcome visiting artist George Peters to learn about his www.airworks-studio.com/ and participate in a Paper Hats workshop. Mad Hatters fun, had by all!
Congrats to Sofia Yaron and her winning Logo design! She will be working with BHS graduate, Lexie Bader, founder of the fashion line, Fash-N-Able.
BHS St. Baldricks 2023! Art Club joined in to paint freshly shaved heads and a few face paints...
Congratulations to Mila Drake whose art is gracing the cover of Boulder Weekly!
The Boulder High Art Teachers hold Sunprint and Collage Workshops for our staff on the
BVSD Professional Development Day 2/7/23
Boulder High Scholastics Art Awards 2023
Elle Staron takes 2nd Place at the Center for the Arts Evergreen Juried Art Show and was selected as one of the 127 National Art Recipients out of 2, 410 submissions to for the 2023 National Art Honor Society Exhibit for her piece, Recollection. The virtual exhibit opens on Monday, January 23, 2023 at: https://www.arteducators.org/opportunities/naea-studio-gallery-exhibitions/current-exhibitions.
Congratulations to Madeline Giovagnoli for taking 2nd Place in the 2023 BVSD Science Fair Contest
Happy Holidays from The Boulder High Art Department!
Pottery, Photography and Drawing & Painting Classes experienced art by Erin Hyunhee Kang,
Kevin Hoth & George P. Perez,
and Kristopher Wright at BMoCA
Boulder High Artists featured in their BMoCA and Firehouse Studio Project Fall Exhibit:
In A Box with Fall Artist in Residence, Edica Pacha
NoBo "Younger Generation Exhibit"
Boulder High Advanced Pottery Students show at The Boulder Public Library featuring a dinnerware set from each student based on an artist that they admire. For images of the dinnerware, go to the Pottery pull down menu for 2022/2023
Boulder High Pottery Students Tjaden Werner, Gweneth DuVernay, Thea Kuczynski, Izzi Crimaldi, Elizabeth Gatten, Siadhal Sweeney and Noah Clayton at the Boulder Potters Guild Show and sale that featured pottery from Boulder High Students.
Couldn't be more proud of Boulder High graduates Adrian Armstrong and Phoebe Hatch for being represented at The Dairy Arts Center's celebration marking their 30th anniversary with a show titled "30 under 30" Bravo! thedairy.org/event/dairy-arts-centers-30th-birthday-celebration/
Advanced Photo students received a hands-on photo demonstration by photographer Jeff Goldberg.
Art teachers do it up this Halloween with a rendition of Cindy Sherman's "Untitled Film Still 35", Edvard Munch's "The Scream" and artist Judy Chicago herself!
Boulder High Principal Dr. Moralas gettin' muddy in the Pottery Studio for her first time on a potter's wheel!
Boulder High School was 1 of 2 high schools selected in the state to participate in the Cherry Creek Student Art Buying Program! Student teams were awarded $500 to select a work of art that they believe represents their school. The work of art becomes part of the permanent collection of Boulder High School. Thank you to Izzy Davis, Emma Yonemoto-Weston and Eli Heart for selecting our newest painting.
Scholastics National Gold Key Recipient, Sophia Ammann attends the National Awards Ceremony at Carnegie Hall in NYC!
Elle Staron earned 1st place in the student category of the 2022 Plein Air Festival. Her piece painted in the Community Gardens was sold at the Plein Air Auction.
Boulder High Harmony Hallway 2022
Jenga by Talia Herr will become the newest piece added to this permanent collection
Students visit the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art. Images reflect looking at artwork of Erica Green.
Visual Arts Focus Pathway and National Arts Honor Society students celebrate and receive their graduation regalia!
Boulder High School 2021-2022 Spring Art Show hosted by The Boulder Public Library
Big CONGRATS to Liam Abbott, Ben Adams, Mike Nold and Anita Schicchi for their wins in the Loveland Photographic Society Contest!
BVSD Spring 2022 Art Show at The Dairy Center for the Arts. Boulder High Students shined!
Boulder High School presents "Art Inspired by Spain and Morocco" at Cafe Aion 1235 Pennsylvania Ave, Boulder. This exhibit and art sale runs through mid May. A big thank you to Cafe Aion, Rick Dallago, the Boulder School of Fine Arts and the Boulder Art Association.
St. Baldrick's Day at Boulder High has returned, 2022! National Art Honor Society students set up a table to paint and henna freshly shaved bald heads (+ arms) and Art Club students teamed together to create Artful Messages of positivity for shavee's!
Art Department students visit the University of Colorado Art Museum Spring 2022
Prom Ticket Design Artists: Abby Arnold and Sienna Hageman
Art by Abby (left) will be printed on Prom Posters. Sienna's art (right) will be printed on Prom Tickets.
Boulder High Scholastics Art Award Recipients
Photography, Ceramics and altered books by BHS students
- teen art space on the 2nd floor Boulder Public Library
14 Boulder High Artists have their art featured on banners on the Pearl Street Mall. The 2022 Theme was "Social Justice"
Congratulations to the Boulder High Artists who were selected for the CAE Juried Art Show I'm Here. A special congratulations to Phoebe Hatch whose art was voted 1st place and Izzy Davis who took 2nd place out of all the works in the show! These works of art are for sale through CAE in Evergreen, CO.
Chautauqua Winterfest - Art in the Park
Boulder High Artist, Owen Zirk, helped contribute to one of the 15 exhibited in the parkhttps://www.chautauqua.com/2021/winterfest-art-in-the-park/
Out of 1,665 art submissions, "Stuck in Routine" by Phoebe Hatch was one of the 200 works of art selected for the National Art Honor Society Juried Exhibition. The online exhibit opens on Jan. 18 and can be seen here: www.arteducators.org/opportunities/naea-studio-gallery-exhibitions/current-exhibitions
"When you go on a field trip with your art class to the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art to see the Jerry Wingren show and you got the memo as to what colors to wear"
Pottery, Drawing and Painting and Portfolio Classes attend BMoCA to see the work of Jerry Wingren, Melinda Rosenberg and the work of Boulder High Students as Studio Project Interns: "Stripping the System: The True Cost of Fast Fashion"
Josue Hernandez-Guerrero wins EcoArts OpenStudios Oasis Art Competition! His photos will be exhibited at the 1st Congregational Church at 1128 Pine Street. The opening is this Friday, Nov. 5, from 6-9.
BOULDER HIGH ART DEPARTMENT CELEBRATES HALLOWEEN 2021!
Art Club created Happy Birthday cards for hospice patients.
Pottery Students collaborated in Spring 2021 home learning to create a Clay Quilt for Boulder High School. See this piece hanging in the stairwell by the west entry doors in the Art/Science Wing.
Izzy Davis is chosen as a Series 7 artist by Art Sticks! Her series of stickers are now in vending machines at Illegal Petes and Trident Bookstore, both on Pearl Street.
The 2020-21 National Art Honor Society's Mural is now hung in the Northwest Stairwell leading up to the third floor at Boulder High School!
CONGRATS to Boulder High's 5 winners in Loveland Photographic Society Contest!
BVSD K-12 Art Show:
Boulder 3/22-5/7 1001 Arapahoe Ave Boulder, Co 80302 (High School until 4/15)
Monday-Thursday 10am to 7pm, Friday-Sunday Noon to 5pm
Scholastics National Award Recipients from Boulder High
Pearl Street Banner Celebration!
2021 Theme:
Staying home, staying safe, and caring for our families, friends, and community
The Colorado Watercolor Society selects Eliza Roberts for the Emerging Artist Award for Like a Moth to a Flame/Starting Fires to Put Them Out. The award is based on artist voice, creative approach and skillful handling of media. Congratulations Eliza!
ADL No Place for Hate: Diversity is our Strength Art Contest Winners
With over 140 submissions, a diverse panel of judges, along with Dan Cohen (Assoc. Education Director), Tara Raju (Education Director), Scott Levin (Regional Director), and the entire ADL Mountain States Region's staff and Board of Directors, announced the following regional winners for their outstanding art submissions.
Congratulations to all the Boulder High Artists who earned 2021 Scholastics Art and Writing Awards!
BHS Advanced level art students on a Google Meets workshop with Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art
BHS Student Artist and Frontline worker Finnella Guy got her vaccine! Thanks for all you do, Finny!
Congratulations to the following artists whose work has been selected for the juried teen exhibit Hear Me,
January 22, 2020 – February 20, 2021 at the Center for the Arts Evergreen Gallery. This exhibit will be available
in-person and online. All artwork shown will be for sale at the gallery.
Online catalog and exhibit link: https://evergreenarts.org/event/hear-me-teen-exhibition/
Congratulations to Dylan Walker whose AP Art and Design Photograph was selected for the
2020 Drexel University
High School Photography Juried Exhibition in Philadelphia
Summer 2020 Boulder High School Art Acquisition: Three Raku vessels from Tennessee artist Melodie Grace, chosen by NAHS students and made possible by Cherry Creek Arts/Janus Fund, for whom we are so grateful! See these beauties in our library.
CONGRATULATIONS to our 2020 Graduating Artists!
Scholastics Winners, 2020! So proud of all our Boulder High Art students who placed in this prestigious show. Congratulations!!!!
AP Art and Design students exhibit their work at the Colorado State Capitol for Public Education Day
Photos provided by Randy Barber
Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design Wandering Pixel van visits Boulder High Fine Art Department! This mobile creative studio is dedicated to inspiring students through creativity, art and design.
Pearl Street Banner Celebration at West Flanders
Theme: Climate Change
Boulder High Staff make their way to the Art Department for our annual Valentine making extravaganza- clay, paper and fun
The Boulder High Art Department field trip to the sold-out Monet exhibit at the Denver Art Museum!
Annual Field Trip in the Pottery Classes to visit the Dushanbe Teahouse to see the art of our sister city in Tajikistan
National Art Honor Society marches in the Lights of December parade with the "Climate Crisis ART Car"
for images of the ART CAR, see NAHS page on this website. Special thanks to Mark Moffett, Leah Brenner-Clack, Open Studio's, Art Parts and The Boulder Arts Commission for making this possible!
TURTLE SHOW opens at The Boulder Public Library
Boulder High Art Students enjoy the STREETWISE show at The Boulder Public Library. To find out more, go to: https://www.streetwiseboulder.com/
Happy Halloween from the Boulder High Art Department...celebrating Claude Monet!
Working Artist Dave Porter comes from Oregon for a Turtle workshop! For more images of this workshop see Pottery & Sculpture/workshops
Artist and Boulder High alumni Brian Grossman briangrossmansculpture.com/ gives a visiting artist talk to BHS art students
Fairies and Goblins 2019 workshop for elementary age students taught by Advanced Pottery Students in the BHS Pottery Studio. Favorite quote of the workshop: "So...we get to do this in high school?!?! "
see additional images on the Pottery & Sculpture Page
see additional images on the Pottery & Sculpture Page
Tessa Armbruster shows her landscape paintings at The Art Market 2019!
The Art Market Lafayette curates local artists from the Front Range to display and sell their work at the market. Tessa's work can be seen again on August 9th from 5-9pm in Old Town Lafayette on Public Road
Boulder High School was one of 24 schools in Colorado selected for the Cherry Creek Arts Festival Student Art Buying Program and only one of three schools in the State to purchase art for the Mobile Arts Program
Congratulations, Allison Achtenhagen- 2019 Principals Art Award for her piece "Contrucido", which will become part of the permanent art collection of Boulder High School
Boulder High School's Art Department Annual Spring Library Art Show and art award ceremony 2019
Patrick Maxcy and BHS National Art Honor Society create a mural for the underpass to Recht Field- beautiful!
