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Many thanks to our business partners at Security
Square Mall for sponsoring the 6th Annual Art Awards
Ceremony, "Life Is Better With Art In It."
Thanks to Bruce D. Lyons, Executive Vice President,
Frank D. Meyer, General Manager, Tresse Y. Lee,
Marketing Director and the entire staff at Security
for their support and belief in art and the community.
We would also like to thank Delegate Emmett C.
Burns, Jr., 10th District, Delegate Adrienne A.
Jones, 10th District, Councilman S.G. Samuel Moxley,
1st District, Councilman Kenneth N. Oliver, 4th
District and Tony Baysmore representing County
Executive Jim Smith from the Office of Community
Conservation for joining us to celebrate these
young artists.
Congratulations to the participating art students
from Woodlawn, Randallstown, Owings Mills, Catonsville,
Milford Mill, Lansdowne, and New Town High Schools
and Southwest Academy, Old Court, Pikesville, Windsor
Mill, and Woodlawn Middle Schools. The artwork
will be on display in the mall until this time
next year.
Parents, teachers, and administrators were also
present to show their appreciation for the difference
that these young people make through their art.
The Baltimore County Chamber of Commerce, honored
Linda Decarlo from Franklin Elementary and Stacy
Bently of Oliver Beach Elementary at the Awards
for Excellence in Education dinner on May 12, 2008.
Stacy Bently was awarded a top honor. The Office
of Visual Arts would like to congratulate both
for their outstanding contributions to art education.
Congratulations to Justin C., Parkville High
visual arts student. Justin was selected
as a winner in the Marie Walsh Sharpe Scholarship
Competition. This is a competitive program
open to all high school juniors in the United States. Justin
will be painting in Colorado at the two week summer
institute all expenses paid.
are very proud to announce that in addition
to Zach U, Patapsco High and Center for the Arts,
being selected as a Regional Winner in the Doodle
4 Google Logo Design Contest, we also have two
state winners.
Congratulations to our Doodle 4 Google State Winners:
Katie S., Cromwell Valley Elementary
Undersea World by Katie S.
and Julia Kate S., Perry Hall Middle School
If
Pigs Could Fly by Julia Kate S.
We need you to vote! Congratulations
to Zach U, senior visual arts student at Patapsco
High School and Center for the Arts. Zach
is a Doodle 4 Google Regional winner! Zach’s
doodle was selected as one of the 40 best entries
in the country from a pool of thousands of submissions. He
will compete, via public vote, for one of the four
National finalist awards.
Zach needs your help in his bid to win the
National Google Logo design contest. To
show your support, go to the Doodle 4 Google
site and vote for his design May 12 – 18.
Congratulations to Erik Whipple,
photography teacher at Perry Hall High. Mr.
Whipple was selected to participate in the “Looking
through the Lens” exhibit currently on display
at The Baltimore Museum of Art. 19 local professional
photographers were selected for the “Looking
Now: Digital Photography Project” featuring
photographs in response to the master works in the
exhibit. Mr. Whipple’s photo titled, “Rust
#533” was made in response to Alfred Stieglitz’s
photograph “Clouds.”
Congratulations
to British W. from Woodlawn High. British
won a Gold Medal in drawing and a Silver Medal in
painting at the Regional NAACP ACT-SO Awards on April
29th. She will travel to the National ACT-SO
Competition in Orlando, Florida in July.
Congratulations to Andrew J.- 5th grade from Oakleigh
Elementary, Kaylynn K.- 1st grade, and Zachary
B.- Kindergarten both from Oliver Beach Elementary
for having their work chosen for this year's Waterfront
Poster sponsored by Recreation and Parks and the
Honorable Jim Smith, County Executive.
Congratulations to Jackie W., Franklin High School. Jackie’s
photograph was selected as the First Place winner
in the 3rd U.S. Congressional District Art Competition. She
will receive a scholarship and her photograph will
hang in the U.S. Capitol for one year.
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| “Shop Man” by
Jackie W. |
Cromwell
Valley Elementary takes part in Tree Love
This banner
concept was lead by a Baltimore based graphic designer,
and completed by a group of 3rd grade students from
Cromwell Valley under the direction of Deb Rogers
to express their love of trees.
The adults provided a format
and materials for the children and lead them
through a conceptual conversation culminating
in a work session in which abstract paintings
were created. The students’ ideas and favorite
things about trees were shared: “Trees
are awesome!” “Trees give us air.” “Sometimes
I climb a tree and rest.” This is a picture
of a tree with the air all around it.
The designer created the tree
and background then scanned and masked the students
artwork to form the leaves.
This 3rd grade class had a great
time and are excited to share their “voice” for
green mindedness and improvements in Baltimore
City!>
Location: Area C | Mt. Royal Ave.
Congratulations
to the students, teachers, and schools listed below
who currently have work on display in the board room
at the Maryland State Department of Education. The
work can be viewed during the month of April.
