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Art Exhibits

Yorktown Artist of the Month: Cameron McClesky

“Carnival” – Digital Photography

On exhibit at the Westover Branch Library, March 2016.

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Artist Statement:

I was in Italy at night and saw this carnival and it lit up. It was a great picture, with the dark sky and the carnival lighting up the sky.

The Yorktown High School’s Artist of the Month competition is held throughout the school year. Student’s taking an art class at Yorktown are encouraged to enter, and their work is judged by a rotating committee of teachers, students, parents and guest judges. The winning artists then have their artwork displayed in the school library, the Westover Branch Library, and the Westover Wells Fargo Bank for a month in each location. They also receive a $15 gift certificate from Deli Italiano! 

 

 

Yorktown High School Artist of the Month: Alaxira Huon-Dumentat

“Mad Hatter” – Digital Photography

On exhibit at the Westover Branch Library, March 2016.

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Artist Statement:

On Halloween, my friend wore this amazing Mad Hatter costume and I just had to take a picture. Mr. Fleischer allowed me to go into the studio, where I had her sit on a chair and added lighting so that one side was lit and the other was not. I didn’t like it when it was just plain so I found a book and a telescope type object to get that fantasy effect. Now it looks like she’s somewhere in Wonder looking through a telescope to read.

The Yorktown High School’s Artist of the Month competition is held throughout the school year. Student’s taking an art class at Yorktown are encouraged to enter, and their work is judged by a rotating committee of teachers, students, parents and guest judges. The winning artists then have their artwork displayed in the school library, the Westover Branch Library, and the Westover Wells Fargo Bank for a month in each location. They also receive a $15 gift certificate from Deli Italiano! 

 

Claremont Immersion Elementary: Mixed Media

Art Sparks Engaged Learning

On Exhibit at Shirlington Branch Library, March 2016

 

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Arts Education is an integral part of the core curriculum and provides students with unique experiences not taught in other core areas. The arts offer powerful tools for expression – tools for making connections between intellect and emotion, tools for bringing meaning and beauty into our lives, and tools for solving problems and communicating ideas. They are an essential part of human history and provide a foundation for understanding the present as well as the future.

Studies in the arts foster perceptual awareness, cognitive processes, aesthetic literacy and life-coping skills. Participating in arts experiences enhances self-esteem, builds self-discipline, and reinforces societal values, such as cooperation, commitment, and working towards a common goal. Interdisciplinary arts experiences promote an artistically literate society and stronger understanding of oneself.

 

Want to buy something you see on our walls? Artists contribute 20% of sales made during their exhibit to the Friends of the Arlington County Public Library, to help support Library programming.

 

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2016 Scholastic Art Show

Photography, Painting and Sculpture by Arlington Students

Scholastic Art 2016

Each winter, the Library hosts the Regional Scholastic Art Award, a competition which encompasses all Middle School and High School students in Arlington County.

Almost 2000 works of art were submitted and judged by three jurors. Out of these, the judges awarded either a Gold or a Silver Certificate to approximately 300 pieces.. These works are on display on the first and second floors of the Arlington Central Library.

 

In addition, our Youth Services staff chose one piece each year to add to our own permanent collection:

Samantha Lewis, "Bringing Colors to Life"

Samantha Lewis, “Bringing Colors to Life”

 

In 1923, M.R. Robinson founded this prestigious art exhibition for students with artistic talent. Each year, Regional Art Competitions across the nation select over 12,000 Gold Keys out of 100,000 submissions. These 12,000 Gold Key individual and portfolio works of art are then juried on a National Level in New York City. On a National Level, over 1,000 works of art are awarded as Gold and Silver Keys. In the past seven years, Arlington County alone has received between 7-11 National awards for both individual and portfolios works of art.

 

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Yorktown Artist of the Month: Maya Leyden

Artist’s Touch – Ceramics

On exhibit at the Westover Branch Library, February 2016

Maya Leyden

Artist Statement

For this piece, I wanted to incorporate the artist’s touch and show that there is a connection between the artist and their work. I created this piece as a part of my AP Concentration, which explores the relationship between the creator and the creation. The hand was made to serve as the handle of the pitcher and consequently holds the entire piece together. This emphasizes that without the artist’s touch, the piece would fall apart.

 

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Yorktown Artist of the Month: Alison Jones

The Star And It’s Mold

Digital Collage – Ink Jet Print

On exhibit at the Westover Branch Library, February 2016

Alison Jones

Artist Statement:

The reason I chose to name my photo “The Star And It’s Mold” is because when I look at my photo, the first thing I see is a star in the center of the photo. I see a lone star with the shape expanding and changing color and size as the image grows towards the corners. I see the star representing a person in society and I see the trees and the lighter, larger star as a mold or society. This photo symbolizes how society can shape a person. I think this photo relates to how people feel and people can relate to the photo because someone might feel that they have to fit the star mold that society has created instead of being themselves and that society is constantly keeping them in one mold, not allowing them to change and grow. I think that people feel like that have to follow the crowd and that they can’t think for themselves because it’s easier to fit into the mold of society.

 

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From the Kniseleum: Sculpture

The Skull of Auric Goldfinger

On Exhibit at the Shirlington Branch Library, February-March, 2016

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Want to buy something you see on our walls? Artists contribute 20% of sales made during their exhibit to the Friends of the Arlington County Public Library, to help support Library programming.

 

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Diana Gamerman: Paintings

Paintings

On Exhibit at the Shirlington Branch Library, January – February, 2016

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Want to buy something you see on our walls? Artists contribute 20% of sales made during their exhibit to the Friends of the Arlington County Public Library, to help support Library programming.

 

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Larry Meade: Photographs

Avian Visions

On Exhibit at the Cherrydale Branch Library, February 2 – May 2, 2016

Fledgling Barn Swallows

 

Artist Reception: Wednesday, Feb. 17, 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.

 

Want to buy something you see on our walls? Artists contribute 20% of sales made during their exhibit to the Friends of the Arlington County Public Library, to help support Library programming.

 

Kevin Kasmai: Photographs

Great Cities of the World

On exhibit at the Aurora Hills Branch Library, January – May 2016

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Artist Statement:

I’ve had an interest in photography from an early age. After studying film photography in high school for two years, the advances in digital photography in the last decade have made my pursuit of taking, publishing and sharing photographs much more accessible. Over the past 10 years, photography has become my main hobby, and I hope to continue to improve and progress as a photographer. At the beginning of the digital photography age, I took part in an on-line photography challenge (Photo-A-Week) which involved taking and posting at least one photo each week for critique and comments, for two years. Participating in the project and the exposure to works of other photographers helped me improve my technical ability, composition and creativity. I continue to study the art of photography at seminars, lectures and classes and hope to someday turn this passion into a second career.

My interest in photography, travel and architecture has allowed me to capture numerous images from this area and around the world, some of which are part of this exhibit.

Want to buy something you see on our walls? Artists contribute 20% of sales made during their exhibit to the Friends of the Arlington County Public Library, to help support Library programming.

 

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