BVSD District High School Art Show at the Dairy Center for the Arts
Congratulations to Maddy Worth for her winning Yearbook Design for 2019-2020
Walters and Hogsett Canvas to Cuff Event! Congratulations to all of our Boulder High Finalists and to Grace Flaherty for winning the Judge's Choice Award!
Studio Arts class visits Sterling Rice Group design studio for a talk and tour- fabulous!
Thank you SRG! www.srg.com/
Boulder High Artists sweep the ADL No Place for Hate State Art Contest! Awards took place at the Arvada Center for the Arts with Keynote Speaker, Carlotta Walls LaNier, who told her story of being one of the "Little Rock Nine" from her book A Mighty Long Way. Congratulations to Maya Cornell, Yuri Sokolov, Sophie Frankel, Skye Aker and Sara Cuervo
Studio Arts worked with Kim Mallek from The Brand Chefs on "Project Takeout". Presentations took place at Mighty Fudge Studios where artists got to pitch their designs to professionals in the field.
Jomon Potters come to Boulder High! Studio Arts Boulder http://www.studioartsboulder.org/ is hosting master potters from Japan - Ifurai, Genya Murakami, and Ryujiro Oyabu - for a month-long Celebration of Jomon. "Jomon" means "cord mark" and comes from the style of decoration on pottery made during this ancient era. This special month-long visit in Boulder includes a afternoon workshop at Boulder High School! Big thanks to Studio Arts for the workshop opportunity and Open Arts http://openartsboulder.org/ for the generous honorarium for these special artists. For more images of this workshop, go to "Pottery & Sculpture" , "workshops" on this website.
Art Students take on "head" painting at St. Baldrick's event! never too late to donate...www.stbaldricks.org/search?search-term=boulder%20high%20school&type=a
Boulder High Art Students meet Don Coen (former BHS art teacher!) and hear about his series of paintings at the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art bmoca.org
Scholastics Art Awards 2019 - History Colorado Center, Denver, CO
Boulder High artists sweep the Anti-Defamation League's "No Place for Hate" Contest!
1st Place - Maya Cornell 2nd Place - Yuri Sokolov 3rd Place - Sophie Frankel
Honorable Mention: Skye Aker Honorable Mention: Sara Cuervo
Boulder High National Art Honor Society takes to the streets! Students collaborate with professional wheatpaste artist, Edica Pacha, to install their artwork reflecting diversity on to Alfalfas on Broadway! #iseeyouforyou19
Art Sticks Series 4 Featured Artist: Jade Tankersley
Jade's stickers can be found in vintage sticker machines located at the Trident Cafe, Illegal Petes on Pearl, and at Celestial Seasoning!
Downtown Boulder 2019 Student Banner Project Recognition Party on Jan. 29 at West Flanders on Pearl. 14 Boulder High Students designed banners hanging on Pearl Street Mall
Boulder High artists participate in the
2019 Gubernatorial Inauguration "Colorado for All" Art Show
on Jan. 8 at our State Capital
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Martha looking as good as her pottery at the Teacher / Student home show and sale in December
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Want to win an ugly sweater contest??? Just ask an art student! Yuri shows us how it's done....
Boulder High Pottery Students get a first hand look at Caroline Douglas' clay work at The Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art bmoca.org/
Check out this nice article on the Arts from Boulder High's newspaper:
The Owl
bhsowl.org/799/opinion/why-i-support-the-local-arts-scene/
In gratitude to The Boulder Potters Guild boulderpottersguild.org/ for inviting Boulder High Pottery students to show their artwork at their 2018 Fall Show and Sale
AP Studio Art has class at the Trident Cafe to celebrate Kate Hefferan's debut as an Artsticks Artist!
Happy Halloween from the Boulder High Art Dept! Featuring the artist Yayoi Kusama and Gustav Klimt's Painting, "The Kiss"
Professional Abstract Artist, Margot Rowan holds a Pouring Workshop for Portfolio Arts Students
Kate Hefferan is the featured Boulder High Artist to design Series 3 custom art stickers for ArtSticks. These stickers can be found at Illegal Petes and Trident Coffee Shop.
"Monstrous objects " workshop with Will Matheson from The Oregon School of Arts and Crafts ocac.edu/September 2018 . See more images under the Pottery "workshops" tab.
Portfolio Workshop 2018
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To kick off National Art Education week BHS Art students were treated to a day at The Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art for a tour, art making experience, question/answer period with featured artist Roberto Juarez. Join us for a public reception of Juarez's work AND the art work created by students on Friday, September 7, 5:00-6:30 pm at BMoCA 1750 13th street. bmoca.org/ A BIG thank you to BMoCA for hosting our students and Roberto for this great opportunity!
Welcome back Boulder High artists! The Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art is currently having an Open Call for The Studio Project Internship Program. Deadline: Aug. 24, 2018
https://bmoca.org/programs/teen
Senior Allison Achtenhagen at the Lafayette Street Fair with her Ceramics booth in August 2018
Principal's Art Award 2018
Artist: Kyra Pease
Title: "Thank You"
Pottery Students get a first hand look and talk from Evan Freirich of the Boulder Public Library show: "Facing Rocky Flats" - a big thank you to Mr. Freirich!
Kate Hefferan illustrated her first published book: "Dodger's Adventures". She worked with BVSD 6th grader, Olivia Shaw, who wrote the book to bring inclusiveness to people with disabilities. Congratulations Kate!
Boulder High School Annual Spring Art Show in our Library - fantastic show and congratulations to our National Art Honor Society & Boulder Arts Focus Pathway Graduates!
Celebrating student artwork at The Dairy Center for the Arts BVSD art show ! Congratulations, students!!!
Studio Arts Students enjoy a tour and breakfast at "The Brand Chef's" & "Mighty Fudge Studio" as part of their work with Professional designers. Great showing of The Pearl Street Tulips as well!
PThis annual event provides Boulder professional and student painters the opportunity to have their original artwork replicated on an ÉVOCATEUR gold leaf cuff. Winning designs will be inducted into the Walters & Hogsett Boulder Artist Series, and winning artists will be rewarded with an ÉVOCATEUR cuff with their artwork and share in the proceeds of every future sale online or in-store!
Vote your favorite!
Many Boulder High submissions- to vote, click on the link below:
Professionals: bit.ly/2IuDz0o
Students: bit.ly/2GDvFWf
Vote your favorite!
Many Boulder High submissions- to vote, click on the link below:
Professionals: bit.ly/2IuDz0o
Students: bit.ly/2GDvFWf
Art Teacher Lori Llerandi moderates Conference of World Affairs panel "Movies, Monsters and Morality" |
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Boulder High National Art Honor Society Revitalizes Martin Acres Underpass - April 2018
Boulder High School St. Baldrick's Day. Students, teachers and artists come together to fight childhood cancer.
2018 Scholastics Awards - History Colorado Center in Denver A huge congratulations to all the amazing artists who represented Boulder High School!
AP Studio Arts Field Trip on Valentine's Day! Our class went to Trident Cafe to celebrate Brigit Galloy's artwork featured in Series 1 of Art Sticks!
"DISHIN' UP SOME LOVE" Boulder High staff creating clay Valentines
Pearl Street Banner Design Kick-Off Party on Jan. 23. Artists were treated to a party and awards at West Flanders and then got to walk down Pearl Street Mall and find the banner they designed in art class.
Boulder High Artists Win the National Western Stock Show Art Contest
Left: Lucy Weber (Reserve Champion)
Center: Rachel McNurlen (Grand Champion)
Right: Damaris Huffaker (Reserve Champion)
Left: Lucy Weber (Reserve Champion)
Center: Rachel McNurlen (Grand Champion)
Right: Damaris Huffaker (Reserve Champion)
End of the year Pottery field trips...Boulder Dushanbe Teahouse boulderteahouse.com , and The Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art bmoca.org
Boulder High Artists (Drawing and Painting, Portfolio and AP Studio Art classes) created art for the upcoming Pearl Street Banners. The theme this year is "The Future of Boulder: Architecture, Transportation, Open Space and Arts & Culture. These 17 works of art will be made into banners that will be exhibited on Pearl Street.
Pottery Students enjoying the CU Art Museum's www.colorado.edu/cuartmuseum/exhibitions Elemental Forms and Faculty Show, Touring the CU Art department and viewing The Boulder Public Library's "Children's book Illustration Show"
Meet the Artist: Allison Achtenhagen! Congratulations Allison for a wonderful show of work at the Studio Arts Show in downtown Boulder! www.studioartsboulder.org
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National Art Honor Society teams up with the BHS Robotics for the Boulder Parade of Lights 2017!
ART club getting "muddy" making clay magnets in Pottery
Frida Kahlo, Roy Lichtenstein and The Mad Hatter make a visit to the Boulder High Art Department for Halloween!
"Live at the Creek" BHS Foundations in Art students take their sketchbooks out for some Autumn Drawing in perspective.
Portfolio 101 for BHS students and parents with over 35 in attendance. Thank you Virginia Schick for returning to Boulder High and leading us in this valuable workshop.
Boulder High Art Department welcomes our new teacher member: Lori Llerandi !
BOULDER HIGH SCHOOL'S EXCELLENT ITALIAN ADVENTURE:
ORVIETO, ROME, VOLTERRA, PISA, CARRARA, MONTECATINI,
LUCCA, FLORENCE, FIESOLE & VENICE
SEEING AND CREATING ART! JUNE 2017
Last few days of the 2016-17 school year. NAHS presents paintings to Attention Homes. Violet and Ms. Schick say goodbye. Fun had by all.
Congratulations BHS class of 2017!
Public Art Exhibit/Street Art of Wheat Paste Photographs
Boulder High School Photo Students & NoBo Art District
Outside the Armory at 4750 Broadway in North Boulder
Visit this cooperative public art display of Wheat Paste photographs outside the “Armory” building that’s being torn down. Boulder High School students were asked to photograph local issues they feel are important to them. The B&W photographs are 3’x4’ in size and are great public conversation starters.
Boulder High School Photo Students & NoBo Art District
Outside the Armory at 4750 Broadway in North Boulder
Visit this cooperative public art display of Wheat Paste photographs outside the “Armory” building that’s being torn down. Boulder High School students were asked to photograph local issues they feel are important to them. The B&W photographs are 3’x4’ in size and are great public conversation starters.
"AP Studio Art: 2-D, 3-D & Drawing" submitted their portfolios May 5, 2017. It was a long strange trip and well worth the effort. To celebrate, we we had a two cake party breakfast and sat around and talked about the successes and learning.
Jared Polis, our 2nd Congressional District Representative, held his Spring Art Show
Boulder High had 30+ pieces and won three awards. Kate Hefferan won for Best painting - her piece will be hung in the DC office for a year, Madi Guillery won for best mixed media piece - her piece will hang in the Ft. Collins office for a year, and Eve Boyd won 2nd place drawing. Congratulations! Ms. Virginia Schick was also recognized with a proclamation that was read into the Congressional record on May 4, 2017. The Proclamation thanked her for her years of excellent art teaching. Congratulations!
Boulder High had 30+ pieces and won three awards. Kate Hefferan won for Best painting - her piece will be hung in the DC office for a year, Madi Guillery won for best mixed media piece - her piece will hang in the Ft. Collins office for a year, and Eve Boyd won 2nd place drawing. Congratulations! Ms. Virginia Schick was also recognized with a proclamation that was read into the Congressional record on May 4, 2017. The Proclamation thanked her for her years of excellent art teaching. Congratulations!
Boulder High Art Students shine at the BVSD retirement dinner celebration!