Battle Grove Elementary |
Cory R., Charlotte S., Ida S.,
Tim M., Ali C., Emma H., Kelsey H., |
4 |
Colleen Dulaj |
Carroll Manor |
Alana Y., Allison M., Matthew C. |
5 |
Deb Steelwright |
Catonsville Elementary |
Lydia P. |
3 |
Bridget Mohler |
Catonsville High |
Azita G. |
12 |
Ned Brannon |
Chapel Hill Elementary |
Micaia G. |
1 |
Phyllis Wielechowski |
Church Lane Elementary |
Lindsey W. |
3 |
Barbara Zelt |
Dulaney High |
Bingjie L. |
12 |
Jim Kuhlman |
Fort Garrison Elementary |
Kyle B. |
1 |
Ellen Deckelbaum |
Hereford Middle |
Maddie T. |
8 |
Carrie Aitken |
Jacksonville Elementary |
Heather M. |
3 |
Fran George |
Lutherville Lab. |
Caroline S. |
4 |
Judy Roppelt |
Milford Mill Academy |
Demetrius J. |
10 |
Carol Friedman |
New Town High |
Monet T. |
12 |
Sandy Cryder |
Norwood Elementary |
Amanda B. |
3 |
Alison Bradley |
Parkville Middle |
Jasmin O. |
8 |
Linda McConaughy |
Perry Hall Middle |
Marina N. |
8 |
Charlie Heil |
Pine Grove Middle |
Daniel A. |
7 |
Jackie Morgan |
Pine Grove Middle |
Haelee K. |
7 |
Jackie Morgan |
Pinewood Elementary |
Gabrielle M. |
2 |
Ron Brigermann |
Randallstown High |
Britnie W. |
11 |
Julie Gross |
Sparrows Point High |
Nikki L. |
12 |
Remi Emdur |
Stemmers Run Middle |
Amanda L. |
8 |
Linda Berlin |
Stemmers Run Middle |
Gregory Z. |
8 |
Linda Berlin |
Towson High |
James M. |
11 |
Kate Morrill |
White Oak School |
Destiny B. |
4 |
Elisabeth O'Keefe |
Windsor Mill Middle |
Ajee P. |
8 |
Stephanie Bylkas |
Congratulations to all of the 4th and 5th grade
students at Orems Elementary who worked on "Oh
Say Can You See Our Maryland". The students
had the opportunity to work with guest artist, Amanda
Pellerin, and their art teacher Grace Hulse to create
this beautiful mosaic depicting Our Maryland.
The artwork was display at The Walter's Art Museum
on Saturday April 12, 2008. It will now find a permanent
home in the lobby at Orems Elementary.
Special Thanks to The Honorable County
Executive Jim Smith and the members of his committee
for funding the project through The Commission on
Arts and Science.
Windsor Mill Middle School's artwork has been on
display since the beginning of March at Randallstown
Library. Two students (Hydiea and Amber) from
the school started the dialog between Ms.Lori Gunether
of Randallstown Library and the art teachers of WMMS
(Ms.Stephanie Bylkas and Ms.Laura Dutton) when they
noticed how blank the walls at the library were. On
Thursday April 3rd the Library held a reception to
congratulate the students whose artwork was selected
for display.
Congratulations to the art students at Orems Elementary
and their teacher, Ms. Grace Hulse. For the
past two months selected 4th and 5th grade students
worked on a special project with visiting artist,
Amanda Pellerin. The children created an amazing
mural map of Maryland. The map will be on display
at The Walters Art Museum for the Free Family Festival
on April 12 in conjunction with the exhibit, “Maps: Finding
Our Place in the World.”
Orems Elementary mosaic mural
Congratulations to Justine B., Parkville Middle School for being selected as a Gold Key Winner in the Alliance for Young Artists and Writers Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. Only 650 works out of over 6,000 submissions were given this distinction. Scholastics has only recently opened this national competition to 7th and 8th graders, and this is the first time a BCPS middle school has participated. One of the primary goals of the Alliance’s efforts on behalf of these younger teenagers is to spark creative talent at an early age, to put a young artist on a creative path to develop an authentic voice and creative capacity for the future.
Relief Print by Justine B., Parkville Middle
Congratulations
to our middle school art students whose work was
selected for the Youth Art Gallery at Baltimore Washington
International Thurgood Marshall Airport. The gallery
is located on the upper level of the domestic terminal,
within the children’s play area of the Observation
Gallery. The gallery has 24 frames and has a rotating
schedule of exhibits. This exhibit features artwork
by Middle School students from across the state.
There will be a reception and award ceremony on Saturday,
May 17th for the artists, families, and art teachers.
Congratulations to:
Jenny P., Cockeysville Middle
Dorothy G., Loch Raven Academy
Shelby S., Sudbrook Middle Magnet
Tierany Q., Parkville Middle
Painting by Tierany Q., Parkville Middle
Congratulations to art students at Perry Hall Middle
School whose artwork was selected by the Woman’s
Club of Perry Hall for their annual competition. Artworks
from this contest will then go on to the Woman’s
Club of Baltimore District and the Maryland Federation
of Woman’s Clubs competitions.
