The Olympics of the Visual Arts

Saratoga Springs City Center

Saratoga Springs, NY(157 miles one way from Pleasantville )

What is The Olympics of Visual Arts (OVA)?

• OVA is an extracurricular school program for students across NY State. Its founding group, the New York State Art Teachers Association, views the visual arts as a discipline equal to other disciplines that challenge and stimulate our youth, and believes that creativity and creative problem solving in the visual arts is vital to a full and enriched life in our technological and scientific society.

The Olympics of the Visual Arts presents a series of problems in eight categories that require utilizing historical references, brainstorming, problem solving, and creative solutions.

There are two forms of problem solving: • One is a long term problem that requires research, planning, and

creativity, and is completed prior to the State Competition.• The second form of problem is a short-term or spontaneous

solution and is done on-site during the State Competition.

This year 30 school districts across New York State participated, presenting 140 entries at the middle school and high school levels. Over 45 professional artists, architects, and/or visual arts educators adjudicated the event.

2005 -2006 School YearOur first year only one HS group traveled to Saratoga

Springs on a little school bus and received 4th Place Honorable Mention in drawing.

2006 – 2007 School YearMore groups participated from PHS

necessitating a larger yellow bus. Room was needed to accommodate, not only

students and faculty, but a mannequin, standing easels, paintings

and more.Pleasantville HS won 2nd place in Painting and

Honorable Mention in Fashion.

2007 – 2008 School Year• Pleasantville HS came in first for Chair

Design in NY State. Research as well as technical skill distinguished this group of students. The chair had to be made of paper products and hold 200 pounds.

• The chair had to be driven up by a parent because it did not fit on the bus.

• We had multiple other recognitions in other various categories also this particular school year.2008 – 2009 School Year

•We have graduated this year to a coach bus that can handle more students and storage.

•Pleasantville Middle School is in its first year of participation.

•The coach bus includes under-storage space for student art work and display equipment. (Yea!)

Third place in Drawing: PHSHonorable Mention in Fashion: PHS

OVA 2009

Honorable Mention HS in Drawing

PMS in Fashion

MS level: 1st place in Sculpture1st place in Architecture2nd place in Photography3rd place in Drawing3rd place in Sculpture

HS level: 2nd place in Fashion Honorable Mention in DrawingHonorable Mention in Architecture

Honorable Mention HS: Architecture

2009 – 2010 School Year

How are costs paid?

• Pleasantville’s Friends of the Visual Arts pays the $150 entry fee every year and helps a lot with the bus.

• In the last two years, the Middle School and High School have helped with the cost of the bus along with the continuing help of the Friends of Visual Arts (FoVA).

• The last three years, students’ families have helped to pay for the bus as well.

2010- 2011 School Year

2011-2012 School Year

3rd Place Tie in Industrial Design for HS: Jacob Nemec

1st Place in MS in Illustration :Laura Chapman and Mallory Kantor

HS Sculpture

OVA Spontaneous Problem

2012 – 2013 School Year

Second Place in Sculpture:Jacob Nemec

Second Place in Illustration:Laura Chapman and Mallory Kantor

Honorable Mention in Photography: Janna McPartland, Sarah Cusack, Marisa Aponte and Sarah Gellman

First Place in Numismatic Design: Elizabeth Jankowski and Ariana Altman

Third Place in Drawing MS: Marisa Rodriguez, Sabrina Ipyamand Melissa Oliveira

Second Place in Photography:Carina Florio

Third Place in Photography:Grade 5 (considered Elementary): Austin Altman

First Place in Fashion: Pleasantville MS

2012 – 2013 School Year• Middle School• First Place in Fashion: Samantha D'Angelo, Jillian Labruzzo, Silpaa

Gunabalan, Luisa Klein and Liz Faulkner • First Place in Numismatic Design: Elizabeth Jankowski and Ariana Altman• Second Place in Photography: Carina Florio• Third Place in Drawing: Sabrina Ipyam, Melissa Oliveira and Marisa

Rodriguez• Third Place in Photography: Grade 5 (considered Elementary): Austin

Altman•• High School• Second Place in Illustration: Laura Chapman and Mallory Kantor• Second Place in Sculpture: Jacob Nemec• Honorable Mention in Photography: Janna McPartland, Sarah Cusack,

Marisa Aponte and Sarah Gellman

Until next year …

The Olympics of the Visual ArtsWhat is The Olympics of Visual Arts (OVA)?Slide Number 32005 -2006 School Year2007 – 2008 School YearSlide Number 6Slide Number 7How are costs paid?2010- 2011 School YearSlide Number 10Slide Number 11Slide Number 12Slide Number 13Slide Number 14Slide Number 15Slide Number 16Slide Number 172012 – 2013 School YearSlide Number 19