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Boulder High Pottery Students spring trip to the Dushanbe Tea House
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BHS Art Spring Art Show and retirement party for Virginia Schick
A field trip the The Brand Chef's design studio for Studio Arts Class- art opening/project wrap up: BREAKFAST STYLE! thebrandchefs.com
Aspen Forman and Tommy Wymore with their art work at BMOCA's The SHED: Dig In event
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Issac Nagel-Bryce celebrating his art work at the BVSD art show at The Dairy Center for the Artswww.thedairy.org
Students, teachers and friends celebrate Italy in a feast. Twenty of us will be jetting off to Italy in early June for 16 days of ART seeing and ART making where Ms. Schick has planned a farm stay, touring Carara marble mines, bicycling the walled city of Lucca, night photography in Venice and MANY more creative fun adventures. We toast to the wonders that await us.
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1st Friday in Niwot at The Niwot Inn & Spa- Allison Achtenhagen featured with her pottery! |
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BOULDER HIGH PHOTO STUDENTS seek out the question "Where is HOME?" At the Home Photography exhibit at CU Art Museum.
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HAPPY ST. BALDRICK'S DAY! BHS STUDENTS PAINTED NEWLY SHAVED HEADS AT CENTENNIAL MIDDLE SCHOOL AT THEIR ANNUAL FESTIVAL TO RAISE MONEY FOR CANCER RESEARCH. Thank you to Claudia, Laney, Laura and Marika!
Welcome to SCHOLASTICS AWARDS! Ms. Schick and some BHS students see the show and receive awards. Good luck at nationals!
Boulder International Film Festival Teen Awards: BHS student, Robson Trudgill, coordinated and judged films for the 3rd year in a row. At the Film Awards showing and party, Marika, Glenn, Siena, and Sawyer enjoyed the show. They especially enjoyed the singer/songwriter/performer.
Bronwyn Ellis IS as cool as O Kelvin accepting her award at the BVSD Science Fair for her 1st place design for the t-shirt contest. Congratulations, Bronwyn!
Once again a Boulder High artist shines...HENRY HAWK, a junior artist in "AP Studio" & "Portfolio Arts" has a photo in the MOP Show in Denver. This was a juried show for teens in Colorado. http://denvermopteenshow.weebly.com
Please check out the link for details and congratulate Henry on his accomplishment.
Guest visiting Artist Kim Malleck comes to Studio Arts class to present her work as a graphics artist and kick off our challenge: "Project Take Out" . Thank you to Open Studios/Ed Links program for funding our visiting artist program!
SCHOLASTICS ART AWARDS 2017: Boulder High School had 15 winning Scholastics Art Awards.
Portfolios
- Eve Boyd, HM
- Maddie Guillery, HM
- Avi Saliman, HM
- Audrey Sheldon, HM
- Laura Myers, HM
- Kate Hefferan, Silver Key
- Maxwell Anderson, Silver Key
- Mason Pendergast, Silver Key
- Mason Pendergast, Gold Key
- Hannah Cairney, Gold Key
- Grace Geer, Gold Key
Portfolios
- *Robson Trudgill, Sliver – Blaze, video
- Aspen Foreman, Silver - Colombia on a Street
- Laura Myers, Silver – Silk Dragon
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BVSD Science Fair 2017
T-shirt design winner Bronwyn Ellis, Honorable mention Dora Shlosberg |
BHS Alumni Riley Greer sharing her sculpture in progress and discussing her techniques - beautiful!
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Visiting Artist Joy Eisenhower comes to Pottery Class to demonstrate bowl throwing on the potter's wheel and discuss her career as an artist.
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Ms. Schick transformed into the PURPLE PANTHER at the Fairview/Boulder Basketball Games Friday night. She took many photos with the crowd. Ms Schick said, "Being the Purple Panther was a dream of mine come true. Thank you administrators!"
2016-2017 OPEN STUDIOS/ARTIST STUDIOS MEMBERS
Downtown Boulder launches 17 new pearl Street Banners: Students had large 2'x5' banners created of their designs depicting local seasonal foods. The banners will hang on Pearl and then the Farmer's market this spring. Kylie Stenhouse's poppies won "Most Artistic" and Bronwyn Ellis' won "Best Theme." For more information see the link: www.boulderdowntown.com/events/student-banner-project
Rachel McNurlan's photo wins Grand Champion at the National Western Stockshow!
Boulder High Students paint during the fall/winter Boulder Public Noon Concert Series! They received accolades and free lunch for their artistry.
A great message to ALL our students!
Boulder High's Pottery Students explore The Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art and have a 'spot' of tea while learning about the Dushanbe, Tajikistan teahouse, drinking out of their own handmade teabowls.
NAHS, ROBOTICS, CHOIR AND DRUM LINE ALL CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAYS AT THE 29TH ANNUAL LIGHTS OF BOULDER PARADE. HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL!
BHS artists painted during a concert by, "Strangebyrds: Blue Collar Folk" at the Boulder Public Library. Students "performed" their art while the music played. Congrats to Marissa, Audrey and Samantha.
Happy Halloween from Bob Ross and the BHS Art Department Team!
Kyra and Madie sporting their new National Art Honor Society Jumpsuits. GO SPACE PANTHERS!!
Watch out for all of them.
September 30, "CELEBRATE TREY DAY!" Trey Franz painted the ticket booths at Recht Field with athletic themes among the Flatirons. We critiqued his pieces along with donuts and smiles. Thank you Trey.
Boulder High Art Students working with muralist Rafael Lopez www.rafaellopez.com on location: 13th and Arapahoe.
National Art Honor Society Members, 2016-17: Congratulations Marissa DeGolier, Wren Macdonald, Madeleine Guillery, Avi Saliman, Robson Trudgill, Kaylie Stenhouse, Harrison Haggas, Sawyer Wright, Henry Hawk, Blaise Werner, Rachel Vann, Rachel Reed, Griffin Connolly and Samantha Travis!
BOULDER BARREL PROJECT: Open Studios is working with the City of Boulder Watershed Sustainability office, the Center for Resource Conservation and Boulder Housing Partners to create a really fun and educational project that will be visible all over town! BOULDER HIGH SCHOOL Artists, Samantha Travis and Kate Hefferen, were picked to paint barrels along with professional artists. If you haven’t checked out the website yet, please take a look: http://www.boulderbarrelproject.com Thank you Ms. Schick for setting this up! |
BOULDER HIGH SCHOOL ARTISTS SEE AND CREATE ART IN ITALY: BHS artists and Peak to Peak HS artists joined together to tour Italy for 15 days in June. Twenty four students and six adults spent time seeing and creating art on location in Rome, Florence, Lucca, Volterra, Venice, Orvieto, Pisa, Carrara, Cinque Terre and Milan for two plus glorious weeks. Below we are at the famous Carrara marble mines where Michelangelo grew up and mined his stones for the David, Pieta, etc. Truly transforming. Check out the youtube video Madie made: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g39R67NMYvw
BHS Students buy art for Boulder High at the Cherry Creek Arts Festival
Virginia Schick was awarded a grant from the Janus Fund for three BHS artists to purchase $500 of art for the school. Kyra, Brigit and Sam bought two digital paintings by Tanya Doskova, a digital painter from Bulgaria. They were captivated by her social consciousness rich and humorous storytelling pieces. During the share out, they were questioned by Janus representatives, news anchors and other adults on thier choices. Check out http://www.fineartoncanvas.com/index.htm for more information on Ms. Doskova and her work.
http://www.9news.com/news/education/boulder-high-school-students-submit-cuba-photos-for-contest/225195343
Nelson Garcia, KUSA 7:48 PM. MDT May 31, 2016
BOULDER - Students from Boulder High School are submitting photos this week to a contest on resilience. They are using pictures taken from a photography trip to Cuba in March.
"I thought it was crazy that I got to go to this place that like not many people could go to," Gwen Lohmann, Boulder High School senior, said.
Lohmann was part of a group of 15 students from Boulder High School who went with teacher Dave Blessing to different cities and towns on the island nation. Blessing applied for a visa after the embargo rules were recently changed.
"They allow humanitarian aid and school groups on educational purposes," Blessing said. "I still have a hard time believing we were able to pull it off."
Blessing's son, Tyler, also went. He is in his father's class.
"I thought I was going to be like the only American there, People wouldn't believe I was able to go to Cuba," Tyler Blessing said. "Just a ridiculous opportunity, it would only be a once-in-a-lifetime thing."
The Boulder Valley School District is running a photography contest on resilience. Maya Wilson, who just graduated from Boulder High School, says all they saw in Cuba were examples of resilience.
"The most striking thing was definitely how happy the people were even though you can see that they were struggling," Wilson said.
Lohmann says she was amazed how many people drove classic cars and maintained them for so many years.
"You're like super impressed by all the cars and you're like whoa, I just literally time-traveled back," Lohmann said.
Blessing says what's more important than the pictures are the life lessons learned by his students.
"It's a great combination for the kids to be able to express themselves artistically while they're going through something that's really an emotional thing for them," Blessing said.
Each student had to raise more than $3,000 to go on the nine-day trip. The Cuban government provided a full-time guide, but they did have restrictions on what they could take pictures of. Pictures of police and certain buildings were not allowed.
Lohmann says this experience has had a profound effect on her.
"I'm just grateful for that trip cause it really just like changed my whole outlook on everything," Lohmann said.
Copyright 2016 KUSA
Nelson Garcia, KUSA 7:48 PM. MDT May 31, 2016
BOULDER - Students from Boulder High School are submitting photos this week to a contest on resilience. They are using pictures taken from a photography trip to Cuba in March.
"I thought it was crazy that I got to go to this place that like not many people could go to," Gwen Lohmann, Boulder High School senior, said.
Lohmann was part of a group of 15 students from Boulder High School who went with teacher Dave Blessing to different cities and towns on the island nation. Blessing applied for a visa after the embargo rules were recently changed.
"They allow humanitarian aid and school groups on educational purposes," Blessing said. "I still have a hard time believing we were able to pull it off."
Blessing's son, Tyler, also went. He is in his father's class.
"I thought I was going to be like the only American there, People wouldn't believe I was able to go to Cuba," Tyler Blessing said. "Just a ridiculous opportunity, it would only be a once-in-a-lifetime thing."
The Boulder Valley School District is running a photography contest on resilience. Maya Wilson, who just graduated from Boulder High School, says all they saw in Cuba were examples of resilience.
"The most striking thing was definitely how happy the people were even though you can see that they were struggling," Wilson said.
Lohmann says she was amazed how many people drove classic cars and maintained them for so many years.
"You're like super impressed by all the cars and you're like whoa, I just literally time-traveled back," Lohmann said.
Blessing says what's more important than the pictures are the life lessons learned by his students.
"It's a great combination for the kids to be able to express themselves artistically while they're going through something that's really an emotional thing for them," Blessing said.
Each student had to raise more than $3,000 to go on the nine-day trip. The Cuban government provided a full-time guide, but they did have restrictions on what they could take pictures of. Pictures of police and certain buildings were not allowed.
Lohmann says this experience has had a profound effect on her.
"I'm just grateful for that trip cause it really just like changed my whole outlook on everything," Lohmann said.
Copyright 2016 KUSA
CONGRATULATIONS GRADUATES!
ENJOY YOUR CREATIVE, ADVENTUROUS, ARTFUL LIVES!!!!!!
Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art _ presents Martha Russo _: coalescere (Latin for "come together") . Russo is a sculptor, installation artist, and BHS parent who had BHS Art students 'come together' for a tour and gallery talk of her work. A BIG thank you to Martha and BMOCA for hosting over 450 students to the museum for this talk.
