Art Shows & Competitions Artist in Residence Program

and other Good News

2015-16

Roxbury High School Visual Arts Department

Roxbury High School RAKU 2015-16

Steve Jaskowak, Master Potter

Ceramic Studio Manager Montclair Art Museum

The 3 day w orkshop is run by S teve J a skow a k, Ma ster Potter fr om Montc la ir Ar t Museum . Her e S teve dem onstr a tes w heel thr ow ing tec hniques to entr y leve l c er a m ic s students .

The students’ focus a t the beginning of

C er a m ic s III is to pr oduc e w or k for the

r a ku fir e

The ar t ist demonst rates sever a l a dva nc ed tec hniques a nd then students pr epa r e the ir ow n w a r e for the fir ing.

T hey dip a nd pour gla z e or a pply s lip

r es ist

Safety First ! T he r a ku pr oc ess is expla ined in deta il a nd students a r e instr uc ted of the ir pa r tic ipa tion a nd r esponsibilities . T he foc us is a lw a y s on sa fety .

There is exc item ent w ith ever y fir ing. S tudents a na ly z e r esults a nd a dm ir e ea c h other ’s w or k.

<Teachers and alumni pa r tic ipa te in the w or kshop, pa r ents stop by to w a tc h a nd ta ke photos

Alumni, class of 2014 ^ <Proud parent of a Ceramics III student

Students from other ar t classes observe the raku fir ing and see...

amazing results!

Students share an exper ience they won’t forget !

And r ea p m a ny benefits for the ir ha r d w or k

Mt Olive 30th Annual NAHS Invitational 10 students had work submitted to the Mt. Olive Invitational. At an Artist’s Reception awards are given in six categories: Painting, Drawing/Illustration, Sculpture, Crafts, Photography (Digital or traditional) and Open. Scholarships from colleges and art schools were awarded to juniors and seniors. 15 schools participate, each submits 10 works of art = 150 pieces of artwork!

Participating Students:

Cole Kaufman, Grade 12, Open, Toner Transfer on Vellum with Watercolor

Zoe Paxos, Grade 11, Drawing, Graphite on Paper

Samantha Spicka, Grade 11, Painting, Watercolor and Chalk Pastel on Paper

Emily Forrester, Grade 11, Mixed Media, Color Pencil, Embroidery Thread on Paper

Autumn Manche, Grade 12, Crafts, Embroidery Thread, Muslin, Wooden Hoop

Kahli Suggs-Barnes, Grade 11, Photography, Straight Digital Photography - Inkjet Printer

Jessica Ellersick, Grade 12, Open, Mixed Media: Color Pencil, Ink, Duralar, Dictionary, Photo

and Construction Paper

Ericka Katzenback, Grade 12, Photography, Straight Digital Photo - Inkjet Printer

Jordan Williams, Grade 12, Open, Graphic Design

Autumn Manche, Grade 12, Open, Woven Digital Inkjet Print

Mt Olive 30th Annual NAHS Invitational

Congratulations to Jessica Ellersick

for her accomplishments!

1ST PLACE MIXED MEDIA COLLAGE

and AWARDED SCHOLARSHIP

TO DCAD DELAWARE COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN

for her triptych, open category

Samantha Spicka

Autumn Manche

Emily Forrester, Grade 11, Mixed Media, Color Pencil, Embroidery Thread on Paper “Patched Heart”

AN EXHIBITION OF ART BY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

28 PARTICIPATING NJ HIGH SCHOOLS

ARTstart Exhibition - William Paterson University At a Gala Reception and Awards Ceremony in the Power Art Gallery on Saturday, January 31st, two distinguished university art professors will conduct judging and awards in a number of categories, including Best In Show. Scholarships are awarded during the reception ceremony, portfolio reviews and tours of the art facility are given on the day of the reception.

Participating Students and Faculty:

Shannon Rickley, grade 11, “Day and Age” Mixed Media Casey Piccitto, grade 12, “GUANGXI ZHUANG AUTONOMOUS REGION ”, MARKER, PAN PASTEL, EMBROIDERY FLOSS, TEA BAGS ON MUSLIN

Jordan Williams, grade 12, “SYSTEMATIC EXAMINATION”, CHEMIGRAM & SCANOGRAPHY DIGITAL COLLAGE

Jessica Ellersick, grade 12, “RAW TRUTH”, STRAIGHT DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY INKJET PRINT

Claudia Borodziuk, grade 12, “THE NEW WOMAN”, PHOTO MONTAGE Frances Neubauer, grade 12, “Calamari”, RAKU FIRED CERAMICS Nancy Valenta, Faculty, “Nymphaea”, Mixed Media

ARTstart High School Exhibition - William Paterson University

CONGRATULATIONS!

CLAUDIA BORODZIUK PHOTO MONTAGE

BEST OPEN CATEGORY

AT WILLIAM PATERSON

UNIVERSITY ART START

HIGH SCHOOL EXHIBITION -28 PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS-

CONGRATULATIONS!

