N. Glendinning's Mural at Flying Horse Community Center, Philadelphia

Sophomore Honors Art Exhibit Opens New Gallery Season

On Oct 6 the new Honors Art Gallery had its inaugural exhibition, a varied sampling of art works from our foundations program made by current 10th grade students. The new art gallery, located in the Upper School's Second Floor Hall boasts long wide hallways, lots of light, and plenty of space to move around to view the art works.  This is the first of three shows that will be in the space this year - each dedicated to the work of students by grade level, including photography, sculpture, painting and drawing, and Digital Media. The arts faculty were beaming with pride and excitement at the opening reception last week, where the exhibiting artists, their parents and friends, were able convene in the new space and celebrate the hard work of the student artsists.  Many attendees mentioned that the new space allows the artwork to live more prominently, and contribute to the pulse of the school.

Sophomore Honors Art students had this to say about their experience: 

"It was really cool to be able to walk around and see all of the amazing artwork, knowing it was made by my peers." E. Silvers

"It was a great experience to be able to pull together our best work and be able to get it out into the school."

S. Carr

"I like to see everyones different perspectives on their media of art, and what they've been doing all year."

J. Stack

GA's Version of Locker 50b Project

 

 About the Virginia Commonwealth University Locker 50b Project:


What's 12” wide, 14” tall, 19” deep and has held the work of James Siena, Bonnie Collura, Richard Carlyon, Carolyn Henne, Richard Roth, Ed Trask, Mark Harris, and Jack Wax?

The VCUarts Locker 50b Project.

This diminutive exhibition space, with wood floors, removable foam core walls, and track lighting that turns on when visitors "ring the doorbell," is on the third floor of the VCUarts Fine Arts Building at 1000 West Broad Street.

The unique gallery began in March, 2002 by Virginia Samsel. As an undergraduate in Virginia Commonwealth University’s Department of Painting and Printmaking, Ms. Samsel turned her storage locker into an exhibition space for miniature scale work.

For nearly three years, the locker gallery was co-directed and curated by Ms. Samsel and fellow undergraduate, Llewellyn Hensley. In 2004, after graduating, Ms. Samsel and Ms. Hensley donated Locker 50b to VCU’s School of the Arts to exist as a student run exhibition space. For two years, it was curated by student volunteers from various departments in VCUarts.

In the fall of 2006, Ms. Samsel returned as Director of the VCUarts Locker 50b Project, directing the gallery for nearly two years.

The VCUarts Locker 50b Project exhibits the work of undergraduate and graduate students, VCU faculty and alumni, and regionally, nationally and internationally known professional artists. Locker 50b has an annual call for entries from high school students around the country, culminating in a show that runs from December through January.

The space houses group shows and installations, and is unique enough that its artists can easily experiment with ideas that would be more difficult on a larger scale.

Senior Spotlight: K. Chou

K. Chou's The Ten:

Open Windows, 3-piece Suits, Pumpkin Pie, Bicycles, Jasmine Tea, The Stage, Chicken Salad, Pens, Biology, Time

Iced Tea from Kevin Chou on Vimeo.

Sculpture Work

Senior Spotlight: J. Ohliger

J. Ohliger's The Ten:

Family, Toby Keith, the Eagles, Kenny Chesney, history, Water polo, the boys, the Flyers, cheesecake, and the Phillies.

Photography