BOULDER BEETLE PROJECT!
Jamestown artist, Emma Hardy teamed up with the National Art Honor Society from Boulder High School to put on an art performance.
Emma Hardy was born in Lincolnshire, England where she later earned a BA in Sculpture at the Wimbledon School of Art in London. Hardy is a practicing artist employing mixed medium from paper to bronze. Emma has shown large installations of her work nationally.
Hardy’s current project is taking to the streets. The Boulder Beetles, funded by the City of Boulder, are five larger-than-life bug costumes, each taking on the culture and personality of Boulder’s sister cities; Dushanbe, Tajikistan; Kisumu, Kenya; Jalapa, Nicaragua; and Boulder, Colorado. Each beetle is unique, characterizing each city, but like the cities themselves, are all connected. Boulder High student artists helped Hardy with her project as their community project for the Boulder High School National Art Honor Society. Groups of students worked together to create the silk underwings for the various beetles, capturing certain aspects of that city or culture.
Jamestown artist, Emma Hardy teamed up with the National Art Honor Society from Boulder High School to put on an art performance.
Emma Hardy was born in Lincolnshire, England where she later earned a BA in Sculpture at the Wimbledon School of Art in London. Hardy is a practicing artist employing mixed medium from paper to bronze. Emma has shown large installations of her work nationally.
Hardy’s current project is taking to the streets. The Boulder Beetles, funded by the City of Boulder, are five larger-than-life bug costumes, each taking on the culture and personality of Boulder’s sister cities; Dushanbe, Tajikistan; Kisumu, Kenya; Jalapa, Nicaragua; and Boulder, Colorado. Each beetle is unique, characterizing each city, but like the cities themselves, are all connected. Boulder High student artists helped Hardy with her project as their community project for the Boulder High School National Art Honor Society. Groups of students worked together to create the silk underwings for the various beetles, capturing certain aspects of that city or culture.
_"Recycled Runway 7" Featured eight BHS designers that knocked us out with their fantastic designs!
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT
Valentine Fagan, 17-year-old junior at Boulder High School
In 2015, Valentine joined the Walking Tree conservation program. This experience took Val to Costa Rica to learn about and help protect sea turtles. She would patrol the beach at night and look for eggs that needed to be moved and hidden from poachers. After moving the eggs to the hatchery, they would be reburied in a safe, protected area that was guarded. This experience taught Val that there are two sides to every story. Conservation isn’t black and white. She learned that poachers have a cultural history of why they do what they do.
Why did you join the Walking Tree program?
I joined the Walking Tree Conservation program because of a class I took last year. I took AP environmental science, and it completely changed the way I view our world. I gained a new desire to help preserve our fragile ecosystems and species, hence the turtle conservation.
What was the trip to Costa Rica like?
My trip was beautiful and educational. We got to do lots of eco-tourism as well as cultural tourism. Our time on the island with the conservationist was incredible, as we were really on the forefront of this pressing issue.
What did you learn from the experience?
I learned a lot more about the fragile social structure surrounding conservation. I also gained a new love of sea turtles and conservation.
What do you like about Boulder High?
At Boulder High, the teachers and faculty genuinely care about us. Unlike my old school, teachers are really concerned with our well being and our success, instead of just showing up and teaching because they had to.
Anything you would change about high school?
The social pressures surrounding high school friendships and interpersonal relationships adds an insurmountable amount of stress to everything we already deal with. I wish it was easier to focus all my energy on schoolwork instead of trying to fight off the distractions.
What’s your favorite subject?
My favorite subject is math, but my favorite class is definitely pottery.
What’s your favorite movie?
“Amelie”
What’s your dream job?
To be the creative editor of a fashion magazine.
Valentine
Valentine Fagan, 17-year-old junior at Boulder High School
In 2015, Valentine joined the Walking Tree conservation program. This experience took Val to Costa Rica to learn about and help protect sea turtles. She would patrol the beach at night and look for eggs that needed to be moved and hidden from poachers. After moving the eggs to the hatchery, they would be reburied in a safe, protected area that was guarded. This experience taught Val that there are two sides to every story. Conservation isn’t black and white. She learned that poachers have a cultural history of why they do what they do.
Why did you join the Walking Tree program?
I joined the Walking Tree Conservation program because of a class I took last year. I took AP environmental science, and it completely changed the way I view our world. I gained a new desire to help preserve our fragile ecosystems and species, hence the turtle conservation.
What was the trip to Costa Rica like?
My trip was beautiful and educational. We got to do lots of eco-tourism as well as cultural tourism. Our time on the island with the conservationist was incredible, as we were really on the forefront of this pressing issue.
What did you learn from the experience?
I learned a lot more about the fragile social structure surrounding conservation. I also gained a new love of sea turtles and conservation.
What do you like about Boulder High?
At Boulder High, the teachers and faculty genuinely care about us. Unlike my old school, teachers are really concerned with our well being and our success, instead of just showing up and teaching because they had to.
Anything you would change about high school?
The social pressures surrounding high school friendships and interpersonal relationships adds an insurmountable amount of stress to everything we already deal with. I wish it was easier to focus all my energy on schoolwork instead of trying to fight off the distractions.
What’s your favorite subject?
My favorite subject is math, but my favorite class is definitely pottery.
What’s your favorite movie?
“Amelie”
What’s your dream job?
To be the creative editor of a fashion magazine.
Valentine
_Boulder High Pottery Students welcome Santa Fe visiting artist, Maggie Mae Beyeler working with students on creating and making ceramic decals for their projects. _
SCHOLASTICS Awards Ceremony 2016! Heres a few of our award winners at the ceremony.
Portfolios: Asher Blackburn, Blythe Feeney, Dustino Low, Kaya Tone, Maya Nakauchi-Hawn/Caufield
Gold Key Individual: Asher Blackburn, Siena Tone, Blythe Feeney, Eli Fournier, Sophie Gabriel, Marika Sullivan, Isabel Wilson
Silver Key: Blythe Feeney, Caroline Bertini, Kate Hefferan, Annie Koval, Wren Macdonald, Rachle McNurlen,Maya Caufield, Maya Wilson, Charly Wohlert
Honorable Mention: Kyle Cushing, Anna Daly, Marley Loveman-Brown, Cole Maisonpierre, and Caroline Bertini
Portfolios: Asher Blackburn, Blythe Feeney, Dustino Low, Kaya Tone, Maya Nakauchi-Hawn/Caufield
Gold Key Individual: Asher Blackburn, Siena Tone, Blythe Feeney, Eli Fournier, Sophie Gabriel, Marika Sullivan, Isabel Wilson
Silver Key: Blythe Feeney, Caroline Bertini, Kate Hefferan, Annie Koval, Wren Macdonald, Rachle McNurlen,Maya Caufield, Maya Wilson, Charly Wohlert
Honorable Mention: Kyle Cushing, Anna Daly, Marley Loveman-Brown, Cole Maisonpierre, and Caroline Bertini
BOULDER HIGH SCHOOL ARTISTS ATTEND THE BIFF TEEN PARTY! The Boulder International Film Festival celebrated teen short film awards amidst music, food, and fun.
Senior, Blythe Feeney, is showing her artwork at OZO Coffee Shop on Arapahoe in Boulder, CO. Her work will be up and for sale the entire month or March. Go have a cup of joe and enjoy! Congratulations Blythe.
BHS Students explore the "Tree of Life" show at The Boulder Public Library in February
Colorado Scholastics Art Awards
Boulder High School Winners 2016
Portfolios
Individual Awards
Gold Key
Boulder High School Winners 2016
Portfolios
- *Asher Blackburn – gold ((Art Portfolio: Wood Wallet; Laser Cut Pen Case)
- *Blythe Feeney – gold (tumble)
- Dustin Low – silver (Pray, Play, and Pretend again)
- Kaya Tone – gold (the leap)
- Maya Nakauchi-Hawn/Caufield – gold (yellow fever)
Individual Awards
Gold Key
- *Asher Blackburn – Robotic hand
- Siena Tone- Gold Key ( Painting: One with the Earth and Sky)
- *Feeney Blythe – Gold Key (sculpture: Tumble)
- *Eli Fournier – Gold key ( Ceramics and Glass: lidded jar 1)
- Sophie Gabriel – Gold key (Drawing and Illustration: Unseen)
- Marika Sullivan- Gold Key ( Drawing: Claire)
- Isabel Wilson- Gold key (painting : Emma Maire)
- Feeney Blythe – Silver Key (sculpture: Cradle)
- Caroline Bertini –Silver Key (Painting: Stairway to Heaven)
- Kate Hefferan- Silver key (Painting: Icelandic Lights)
- *Annie Rose Koval – Silver Key (Ceramics and Glass: Healing heel)
- Wren Macdonald- Silver key (Painting: Goldhill
- Rachel McNurlen- Silver Key (Photography: cowgirl up)
- Maya Caufield – Silver key (Painting: yellow fever)
- Maya Wilson- Silver (Photo : seeing Daisies)
- Charly Wohlert – Silver (painting: sunny’s jar)
- Kyle Cushing – Honorable Mention (Drawing & Illustration: Portrait of Father)
- Anna Daly – Honorable Mention (Fashion: A Day at the Derby)
- Marley Loveman- Brown- Honorable Mention (Photography: Untitled)
- Cole Maisonpierre- Honorable Mention (Painting: Espresso by starlight)
- Caroline Bertini - Honorable Mention (Painting: Ancient Life)
- Caroline Bertini – Honorable Mention (Painting: Pumpkin Smash)
Destination Imagination Design Winners!
Lindey Hoak won the BVSD Destination Imagination T-shirt design for 2016. Rowen Bautts design will grace the program cover. Both designers win Visa gift cards for $50.00 and $25.00 respectively - and a t-shirt and brochure for their portfolios.
Lindey Hoak won the BVSD Destination Imagination T-shirt design for 2016. Rowen Bautts design will grace the program cover. Both designers win Visa gift cards for $50.00 and $25.00 respectively - and a t-shirt and brochure for their portfolios.
Boulder County Arts Alliance
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BHS Arts Focus Pathway present:
A conversation with Emily K. Harrison about platforms that you can use to build your own website. You’ll learn just how easy it is to build a site yourself, an essential tool for promoting yourself as an artist.
Thursday, February 18, 3-4pm Boulder High Draw Paint Room #1510
Dr. Emily K. Harrison is an actor, writer, director, and producer based in Boulder, Colorado. The founder and producing artistic director or Boulder-based, award-winning square product theatre, she holds an MFA in Performance from the Savannah College of Art & Design, a Ph.D. in Theatre from the University of Colorado Boulder, and a BA in Theatre Studies from Boston's Emerson College. Emily teaches for the Department of Theatre & Dance at CU as well as Naropa University's School of the Arts. Emily was recently featured as part of Westword’s "100 Colorado Creatives" series, and was recognized by The Denver Post as a 2011 Pathmaker, one of only seven individuals working in an arts field to receive the honor.
AP Art History students cracked eggs, made their own egg tempera and painted like Giotto! Not all of Art History is reading the textbook...
Downtown Boulder Pearl Street Banners: http://www.boulderdowntown.com/events/student-banner-project
The fourth annual Student Banner Project kicked off in January 19, 2016, with 51 new lamp pole banners created by the talents and imagination of budding artists from Columbine Elementary School, Casey Middle School and Boulder High School with a unifying theme of "Farming."
The banners will be on display January 19 - mid April 2016.
The fourth annual Student Banner Project kicked off in January 19, 2016, with 51 new lamp pole banners created by the talents and imagination of budding artists from Columbine Elementary School, Casey Middle School and Boulder High School with a unifying theme of "Farming."