FRANCES NEUBAUER RAKU FIRED CERAMICS

HONORABLE MENTION 3-D CATEGORY

AT WILLIAM PATERSON

UNIVERSITY ART START

HIGH SCHOOL EXHIBITION -28 PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS-

CONGRATULATIONS!

SHANNON RICKLEY WATERCOLR & INK

HONORABLE MENTION PAINTING CATEGORY

AT WILLIAM PATERSON

UNIVERSITY ART START

HIGH SCHOOL EXHIBITION -28 PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS-

10 Students w ere selected to have w ork on display at the

4th Annual Montvi l le Mudd All Ceram ics Exhibition

Ashley Naggy, grade 12 “Coral Sea” Hannah Safreed, grade 12 “Rainbow Trout ” Frances Neubauer, grade 12 “Calamari” Ben Gould, grade 11 “Climate Change” Al Pet rocco, grade 12 “Crush & Squir t ” Rebecca Shukis, grade 11 “My Head’s in the Clouds” Leanna Bacani, grade 11 “Tr io” Samantha Spicka, grade 11 “Sit t in on Top of the W orld” Emily Forester , grade 11 “Out of Reach” Alexandra Berdej, grade 11 “Semiformal”

Tuesday, March 8th, 20 16 Reception w i th the Ar t ists 6:30 pm in the Montville Tow nship High School

G o o d L u c k P o t t e r s !

Frances Neubauer 2nd Place Hannah Safreed Honorable Ment ion Rebecca Shukis Special Recognit ion Leanna Bacani Aw arded a family pass to Montclair Art Museum

Th e Re s u l t s a r e In !

C o n g r a t u l a t io n s !

Roxbury High School Ceramics Program Recognized for their Accomplishments

For the collection of Raku Fired ceramic ware on display at the Montville Mudd show artist Lisa Westheimer, representative of Montclair Art Museum, presented the Roxbury Art Department with a copy of her video “Strike Firing Lusterware”.

10 students w ere selected to ha ve w or k on displa y a t the

4 t h A n n u a l M o n t v i l l e M u d d

A l l C e r a m i c s E x h i b i t i o n

CONGRATULATIONS TO: Frances Neubauer 2nd Place Hannah Safreed Honorable Ment ion Rebecca Shukis Special Recognit ion Leanna Bacani Aw arded a family pass to Montclair Art Museum

Students in the

Visual Journaling class participated in MPAC’s art competition and received recognition for their work

Seniors Ericka Katzenback & Jordan Williams received Honorable Mention in the 36th Annual Photographer’s Forum College & High School

Photography Contest. Their work will be published in a hard cover book.

8 WINNERS - 100 HONORABLE MENTIONS - 687 FINALISTS

pfmagazine.com

JORDAN WILLIAM S

ERICKA KATZENBACK

EMS 8th Grade Art Enrichment Tape Murals -Lesson Unit: Perspective Teacher: Mrs. Monica Roman (RHS)

*Students created tape murals in the “B” hallway of EMS.

* Reinforcing one point perspective, groups first sketched out their ideas, projected the drawings onto the walls using an overhead projector, and completed the murals using various colors and widths of painters tape.

* Their precision and attention to detail resulted in the beautiful artwork of the following slides.

Artists: • Sarah Attieh • Bria Nieves • Lindsey Kaiser • Valeria Hernandez

Artists: • William Fulton • Christopher McCurdy • Jacob Martinelli • Cole Reynolds

Artists: • Stephanie Lemanis • Anna Kisatsky • Derek Gil

Artists: • Samantha Nieves • Ashley Miller

Artists: • Taylor Woolford • Fiona Sparano

*A Special Thanks to: • Dominick Miller : Principal @ EMS

• Elizabeth Omegna: Assistant Principal @ EMS

• Marie Pessolano: Art room/supplies/guidance

• Jeffrey Mittag: Technical help/overhead projector carts

• Christine Roman: A/V Equipment

See this link for more information about the Blackwell Street Show http://www.morrisarts.org/2016/03/24/blackwell-street-juried-student-exhibit-marks-28th-year-with-april-1-opening/

The Blackwell Street High School Student Art Show is one which we look forward to all year. It gives students and teachers the opportunity to submit their best artwork which is judged by a panel of artists from the Blackwell Street Center for the Arts. Works which are selected for the show are on display at the Atrium Gallery in Morristown through the month of April. At the opening reception on April 1st, ribbons were awarded for various categories. Students, friends, parents and teachers attended to celebrate the talent and achievements of all who participated.

