May 19, 2012 Congratulations on a Successful Show!

Congratulations to the Advanced Studio Class for a successful art show! The Advanced Studio Class did a fantastic job showcasing and discussing their artwork at the best attended show yet. Below are pictures from the event:

Biggest Art Show of the Year:Friday, May 18th, 2012

Advanced Studio Class

Students in Advanced Studio Art class at Newark Community High School will showcase their personal artwork during a one-night-only art opening at Charles B. Phillips Library in Newark on Friday, May 18th, 5:30-7:00 p.m.


Charles B. Phillips Library

The Advanced Studio class gives students an experience of what it is like to be a professional artist with an art opening and gallery exhibit.

 Students in this class create five original art works during the course of the semester, write artist statements, matte and frame their works, arrange the works in a gallery space, and visit with the public about their works during the art opening.


Each of these works is an original work of art coming from the student's own ideas. According to Mr. Blidy, "It's varsity level art, and this will be one of the most ambitious Advanced Studio art shows yet. Each student in this class has explored his or her own interests and ideas as an artist."

 The exhibit will feature the work of Max, Lilly, Ashley, Renni, Mary, Kendall and Ann.



Stop by any time between 5:30-7:00p.m. as the artists will be present at the Art Opening to discuss their work. All students, family, staff, board members and the Newark community are welcome and invited to attend!

For more information about the show, read The Advanced Studio Art Show; by Ann Steffens

May 4, 2012 Congratulations!

Congratulations to Zac Nichols for winning this year's Newark Community July 4th Button Design Contest. Zac's winning design, created in Computer Graphics Class, will be printed on 1,000 buttons and will be permanently displayed at the Ferndell Museum.

May 3, 2012 Art I Self Portrait Paintings

Students in Art I Class painted self portraits using seven monochromatic value steps in a color of their choosing.

April 29, 2012 Descriptive Typography Project

Students in Computer Graphics Class combined and altered stock imagery to create original typography that "looked" like the given word.


Keli B., 12th Grade, Computer Graphics
"Flower"


Lilly B., 12th Grade, Computer Graphics
"Light"


Martin S., 10th Grade, Computer Graphics
"Bugs"


Megan M., 10th Grade, Computer Graphics
"Food"


Zach N., 9th Grade, Computer Graphics
"Science"


Marissa R., 11th Grade, Computer Graphics
"Bird"


JP E., 11th Grade, Computer Graphics
"Space"

April 29, 2012Art I: Clay Food Sculpture

The following clay food sculptures were created by first year Art students following a study of the Pop Art movement.

The artists of the early 1960's created recognizable artwork based on subjects from everyday life, or popular ("pop") culture. Through this unit of study, Art I students became familiar with Pop Artists such as Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, and Claes Oldenburg.

Art I students then created food "sculptures" out of clay and were assessed on use of texture to produce value contrasts, "in-the-round" thinking, craftsmanship, and proper use of handbuilding techniques. Art I students were also assessed on accuracy of color, use of color value to accent textures, color intensity to control brightness, originality, and overall presentation.



Emily M., 9th Grade, Art I



Chris W., 9th Grade, Art I



Derek D., 10th Grade, Art I



Joe H., 11th Grade, Art I



Waliee E., 9th Grade, Art I



Lindsey T., 9th Grade, Art I



Mary S., 11th Grade, Art I



Mike T., 9th Grade, Art I



Yuna J., 12th Grade, Art I

April 29, 2012 "Wouldn't it be a Strange World if..."

Using photo-editing software, students in Computer Graphics completed the phrase “Wouldn’t it be a strange world if…”.
Students combined stock imagery with photographs from home to create a work of art that reversed a law of nature. The resulting images are surreal or fantasy-like, yet retain believability. Projects were assessed on tool usage, use of layers (10 or more) color balance, craftsmanship, focal point, composition (rule of thirds), and originality.


Bailey V., 11th Grade, Computer Graphics
Wouldn't be a strange word if..."we could interact with ghosts".


Randy P., 10th Grade, Computer Graphics
Wouldn't be a strange word if..."you could go to the Sun on a motorcycle from Pluto".


Ann S., 12th Grade, Computer Graphics
Wouldn't be a strange word if..."people were paintbrushes".


Abbey A., 11th Grade, Computer Graphics
Wouldn't be a strange word if..."birds lived in houses while people lived in nests".


Dan W., 12th Grade, Computer Graphics
Wouldn't be a strange word if..."it rained basketballs".


Zach N., 9th Grade, Computer Graphics
Wouldn't be a strange word if..."buildings were made from jello".


Ian O., 12th Grade, Computer Graphics
Wouldn't be a strange word if..."people could off-road on Mars".

April 15, 2012Congratulations!!!

Congratulations to Ashley Edwards for winning a first place medal at the Oswego HS Business Expo Art Competition held over the weekend! Way to go Ashley!!! Congratulations to all who participated.