The banners will be on display January 19 - mid April 2016.
You’re Invited!
2 Shows, 1 BIG Opening!
What: "Trees of Life" Exhibit and "Student Teen Space Art Show" (food & drinks & art & artists!)
When: Friday, January 22, from 5-7 pm (Trees) and 5-6pm Teen Space Show
Where: Boulder Public Library
Why: Come support over 100+ Boulder High Students & local professional artists. See their amazing work being displayed!
https://boulderlibrary.org/featured/boulder-public-library-presents-tree-of-life/
2 Shows, 1 BIG Opening!
What: "Trees of Life" Exhibit and "Student Teen Space Art Show" (food & drinks & art & artists!)
When: Friday, January 22, from 5-7 pm (Trees) and 5-6pm Teen Space Show
Where: Boulder Public Library
Why: Come support over 100+ Boulder High Students & local professional artists. See their amazing work being displayed!
https://boulderlibrary.org/featured/boulder-public-library-presents-tree-of-life/
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Colorado State University students (and former BHS student Jessica Levy) come to Boulder High Pottery Class to present Interior Design - education and careers in the field
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ARTIST STUDIOS GOES TO THE CLYFFORD STILL MUSEUM, DENVER, CO: "Artist Studios" members took the bus to Denver and spent some lovely hours being inspired by the oils of Clyfford Still.
Audrey, one of the Art Club presidents, along with Celia and Milo, had a swell time contemplating their emotions while looking at some excellent pieces from the Abstract Expressionist era. Afterwards, they had dinner in Downtown Denver and walked around, enjoying the sights of the city at night-time.
Mark HIrsch, a Wisconsin photographer, came and showed his work while inspiring us with life stories. Mr. Hirsch photographed a bur oak tree every day for a year with his
i-phone and now has a book out, That Tree.
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Susan Albers, a local painter, came to talk about how trees have inspired her work. She is assisting us with our "Trees & Me" grant project funded by the Boulder Arts Commission. |
Boulder High Advanced Pottery Students annual "Teach What You know" workshop at Manhattan Middle School. To see more images from this workshop, go to the Pottery pull-down menu.
Internationally known poet, JACK COLLOM, does a poetry workshop with artists working on "Trees & Me" Boulder Arts Commission grant.
JOLT IS IN BOULDER!!!!! |
Denver Graffiti artist, Jolt, is in Boulder this week painting the creek path underpass at Broadway. Students at Boulder High chatted with him and took selfies.
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THE BOULDER HIGH SCHOOL INAGURAL NAHS, 2015-16
The inaugural NAHS chapter at Boulder High School was launched this fall with a senior only group of nineteen members: Maya Caulfield, Kaya Tone, Seani Anderson, Maddie Werner, Avery Banik, Amanda Worthy, Katya Lien, Emily Hanson, Taylor Coil, Caroline Bertini, Meg Houlihan, Blythe Feeney, Asher Blackburn, Anna Daly, Sophie Gabriel. Virginia Schick is the faculty sponsor. Our NAHS chapter serves to honor students who have demonstrated excellence in the areas of Artistry, Scholarship, Leadership, Service, and Character.
During the first meeting we filled out forms, voted for officers, discussed a NAHS/BHS t-shirt, secret handshake and word-smythed a motto. We are bringing designs to vote on for our t-shirt to our next meeting. We also brainstormed our philanthropic art project for the spring. Ideas are to paint a mural on a bike path underpass or in an ugly alley around Boulder to assisting a local artist in a performance art/puppet piece in area neighborhoods.
We are excited and motivated to make a difference with our art in our school and city. “GO ART!”
The inaugural NAHS chapter at Boulder High School was launched this fall with a senior only group of nineteen members: Maya Caulfield, Kaya Tone, Seani Anderson, Maddie Werner, Avery Banik, Amanda Worthy, Katya Lien, Emily Hanson, Taylor Coil, Caroline Bertini, Meg Houlihan, Blythe Feeney, Asher Blackburn, Anna Daly, Sophie Gabriel. Virginia Schick is the faculty sponsor. Our NAHS chapter serves to honor students who have demonstrated excellence in the areas of Artistry, Scholarship, Leadership, Service, and Character.
During the first meeting we filled out forms, voted for officers, discussed a NAHS/BHS t-shirt, secret handshake and word-smythed a motto. We are bringing designs to vote on for our t-shirt to our next meeting. We also brainstormed our philanthropic art project for the spring. Ideas are to paint a mural on a bike path underpass or in an ugly alley around Boulder to assisting a local artist in a performance art/puppet piece in area neighborhoods.
We are excited and motivated to make a difference with our art in our school and city. “GO ART!”
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!
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Samantha Travis was a volunteer docent in my studio for an event called Open Studios in Boulder, Colorado.
There are 120 studios open to the public during the event and this is the 20th year it has been offered to the community.
We had 100 visitors the weekend that she volunteered.
Samantha was quick to understand the abstract concepts I am working with in my paintings.
She was an articulate and courteous assistant as she explained concepts and installations.
Samantha communicates well and is enthusiastic about art and creativity.
I thoroughly enjoyed having her as an assistant in my studio. Susan Albers
There are 120 studios open to the public during the event and this is the 20th year it has been offered to the community.
We had 100 visitors the weekend that she volunteered.
Samantha was quick to understand the abstract concepts I am working with in my paintings.
She was an articulate and courteous assistant as she explained concepts and installations.
Samantha communicates well and is enthusiastic about art and creativity.
I thoroughly enjoyed having her as an assistant in my studio. Susan Albers
BOULDER HIGH HOMECOMING TICKET DESIGNS: Lizzy Scholz, Harrison Haggas, and Taylor Coil had their designs chosen for the homecoming dance ticket designs for the theme, "Harry Potter and the Boulder Hallows!" See you at the dance!
Boulder County Arts Alliance graciously has come to Boulder High School to do Artists Panel talks. This 1st panel presented a talk on "Careers in Art" .
JOHN HALE GOES TO NEW YORK AND CARNEGIE HALL TO RECEIVE HIS SCHOLASTICS NATIONAL AWARDS! Read on to hear of his experience and see a picture of his parents and him out front of Big Pink where Bob Dylan and the Band made music!
"I won a national silver metal for a portfolio as well as a gold medal for one individual piece. I was able to go and attend the Carnegie Hall awards ceremony in NYC. The entire experience was a blast. Next year I plan on attending the Art Institute of Chicago where I hope to further my skills in image making and other fields that catch my interest.
The ceremony itself was great and included a surprise visit from the one and only, Whoopi Goldberg, which was probably my favorite part along with getting to meet many of the other great artists who were being awarded. Once the awards were over, the students were invited back to my hotel(the Roosevelt) for an after party celebration where everyone got to mingle and get to know one another better. I made some friends and met a few people who will be going to the Art Institute in the fall so it’s good to be going with a few familiar faces.
My family and I also visited the MOMA and the Guggenheim, which were both great things to experience. My oldest brother who lives around the NYC area, and who we were able to visit with over the course of the trip, took us around to see the sights and to visit some of the smaller galleries. All in all, the trip was really great and I can’t thank your foundation enough for helping me get out there with all the other amazing young artists! " Sincerely, John Hale
"I won a national silver metal for a portfolio as well as a gold medal for one individual piece. I was able to go and attend the Carnegie Hall awards ceremony in NYC. The entire experience was a blast. Next year I plan on attending the Art Institute of Chicago where I hope to further my skills in image making and other fields that catch my interest.
The ceremony itself was great and included a surprise visit from the one and only, Whoopi Goldberg, which was probably my favorite part along with getting to meet many of the other great artists who were being awarded. Once the awards were over, the students were invited back to my hotel(the Roosevelt) for an after party celebration where everyone got to mingle and get to know one another better. I made some friends and met a few people who will be going to the Art Institute in the fall so it’s good to be going with a few familiar faces.
My family and I also visited the MOMA and the Guggenheim, which were both great things to experience. My oldest brother who lives around the NYC area, and who we were able to visit with over the course of the trip, took us around to see the sights and to visit some of the smaller galleries. All in all, the trip was really great and I can’t thank your foundation enough for helping me get out there with all the other amazing young artists! " Sincerely, John Hale
ANNA DALY IN WASHINGTON DC: "Hi! I just back from my DC trip for the Congressional Art Competition and it was so cool! We went to the reception, saw all of the art, went to the Newseum, the National Gallery, and the American History Museum. It was so much fun! I hope you are having an awesome summer!" Anna
SPRING ART AWARDS!!!!!
Every year our arts students continue to make us proud with their talent, their creative ideas, and their ability to think outside the box. These award winners represent many of our students in the arts who express themselves each and every day with their visual voice, telling their story, trying out new ideas and bending the rules when and if they can. We applaud them, we applaud the many art students not on the stage tonight, and we’ll ask you to hold YOUR applause until all students have made their way to the front.
NATIONAL SCHOLASTICS AWARDS: JOHN HALE, Gold Individual and Silver Portfolio, RILEY GREER, Silver Portfolio
State Scholastics Awards: Gold Key Portfolios: Riley Greer & John Hale
Gold Keys: Katie Abdel, Sierra Furie, John Hale, Anna Katya Lien, Jessie Milavitz, Emery Bradlina,Jack Hooson
Colorado Watercolor Society, "Young Artist's Watercolor Society Award”: Emery Bradlina
Scholastics “Weeks Art Scholarship”: Leif Blessing
Silver Key Portfolio: Sierra Furie
Silver Keys: Katie Abdel, Eryn Anderson, Sierra Furie, Riley Greer, John Hale, Maddie Veneziano, Leif Blessing
Honorable Mention Portfolios: Emery Bradlina & Hannah Salvo
Honorable Mention Individuals: Caroline Bertini, Emery Bradlina, John Hale, Samantha Travis, Hannah Salvo, Harrison Sawyer Wright, Kaya Tone
Denver Art Museum Show: Katie Abdel, John Hale, Riley Greer, Jack Hooson, and Emery Bradlina
BVSD Food Service Cafeteria Calendar Cover: Rae MacCarthy
BVSD Literary Magazine: Cole Smith, cover, Sierra Furie, Taylor Heath
Jambalaya Magazine: Delaney Gardner-Sweeney 1st, Emery Bradlina 2nd, Hannah Salvo 3rd
Artist’s Studio Presidents: Empress- Jessie Milavitz, Maharaja- John Hale
Jared Polis 2nd Congressional District Art Show: Anna Daly “Grand Prize,” Asher Blackburn, “Jared’s Favorite”
Top Draw/Paint Seniors: Katie Abdel, Emery Bradlina, Carson Calano, Noah Chavkin, Micah Epstein, Sierra Furie, Delaney Gardner-Sweeney, John Hale, Peyton Hoffmaster, Karina Martinez, Jessie Milavitz, Langley Rick, Hannah Salvo, & Maddie Veneziano
Top Senior Photographers: Keila Roberts, Maya Wilson, Leif Blessing, Anna Gunderson, Mitch Davis, Effie Shannon, Benjamin Lofstedt, Kaila Coleman, Rain Hitchcock, Zach Bauman
Top Senior Ceramic Artists: Riley Greer, Martin Selby, Jackson Williams, Jessica Milavitz
OUTSTANDING Boulder Arts Focus Pathway Renaissance Seniors: Riley Greer & Ethan Jones
Rick Sinner Award: John Hale
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Every year our arts students continue to make us proud with their talent, their creative ideas, and their ability to think outside the box. These award winners represent many of our students in the arts who express themselves each and every day with their visual voice, telling their story, trying out new ideas and bending the rules when and if they can. We applaud them, we applaud the many art students not on the stage tonight, and we’ll ask you to hold YOUR applause until all students have made their way to the front.