Detail from Autumn Manche’s (grade 12) four woven digital inkjet prints, Portrait of a Young Girl, 1613

28th Annual Blackwell Street High School Student Art Show 86 works submitted, 53 works selected, 17 Awards

1st Place:

Mixed Media

Scratchboard Drawing

Ceramics

2nd Place:

Wire Sculpture

Ink Drawing

3rd Place:

Photography Transfer

Ink Drawing

Ceramics

Mixed Media

Mixed Media (tie)

Honorable Mention:

Digital Photography

Ceramics

Painting

Ceramics

Ink Drawing

Graphite Drawing

Collage

Frances Neubauer had 2 pieces selected for display and received 1st Place in Ceramics for “Calamari”

1st Place, Mixed Media Awarded to Jordan Segrave, grade 12, left 1st Place, Pen & Ink Awarded to Corrine Rasmussen, grade 10

2nd Place in Sculpture, above Awarded to Erin Valentino, Grade 12 for “Panther”

2nd Place in Pen & Ink/Scratchboard, left Awarded to Cole Kaufman for “Three Blind Mice” which is from his AP Art Studio Concentration series

Hannah Safreed, grade 12 Raku fired “Masquerade Ball” received 3rd Place in Ceramics

Allison Abney’s “Sing from your Heart” was an assignment which required a work of art utilizing and inspired by used tea bags. The portfolio piece was part of the application process required for enrollment into Advanced Placement Art Studio.

Allison’s work was awarded 3rd Place in the Mixed Media Category

Nicolo Tenorio, grade 12 (with his mom) is proud of being awarded 3rd Place in Mixed Media category for

“Kanagawa Oki Nami Ura” Watercolor, marker on paper and acetate

Jess Ellersick, grade12, “Deterioration”, Ink on Papyrus 3rd Place - Ink Drawing (right) Leanna Bacani, grade 11, “Close Pink”, Acrylic on canvas Honorable Mention - Painting (above)

Allison Abney, grade 11 “Cygnus” Ink pen on paper Honorable Mention Pen & Ink Drawing

Allison Abney, grade 11

“Cygnus” Ink pen on paper

Honorable Mention - Ink Drawing

Zoe Paxos, grade 11, had 4 works selected for display. Her charcoal and graphite drawing “Family Room” received Honorable Mention

Al Petrocco, grade 12, “Wild fire” Ceramics, Raku Fired Honorable Mention (right) Other Raku Fired Ceramics (below, left to right) Sam Spicka, grade 11, “On Top of the World” Ashley Naggy, grade 12, “Coral See” Leanna Bacani, grade 11, “Trio”

Ben Gould and Rebecca Shukis, both grade 11 enjoyed the Artist’s Reception. Rebecca’s work “Head in the Clouds” received Honorable Mention in Ceramics. Ben’s mask “The Morrigan”

Al Petrocco, grade 12, “Wild fire” Ceramics, Raku Fired Honorable Mention (right) Other Raku Fired Ceramics (below, left to right) Sam Spicka, grade 11, “On Top of the World” Ashley Naggy, grade 12, “Coral See” Leanna Bacani, grade 11, “Trio”

Susan Arriola, grade 12 “Magnifying Connections”

Canvas and Embroidery Thread

Emily Forester, grade 12 “Sewn In” Mixed Media

Ben Gould had 2 pieces of ceramic ware selected for display. Here his friends and family take photos of his raku fired leaf, “Petrification”. His process included imprinting the clay with the texture from an elephant ear leaf, pouring on “Steve’s Blue” glaze and raku firing the piece.

Other works on display...

Leanna Bacani, grade 11 “Polaroid”, (left) Alysson Flores, grade 12 “The Girl in Shibuya” Acrylic Transfer on Wood (center)

Autumn Manche, grade 12 “Manifestation of Being” Embroidery (right)

Jess Ellersick, grade 12 “Beauty School Dropout” Digital Photograph (left) Ericka Katzenback, grade 12 “Diversiform”, Woven Photograph (right) Autumn Manche, grade 12 “Tea Time”, Digital Photography (bottom)

Jessica Wyse, grade 12 “Restricted”, Mixed Media (left)

Jessica Schaub “Stand a Little Out of My Sun”, Digital Photograph (above)

Autumn Manche, grade 12 “Portrait of a Young Girl, 1613”, Woven Photograph (left) and “Uncompleted”, Digital Photography (right) Shannon Rickley, grade 11, “Perspective”, Cut Paper (center)

(left) Kassandra Matiz, grade 11, “A Gentle Touch”, Tea Bags, wheat, oil pastel on masonite Note: This portfolio piece was created as part of the application process required for enrollment into Advanced Placement Art Studio. The assignment - to create a work inspired by and incorporating used tea bags.

Madison Gordon grade 12 “Chemical Wasteland”, Digitally Manipulated Chemigram (right)

Leanna Bacani, grade 11, “Worker”, Ink, vellum, watercolor and graphite (above)

Mackenzie Coakley, grade 10 “Prickin’ Awesome”, Pin Hole Embossing (right)

Tara Egan, grade 10, “Skulls”, Charcoal (above)

Cole Kaufman, grade 12, “National Debt” Mixed Media on Canvas (right)

Coming Soon…

20 students will be selected to participate in the show and festival