NATIONAL SCHOLASTICS AWARDS: JOHN HALE, Gold Individual and Silver Portfolio, RILEY GREER, Silver Portfolio
State Scholastics Awards: Gold Key Portfolios: Riley Greer & John Hale
Gold Keys: Katie Abdel, Sierra Furie, John Hale, Anna Katya Lien, Jessie Milavitz, Emery Bradlina,Jack Hooson
Colorado Watercolor Society, "Young Artist's Watercolor Society Award”: Emery Bradlina
Scholastics “Weeks Art Scholarship”: Leif Blessing
Silver Key Portfolio: Sierra Furie
Silver Keys: Katie Abdel, Eryn Anderson, Sierra Furie, Riley Greer, John Hale, Maddie Veneziano, Leif Blessing
Honorable Mention Portfolios: Emery Bradlina & Hannah Salvo
Honorable Mention Individuals: Caroline Bertini, Emery Bradlina, John Hale, Samantha Travis, Hannah Salvo, Harrison Sawyer Wright, Kaya Tone
Denver Art Museum Show: Katie Abdel, John Hale, Riley Greer, Jack Hooson, and Emery Bradlina
BVSD Food Service Cafeteria Calendar Cover: Rae MacCarthy
BVSD Literary Magazine: Cole Smith, cover, Sierra Furie, Taylor Heath
Jambalaya Magazine: Delaney Gardner-Sweeney 1st, Emery Bradlina 2nd, Hannah Salvo 3rd
Artist’s Studio Presidents: Empress- Jessie Milavitz, Maharaja- John Hale
Jared Polis 2nd Congressional District Art Show: Anna Daly “Grand Prize,” Asher Blackburn, “Jared’s Favorite”
Top Draw/Paint Seniors: Katie Abdel, Emery Bradlina, Carson Calano, Noah Chavkin, Micah Epstein, Sierra Furie, Delaney Gardner-Sweeney, John Hale, Peyton Hoffmaster, Karina Martinez, Jessie Milavitz, Langley Rick, Hannah Salvo, & Maddie Veneziano
Top Senior Photographers: Keila Roberts, Maya Wilson, Leif Blessing, Anna Gunderson, Mitch Davis, Effie Shannon, Benjamin Lofstedt, Kaila Coleman, Rain Hitchcock, Zach Bauman
Top Senior Ceramic Artists: Riley Greer, Martin Selby, Jackson Williams, Jessica Milavitz
OUTSTANDING Boulder Arts Focus Pathway Renaissance Seniors: Riley Greer & Ethan Jones
Rick Sinner Award: John Hale
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LET THE FLOCKING BEGIN! We have 30 hand painted flamingos that are earning money for kids who cannot afford art supplies. We flocked the principal, Terry Gillach, and our local congressman, Jared Polis.
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Superintendents Honor Roll recipient: DAVE BLESSING!
Celebrating Architecture month at the 15th street design districts April Block Party. Chalk art, henna tattoo's, face painting and art shows were in store for BHS students!
Another great Boulder Valley School District Art show at The Dairy Center for the Arts! http://www.thedairy.org
The BVSD Food Service chose Rae MacCarthy's truck design out of three Boulder High finalists. Lydia Hunt and Marika Sullivan were runners up with their farm and melon pieces. They all won $ on their art card.
6TH RECYCLED RUNWAY ECO FASHION SHOW
April 7 at the Boulder Theater, 22 area middle and high school students walked the Boulder Theater runway at the 6th Recycled Runway Eco Fashion Show. The students created incredible garments made from recycled materials. Boulder High's Anna Daly, won top honors at this event! We are so proud! She won the high school "Functionality" award. Anna's dress was crafted from horse race track paraphernalia and newspaper. This is an intense independent study program and Anna shined brightly! Common Threads partnered with Whole Foods and Resource to bring this event to life.
Noelle Ireland (Grade 9) and Maryjane (MJ) Sulka (Grade 10) also participated and created remarkable garments!
Noelle Ireland (Grade 9) and Maryjane (MJ) Sulka (Grade 10) also participated and created remarkable garments!
Jared Polis 2nd Congressional Art Show:
Boulder High School sent 35+ works of art to the "Colorado 2nd Congressional Art Show. There was food, drink and over 130 pieces of art form all over the district. Anna Daly won the Grand Prize for her pastel, "Eyes of the Future" of her friend dressed as a fortune teller at a carnival. Anna travels with a friend to Washington, DC (all expenses paid) to see her piece hung in the congressional tunnel for one year. Way to go Anna!
OUR SPRING BREAK TRIP TO PARIS, BRUGES AND LONDON:
For 11 days, 8 BHS students traveled to Europe to see, create art and experience the cultures. Thirteen Peak to Peak HS students and parents joined us along with Ms. Bertarelli, Mr. Schaefer, Mike Huff and Mark with IC Tours. It was a trip that transformed us. Take a look at some of the pictures...
Downtown Boulder Banner Award: Please congratulate Taylor Coil as the winner of the Downtown Boulder Banner "People's Choice Award" for her design, "Creamy," seen below. You can go to the website, http://www.boulderdowntown.com/events/student-banner-project-2015
to see all the banners. All the banners will be on display along the Pearl Street Mall until mid April. Then they go to the Farmer's Market until the middle of May.
Taylor wins a $100.00 Downtown boulder Gift Card. GO BOULDER HIGH!
NATIONAL SCHOLASTICS AWARDS ARE IN!
 Riley Greer
We are pleased to announce that the following students have earned national recognition in The Scholastic Art Awards of 2015:
Riley Greer John Hale These students have been identified by panels of creative professionals as the most talented young artists and writers in the nation. This year, 300,000 works of art and writing were submitted. Only the top 1% were recognized at the national level. These students have been invited to attend a ceremony at the world-famous Carnegie Hall on Thursday, June 11.http://www.carnegiehall.org |
John Hale
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The Selected Works Exhibition The Scholastic Art Awards
Denver Art Museum March 19, 2015
SCHOLASTICS AWARDS CEREMONY AND SHOW - February 21, 2015: some photos
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT Boulder Daily Camera 2/15/2015
Martin Selby, 18-year-old senior at Boulder High School
Martin Selby is an accomplished pottery student. His work is based on throwing functional pieces on the wheel. He has a commitment to craftsmanship and is interested in innovative ideas for function. In his last year, Martin has worked on creating sets of pieces on the potters wheel. This repetition requires a discipline that functional potters need to produce a body of good pots. Martin respects pottery’s long history, admires and understands contemporary clay art and techniques. In addition to his work in the Pottery Studio, Martin is known for his abilities as a wrestler for Boulder High. Martin is Boulder High’s wrestling team captain and was a 2014 state quarterfinalist. Martin also is an accomplished musician. He was a member of the Boulder High Wind Ensemble and often plays music jobs in western Kansas.
How did you get into pottery?
I got into pottery the second semester of my freshman year when I had space in my schedule for an arts class. I immediately found that I loved working with clay due to its nature of being a very tactile art form.
What do you like about pottery as a medium?
What I love about pottery as a medium is that it is an art form in which I can be creative and use my body some at the same time. Whether it is wedging clay or throwing on the wheel I get to move around more than I would drawing and painting. I also enjoy how much of an emphasis there is for detail, texture and well-balanced form in pottery. I can actually make good use of my work at home. I have made much of my family’s current dinnerware.
What instruments do you play?
I play guitar as well as saxophone. I also used to play some cello and bass guitar and I mess around with drums some. I do sing as well, but I generally don’t mention it as much to reduce the chance of people trying to make me randomly sing for them.
What are your college plans?
I am currently considering going to school in Colorado, New Mexico or Hawaii to study ceramic arts, medicine or botany.
What’s your dream job?
My dream job at the moment would most likely involve being a doctor who also worked to incorporate herbal medicine and other forms of healing in my practice.
2015 COLORADO SCHOLASTICS AWARDS
Gold Key Portfolios: Riley Greer & John Hale
Gold Key individual: Katie Abdel -Patience, Emery Bradlina - Sun and storms, Emery Bradlina - Tea time, Sierra Furie - After the game, John Hale - Daniel Coal walks,
Jack Hooson - the fiddler, Katya Lien - Watching a sea change, Jessie Millivitz - Bosque
Silver Portfolios: Sierra Furie - Details and moments
Silver Key individual: Katie Abdel - Morning Rose, Leif Blessing - Beauty, Sierra Furie - Deep breaths, Riley Greer - Wire Garden, Riley Greer - Wheat Talisman, Riley Greer - Lilac Wedding, John Hale - Daniels haircut, Maddie Veneziano - Ostrinus Cavern
Honorable Mention Portfolios: Emery Bradlina - Contrast
Honoarble Mention Individual: Caroline Bertini - Simply there Emery Bradlina - Contrast, John Hale - Daniel’s Macho Men, Samantha Travis - Wake up, Hannah Salvo - Cebu Omaha Dubuque Hannah Salvo - Aint I A Woman, Kaya Tone, movie - Rhyme of School, Harrison Sawyer Wright- Flatirons
Gold Key individual: Katie Abdel -Patience, Emery Bradlina - Sun and storms, Emery Bradlina - Tea time, Sierra Furie - After the game, John Hale - Daniel Coal walks,
Jack Hooson - the fiddler, Katya Lien - Watching a sea change, Jessie Millivitz - Bosque
Silver Portfolios: Sierra Furie - Details and moments
Silver Key individual: Katie Abdel - Morning Rose, Leif Blessing - Beauty, Sierra Furie - Deep breaths, Riley Greer - Wire Garden, Riley Greer - Wheat Talisman, Riley Greer - Lilac Wedding, John Hale - Daniels haircut, Maddie Veneziano - Ostrinus Cavern
Honorable Mention Portfolios: Emery Bradlina - Contrast
Honoarble Mention Individual: Caroline Bertini - Simply there Emery Bradlina - Contrast, John Hale - Daniel’s Macho Men, Samantha Travis - Wake up, Hannah Salvo - Cebu Omaha Dubuque Hannah Salvo - Aint I A Woman, Kaya Tone, movie - Rhyme of School, Harrison Sawyer Wright- Flatirons
BOULDER PEARL STREET BANNERS: "EAT LOCAL FOODS"
Downtown Boulder Student Banner ProjectStarting January 13, 2015 take a stroll down the Pearl Street Mall while enjoying 51 new lamp pole banners created by the talents and imagination of 53 budding artists from Columbine Elementary School, Casey Middle School and Boulder High School. This year’s theme is “Local Foods and Farmers”. 19 BOULDER HIGH SCHOOL ARTSTS ARE SHOWCASED. Katie Cottrell (seen at right) and Sarah Kennedy won most artistic and best theme awards. Please vote for Peoples Choice at the kiosk.
This is the third year for the banner project, which is produced by the Downtown Boulder Business Improvement District. The three participating schools, as well as the Boulder Valley School District, the Boulder Farmers Market, GrafX Group, and Parking Services graciously agreed to help make this happen. The banners will be on display starting January 13th through mid April 2015. http://www.boulderdowntown.com/events/student-banner-project-2015 FOR MORE PICTURES.
This is the third year for the banner project, which is produced by the Downtown Boulder Business Improvement District. The three participating schools, as well as the Boulder Valley School District, the Boulder Farmers Market, GrafX Group, and Parking Services graciously agreed to help make this happen. The banners will be on display starting January 13th through mid April 2015. http://www.boulderdowntown.com/events/student-banner-project-2015 FOR MORE PICTURES.
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Congratulations to Dave Blessing - 2015 Impact on Education award recipient! Thank you Dave for making an Impact on Boulder High School and our art department!
http://impactoneducation.org 2015 marks the 23rd year that Impact on Education recognizes individuals in the Boulder Valley School District (BVSD) who have an extraordinary impact on student learning through innovative teaching skills, exceptional job dedication, and inspirational leadership. The Impact Award is an esteemed honor that has been bestowed upon only 112 extraordinary individuals over the last 23 years. |
Leni Martinelli, restaurant owner of the Dushanbe Teahouse (http://www.boulderteahouse.com) gives Pottery Students a tour and history of the journey the teahouse had to come to Boulder, Co. Students arrived at the teahouse with their own personal cups that they had made to drink their tea.
Matt Chasansky, Head of the Office of Arts & Culture interviewed "AP Studio Arts and "Portfolio Arts" students as part of the public inquiry phase of the Community Cultural Plan. Boulder High teen artists thank him for the opportunity to voice thoughts and aspirations for culture and the creative economy.
Nobel Circle Public Sculpture Competition Winners
The Nobel Circle Project, www.BoulderNobelCircle.org, sponsored a competition among BVSD 9-12 ART students to provide fresh ideas
for a new public sculpture intended for the Pearl Street Mall. It will celebrate the FIVE NOBEL PRIZE LAUREATES IN SCIENCE FROM CU, NIST, NOAA and NCAR. Each
artist created an original design for the sculpture. The winning THREE designs were from Zoe Kahl, Samantha Travis, and Kate Brackley. The goal of the sculpture design was to honor the Laureates and inspire all ages of viewers to reach for their dreams and to dream BIG! Each young artist won a $300 gift card to the Apple Store. We hope to see their ideas manifest as sculpture in the near future. CONGRATULATIONS!
Annual "Teach What you Know" workshop - BHS advanced Pottery students make their way to Manhattan Middle School to assist in teaching a pottery workshop on throwing and hand building, with a morning workshop/tour at teacher Kate Villarreal's house. "I think the field trip was a great learning experience. It was helpful for me to figure out how to teach and also how to learn better. I realized that teaching is not as easy as it seems especially when people don't listen. It helped me learn how to teach better which is good beacuase I actually want to be a teacher when I grow up. This helped me learn and improve my pottery skills. I'm glad I got the chance to have this experience."~Emma
"THIS IS BOULDER" - Boulder High School makes a movie!
On a Wednesday afternoon, Boulder High School made a movie, "This is Boulder," showcasing the future of Boulder being its youth.
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CAEA Conference, Breckenridge, CO Virginia Schick, "Colorado HS Art Educator of the Year, 2014!"
Emery Bradlina and her watercolor at the BVSD Education Center, Board Room Show Opening. Her piece will hang for one year. Congratulations!
Boulder High Students at the Open Studios Art Show listening to photographer David Bahr speak about his work.
"AP Studio Arts has tea with AP Peak to Peak"
Boulder High AP art students met the Peak to Peak HS AP art students for tea at the Dushanbe Tea House. We had tea, chia and scones and chatted about art, philosophy and being teenagers. Thanks to Ms. Bertarelli for organizing this meet and greet.
2011 ALUMNI, TOMAS HERNANDO KOFMAN
Here's a small update on my life and work. I've just finished my three month summer internship with Michael DeLucia as well as my own extended art project in New York City, and the experience was full of challenges and successes. Over the course of the summer I began exploring new media and new interactive formats as means to philosophical discourse. I also made a lot of art that fell flat, and am currently working to incorporate the results of this summer into a next phase of experimentation.
A drawing I made of Kara Walker's sugar sculpture A Subtlety was tweeted by Creative Time. I made the drawing from the molasses that dripped down the walls of the now defunct Domino factory that housed the monolithic sphinx - the smell was so sweet that it was like vomit. I thought the piece had many layers of meaning, and it was really exciting to feel a small part of the art world.
Coming into the summer I was honored as a recipient of one of two RISD Parent's Council Fine Arts Internship awards. Additionally, as a part of my internship I was given a large private studio space in the back of Michael's studio. Thanks to the support of this generous grant and the gift of a dedicated place for experiment and invention, I was able to have the time and resources to pursue my research, and over the course of the summer I spent my weekends and evenings building a very involved piece that focused around a painting that is radically different every time it's seen. It was really fulfilling to bring my ideas to life.
The final piece, titled "Journeyspace: Five Dogs on a Mountain" involved many elements from sculpture to painting to construction to lighting; over the course of this project, I worked with a performer as well as my close friends Timothy McNeish the photographer and Valantyn Koziak the roboticist to arrive at the final product. I managed my costs, set my own schedules, learned necessary skills and had the wonderful experience of holding an opening and receiving public feedback. I was honored to be told that the piece was moving, and that it touched something deep and true.
I am so deeply grateful to the donors who made this work possible, their support gave me an experience I couldn't have dreamed of otherwise. I also want to thank David Scanavino, Gregory Victory, Timothy McNeish, Bayard Morse, Michael DeLucia, Alex Kuzio, Sarah Caggiano, Ro Behmer and my mom and dad.
I am back on campus now and beginning my junior year in the painting department. I'll be posting new artwork everyday at https://paintaday.jux.com as I continue to explore the journeyspace medium and become a better painter. Best, Tomás
A drawing I made of Kara Walker's sugar sculpture A Subtlety was tweeted by Creative Time. I made the drawing from the molasses that dripped down the walls of the now defunct Domino factory that housed the monolithic sphinx - the smell was so sweet that it was like vomit. I thought the piece had many layers of meaning, and it was really exciting to feel a small part of the art world.
Coming into the summer I was honored as a recipient of one of two RISD Parent's Council Fine Arts Internship awards. Additionally, as a part of my internship I was given a large private studio space in the back of Michael's studio. Thanks to the support of this generous grant and the gift of a dedicated place for experiment and invention, I was able to have the time and resources to pursue my research, and over the course of the summer I spent my weekends and evenings building a very involved piece that focused around a painting that is radically different every time it's seen. It was really fulfilling to bring my ideas to life.
The final piece, titled "Journeyspace: Five Dogs on a Mountain" involved many elements from sculpture to painting to construction to lighting; over the course of this project, I worked with a performer as well as my close friends Timothy McNeish the photographer and Valantyn Koziak the roboticist to arrive at the final product. I managed my costs, set my own schedules, learned necessary skills and had the wonderful experience of holding an opening and receiving public feedback. I was honored to be told that the piece was moving, and that it touched something deep and true.
I am so deeply grateful to the donors who made this work possible, their support gave me an experience I couldn't have dreamed of otherwise. I also want to thank David Scanavino, Gregory Victory, Timothy McNeish, Bayard Morse, Michael DeLucia, Alex Kuzio, Sarah Caggiano, Ro Behmer and my mom and dad.
I am back on campus now and beginning my junior year in the painting department. I'll be posting new artwork everyday at https://paintaday.jux.com as I continue to explore the journeyspace medium and become a better painter. Best, Tomás
PARENT AND COVA MEMBER QUOTE: "I am so impressed with the dedication and enthusiasm displayed by the Boulder art teachers! It's remarkable how much they are willing to give of themselves to their students and obvious that any time or effort spent by a student will be equaled by their teachers. Our children are so lucky to be taught by these talented, passionate professionals. I'm so grateful!" ~Tracy Travis (parent)
GEORGE JAYNE - ARTIST/PAINTER George Jayne, who is a local painter, did a slide presentation of his work in mid September. He answered questions about his abstract painting techniques and inspirations. Thank you Mr. Jayne for inspiring us!
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Senior Max Boice stands before his portion of the 15th street project just north and in front of Boulder High School. Max writes about his experience working on this project below:
My name is Max Boice and this project all started my freshman year. I had decided to include a pottery class into my schedule having always wanted to learn to make something on a potter’s wheel. My art teacher, Ms. Villarreal, was an extremely encouraging and kept telling us, “The sky’s the limit!” Towards the end of the class, as we were packing up our clay projects, she announced that a very interesting opportunity had arisen and that it was the opportunity to get involved with the city that we lived in. The City of Boulder was going to start a project to re-design 15th street and make it more visually appealing, and they wanted local Boulder High art students to GET INVOLVED!!! It was an excellent opportunity that I could not miss. I thought that it would be so cool if my children grew up in Boulder and saw that my artwork was STILL THERE!” It was exciting to think about, so of course, after class I said, “Ms. V., I would like to get involved.” The following week she organized a brain storming session with about twenty kids who wanted to get involved at the time. We all met in the back room of Twirl, on 15th street and we bounced our ideas off of each other. After the session, we went home and began to dream up what these projects would look like. Before presenting our ideas to the City of Boulder, we worked on chiseling our ideas down to a basic mold that could easily be changed to fit their budget, spacing, and safety concerns. Later, we presented our ideas in front of architects, city planners, and property owners. That meeting occurred a few months after our initial brain storming session, and by that time, there were only two students left, me and a senior named Isaac Dolores. Everybody at the City of Boulder meeting thought our ideas would be great to put in to the project and were all very supportive of what we had to offer. From then on, I would meet with Ms. Villarreal and she was in direct contact with Carol Adams, http://www.studioterra.net/principal.html the head of 15th street project. Together, we altered my project constantly, adjusting it to ever changing requirements. Isaac met with an expert welder to assist him on is metal work project. The process of getting our ideas visualized progressed very slowly with the City of Boulder making sure that there were no loose ends in the project. In the end though, it was all worth it. I cannot thank the City of Boulder enough for letting us become involved in a city project. I absolutely enjoyed all the real world experience. My “prints” were imbedded into the sidewalk at 15th street and Arapahoe at the end of the 2014 summer and now Boulder High panthers walk among them as they make their commute to school every day. |
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2014Portfolio 101 !
Thank you to Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art for hosting BHS art teachers for our annual Portfolio 101 workshop for all BVSD art students wanting to create an art portfolio to apply to Art Schools and Universities. We had over 70 students, parents and guardians in attendance. A recruiter from RMCAD as well as art teachers, Virginia Schick, Kate Villarreal and Dave Blessing presented information on how to put together a student's best portfolio. Seniors Madeleine Veneziano, Martin Selby and Micah Epstein showed off their excellent portfolios as examples.
Thank you to Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art for hosting BHS art teachers for our annual Portfolio 101 workshop for all BVSD art students wanting to create an art portfolio to apply to Art Schools and Universities. We had over 70 students, parents and guardians in attendance. A recruiter from RMCAD as well as art teachers, Virginia Schick, Kate Villarreal and Dave Blessing presented information on how to put together a student's best portfolio. Seniors Madeleine Veneziano, Martin Selby and Micah Epstein showed off their excellent portfolios as examples.
Boulder High Teacher Virginia Schick named 2014 High School Art Educator of the Year
Plastered across the walls of Virginia Schick’s Boulder High School classroom walls and on their webpage are the words, “The highest purpose of art is to inspire" (penned by musician/poet Bob Dylan). Virginia has dedicated the art of her teaching to inspire her students to succeed and to be the best that they can be.
Virginia’s passion, impeccable work ethic and dedication to the art education profession have not gone unnoticed. Among her many accolades are the Marie Walsh Sharpe Teacher as Artist Award, the Jared Polis Award and the Impact on Education for Excellence Winner in teaching visual art. In addition, Virginia became nationally recognized as a Board Certified Teacher in 2008. She now serves as the BVSD facilitator of National Board Certification, assisting in the National Certification of 23 other Boulder Valley teachers in the past year. Additionally, Virginia serves as her district’s Induction Coach for new art educators and is the Teacher Leader 6-12 for district art teachers. As impressive as her list of personal accolades, her students are equally so. Under her tutelage, her students have received local, national and international recognitions, including multiple Colorado and National Scholastic Art and Writing Awards Gold and Silver Key winners, selection for inclusion in the National Congressional Art Show in Washington, D.C., and selection for showings by the Colorado State Board of Education.
However, it is not the accolades that drive Virginia to teach but her desire to inspire. According to Pamela Starck, Colorado Scholastics Art and Writing Coordinator, Virginia has the rare talent to create “magic” within the walls of her classroom, all the while equipping her students with the skills, creativity and personal voice needed to succeed as an artist. Equally impressive to Pam is the way in which her students respond to her high standards. Virginia demands 120 percent of herself and requests the same of her students. Her students respond by returning the same.
“Virginia regularly stretches the traditional boundaries of teaching, because she does not see the school walls as limiting factors," said Michelle Carpenter, teacher of AP Spanish and the Adelante! Program at Boulder High. "Virginia truly makes our school and district a better place to live, work and develop into lifelong artists.”
Schick’s passion is to inspire both the serious and casual art students alike. Virginia established a Portfolio 101 class for all students within the Boulder Valley School District, not only for those entertaining the idea of a future in the arts through higher education. She also established AP Studio Art and Art History classes for Boulder High by attending the AP training of her own initiative. Additionally, every week after school, Virginia offers “Open Studio” hours to students who were either unable to fit visual art classes into their schedules or simply are desirous of more studio time after the regular school day has ended.
In her desire to inspire each and every student, Virginia has also used art to reach out to struggling and at risk students. Upon realizing the lack of diversity amongst registered visual art students at Boulder High, Virginia immediately sought a solution by translating all course offerings and connecting personally with diverse populations, sometimes even conducting home visits. Her efforts resulted in a 20 percent increase in the enrollment of diverse student populations. In addition, Virginia has used art to help struggling students turn around their grades.
“There are many proficient and dedicated teachers in education," Pam Starck said. "There are also teachers who, because of their commitment to education and students are considered outstanding. Virginia is outstanding, and it is without hesitation I recommend her for High School Teacher of the year.”
Plastered across the walls of Virginia Schick’s Boulder High School classroom walls and on their webpage are the words, “The highest purpose of art is to inspire" (penned by musician/poet Bob Dylan). Virginia has dedicated the art of her teaching to inspire her students to succeed and to be the best that they can be.
Virginia’s passion, impeccable work ethic and dedication to the art education profession have not gone unnoticed. Among her many accolades are the Marie Walsh Sharpe Teacher as Artist Award, the Jared Polis Award and the Impact on Education for Excellence Winner in teaching visual art. In addition, Virginia became nationally recognized as a Board Certified Teacher in 2008. She now serves as the BVSD facilitator of National Board Certification, assisting in the National Certification of 23 other Boulder Valley teachers in the past year. Additionally, Virginia serves as her district’s Induction Coach for new art educators and is the Teacher Leader 6-12 for district art teachers. As impressive as her list of personal accolades, her students are equally so. Under her tutelage, her students have received local, national and international recognitions, including multiple Colorado and National Scholastic Art and Writing Awards Gold and Silver Key winners, selection for inclusion in the National Congressional Art Show in Washington, D.C., and selection for showings by the Colorado State Board of Education.
However, it is not the accolades that drive Virginia to teach but her desire to inspire. According to Pamela Starck, Colorado Scholastics Art and Writing Coordinator, Virginia has the rare talent to create “magic” within the walls of her classroom, all the while equipping her students with the skills, creativity and personal voice needed to succeed as an artist. Equally impressive to Pam is the way in which her students respond to her high standards. Virginia demands 120 percent of herself and requests the same of her students. Her students respond by returning the same.
“Virginia regularly stretches the traditional boundaries of teaching, because she does not see the school walls as limiting factors," said Michelle Carpenter, teacher of AP Spanish and the Adelante! Program at Boulder High. "Virginia truly makes our school and district a better place to live, work and develop into lifelong artists.”
Schick’s passion is to inspire both the serious and casual art students alike. Virginia established a Portfolio 101 class for all students within the Boulder Valley School District, not only for those entertaining the idea of a future in the arts through higher education. She also established AP Studio Art and Art History classes for Boulder High by attending the AP training of her own initiative. Additionally, every week after school, Virginia offers “Open Studio” hours to students who were either unable to fit visual art classes into their schedules or simply are desirous of more studio time after the regular school day has ended.
In her desire to inspire each and every student, Virginia has also used art to reach out to struggling and at risk students. Upon realizing the lack of diversity amongst registered visual art students at Boulder High, Virginia immediately sought a solution by translating all course offerings and connecting personally with diverse populations, sometimes even conducting home visits. Her efforts resulted in a 20 percent increase in the enrollment of diverse student populations. In addition, Virginia has used art to help struggling students turn around their grades.
“There are many proficient and dedicated teachers in education," Pam Starck said. "There are also teachers who, because of their commitment to education and students are considered outstanding. Virginia is outstanding, and it is without hesitation I recommend her for High School Teacher of the year.”
- An awards dinner will be held in behalf of all 2014 award recipients, Saturday, October 11 from 6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m., during the 2014 CAEA Fall Conference: Where Art Comes From, at the Beaver Run Resort and Conference Center in Breckenridge, Colorado.
SIERRA FURIE, the Colorado 2nd Congressional District Art Competition Grand Prize winner, stands in front of her pastel piece that hangs in Washington, DC, in the tunnels between Congress and the offices of the representatives and senators. She won a trip for two to see the show's opening as well as tours of the capital, white house, and national museums. The honor is sweeter because the piece, "Deep Breaths", is of her brother in his baseball uniform. CONGRATULATIONS SIERRA!
GRADUATION 2014!!!
ON MAY 24, 2014 BOULDER HIGH GRADUATED OVER 400 SENIORS. OF THOSE, 70 WERE ARTS FOCUS PATHWAY GRADUATES! Congratulations to all the young artists. We wish them creativity and success in the future.
ART!
"The Highest Purpose
of art
is to INSPIRE."
Bob Dylan
The AWESOME Boulder High Art team, wore matching jumpsuits at the spring BVSD Superintendent's Honor Roll reception. Virginia Schick was honored by Dr. Pilch and Dr. Messinger along with other district personal. She thanks Kate and Dave for their support and willingness to do crazy art things together to make BHS the BEST ART DEPARTMENT!
Metro Clay 303 show at Plinth Gallery http://www.plinthgallery.com Opening night
Willson Beach and Dave Blessing speaking about Art and MAKING art at BVSD Student/Teacher art show at The Dairy Center for The Arts. http://www.thedairy.org
BOULDER BOTS! BHS artists pose and create bots to spread love, compliments and smiles around Boulder. Thanks to Portland artist, Gary Hirsch, #botjoy.
CONGRATULATIONS! Sierra Furie won the GRAND PRIZE in the Jared Polis Colorado 2nd Congressional Art Show. She wins a trip for two to Washington, DC to see her piece, "Deep Breaths" hung in the capital for a year. John Hale won 3rd place for his self portrait. He will buy needed art supplies with his gift card from Meinningers Art Store. Over 35 BHS students competed with other teens from the 2nd congressional district in a show hosted in Loveland with over 90 pieces.
Boulder High Art students take in the art at CU Art Museum http://www.cuartmuseum.colorado.edu
MADELEINE VENEZIANO TAKES FIRST PLACE AT THE
USASA
National Slalom Snowboarding Event in Breckenridge, CO! This talented athlete is also a first class ARTIST who has won national awards in art events too. Congratulations Madeleine!
CENTENNIAL MIDDLE SCHOOL'S ST. BALDRICK FUNDRAISING EVENT
Zeke, Zoe, John, Nate, Ben, Kate, Meg and Ms. Schick, Thank you again for coming out to last friday's event. So far, we've raised over $35,000, if you can believe it.
Everyone loved the tattoo/art station and so many people had their body parts painted...way more than in the past. So, thank you for your help! The St Baldricks Foundation will send t-shirts to you all. Thank you again for sharing your art with us!
Zeke, Zoe, John, Nate, Ben, Kate, Meg and Ms. Schick, Thank you again for coming out to last friday's event. So far, we've raised over $35,000, if you can believe it.
Everyone loved the tattoo/art station and so many people had their body parts painted...way more than in the past. So, thank you for your help! The St Baldricks Foundation will send t-shirts to you all. Thank you again for sharing your art with us!
Four Boulder High Art Students were selected from the Scholastics Art show to display their work at The Denver Art Museum. We started our day at Spruce Confections http://www.spruceconfections.com where students and teachers were treated to complimentary pastries to honor their accomplishment. Next we were off to The Denver Art Museum where students took in the Modern Masters show www.denverartmuseum.org. After lunch at the museum students posed with their art work at the show.
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Kelsea Dionne won 2nd Prize in the BOULDER HOUSING PARTNERS Construction Fence AART project! She has $75.00 in her pocket for Target. congratulations Kelsea.
Check out these posters created for the Womens Wilderness Institute's Annual "Gear & Cheer" event. Shari Leach presented Kate Daley and Zoe Cobble with $100.00 and tickets to the event for their amazing artwork.
March 1st came in like a lion while Art Educators traveled to Denver for the "5th Annual BVSD Art Educators Conference: Artists as Viewers." Thirty art educators k-12 spent the day surrounded by the art of six unique art museums. Mr. Blessing and Ms. Schick are photographed by Ms. Villarreal doing yoga in front of a Clifford Still Abstract Expressionist piece. It was a wonderful opportunity to connect with other district art teachers while touring the museums.
SCHOLASTICS AWARDS 2014! Gabe Chavez, second form the right, accepted his silver key for his digital art portfolio on February 15. RMCAD hosted over 600 pieces of art from all over the Colorado Region. Seventeen Boulder High artists showed 54 pieces. Here are the names/awards:
Gold Keys: Zach Baumann, "Tainted" Will Green Beach, "Knowledge" Emery Bradlina, "Fantasizing" Peyton Hoffmaster, "Self-Portrait" Zoe Plaitt, "This Week’s Experiment" Eve Sczechowski, "Sheltered"
Silver Key Portfolios: Gabe Chavez, Eve Sczechowski
Silver Keys: Amy Sumerfield, "Floating" Langley Rick, "Grasshopper" Jill Miller, "The Lovers" Will Green Beach, "Escape From Reality" Zoe Auerbach, "Gitch"
Honorable Mention Portfolios: Emma Hampsten, Quinn Sepeada- Miller, Nilkolai Wold
Honorable Mentions: Raven Jayne, "Surgical Repetition" Hayden Mans, "Unlikely Pair" Frannie Yee, "Abbey and her Sucker"
Silver Key Portfolios: Gabe Chavez, Eve Sczechowski
Silver Keys: Amy Sumerfield, "Floating" Langley Rick, "Grasshopper" Jill Miller, "The Lovers" Will Green Beach, "Escape From Reality" Zoe Auerbach, "Gitch"
Honorable Mention Portfolios: Emma Hampsten, Quinn Sepeada- Miller, Nilkolai Wold
Honorable Mentions: Raven Jayne, "Surgical Repetition" Hayden Mans, "Unlikely Pair" Frannie Yee, "Abbey and her Sucker"
SASHA MATEJKA, a 2012 alumni, is currently attending the Maryland Institute and College of Art (MICA) in Baltimore. She is excelling in all her classes and is especially proud of these graphic design pieces. WOW!