Charlotte L., 1st Place
Jimmy S., 2nd
Place
Carolyn B., 3rd Place
Janna W., Honorable Mention
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Artwork by Charlotte L. |
Congratulations to Jackie P. and Brittany L. from
Patapsco High and Center for the Arts. They
were accepted into the “Shaped Clay 2008” ceramics
competition at Syracuse University. One of
Jackie’s pieces and two of Brittany’s
will be displayed at Everson Museum in Syracuse,
New York between April 19 and May 18, 2008. The
work will be judged while there with the possibility
to receive cash and/or scholarship prizes.
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“La Pin” by
Brittany L. |
“Bat” by Jackie
P. |
Congratulations
to Alyssa S., Carver Center for the Arts, for being
selected as one of three winners in the United
States in the Unilever International Schools Art
Project 2007/2008. Her photograph,
titled “When Two Worlds Collide,” traveled
to the Tate Gallery in London for the international
competition.
Congratulations to our art students who have their
work on display in County Executive Jim Smith’s
Office. The artwork will be exhibited until
the end of the school year.
Gayle C., Perry Hall Middle
Henry D., Hampton Elementary
Emily B., Perry Hall
Middle
Misha B, Carver Center for the Arts
Summer W., Cockeysville
Middle
Marie C., Cockeysville Middle
Margo C., Cockeysville
Middle
Jake W., Towson High
Alyssa S., Carver Center for
the Arts
Olivia T., Catonsville High
Juliana B., Carver Center
Coleman B., Towson High
Rebecca C., Towson High
Robbie M., Woodlawn High
Painting by Juliana B., Carver Center
Congratulations to our art students who were recently
recognized in the Maryland Artist Equity Foundation
Annual Scholarship Program:
Jordan S., Carver Center for the Arts
Rodney J.,
Patapsco High and Center for the Arts
Corianda D.,
Hereford High
Connie A., Carver Center for the Arts
Mary Katherine
M., Hereford High
Valentina J., Carver Center for
the Arts
Victoria K., Carver Center for the Arts
Jake W., Towson
High
Erik P., Towson High
Kathleen S., Carver Center for
the Arts
Anthony P., Patapsco High and Center for
the Arts
Laiba M., Dulaney High
The Maryland Artist Equity Foundation recognizes
the top twenty-five senior art students in the
state (BCPS has 12 of the 25 award winners). MAEF
awards scholarships and encourages these students
to pursue advanced education and seek careers in
the visual arts.
Photograph by Rodney J., Patapsco High & CFA
On Sunday, March 2, 2008, Baltimore County Publics
Schools joined with our partners at the Walters
Art Museum to kick off the celebration of Youth
Art Month. Students, parents, teachers and community
gathered to celebrate "Art in Our Schools".
The event was well attended as these young artists
were recognized for their talents.
Art education develops self-esteem, appreciation
of the work of others, self-expression, cooperation
with others, and critical thinking skills, skills
vital to the success of our future leaders ---
our children.
In "The Nation and the Arts," a Presidential
briefing paper prepared by the Independent Committee
on Arts Policy, it was stated:
"Well-developed programs of making and studying
art serve many functions. They help students better
articulate their perceptions and shape coherent
responses to their experiences. When children learn
to appreciate form and color...when they learn
the importance of fashioning their own images of
the world around them, they achieve greater discipline
and self confidence. Further, the arts have extrinsic
public value as they are increasingly important
to this nation's economy."
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Illustration by: Alyssa P.
Fullerton
Elementary |
Congratulations to art students at Parkville Middle
School who are celebrating Youth Art Month by creating
a huge mural made out of POST IT NOTES!
Congratulations to our youngARTS finalists!! Approximately
6,000 - 8,000 students register for youngARTS each
year. 150 students are selected as youngARTS
finalists and brought to Miami for youngART week
featuring master classes, showcase performances,
exhibitions, enrichment programs, and final adjudications. It
is from this pool that nominations will be made
for Presidential Scholars in the Arts. We
are very proud to announce that of the 37 finalists
in the visual arts in the entire nation, 7 are
from Baltimore County Public Schools!
Congratulations to:
Cinematic Arts: Alex L., Carver
Center
Photography: Alexandra B.,
Carver Center
Visual Arts: Justin
B., Carver Center
Corianda
D., Hereford High
Victoria
K., Carver Center
Jason
K., Carver Center
Katie
M., Hereford High
Painting by Katie M., Hereford High
Congratulations
to Cecilia Terlizzi, Art Department Chairman for
Sudbrook Middle Magnet School. Ms.
Terlizzi was named the National Junior Art Honor
Society Sponsor of the Year by the National Art
Education Association. The Sudbrook NJAHS,
under Ms. Terlizzi’s direction, has completed
many artful projects to beautify the Sudbrook school
and community. The members also held an art
auction where they raised and donated $500 to “Operation
We Care,” a relief effort for the art teachers
and their classes affected by Hurricane Katrina.
Congratulations also to Linda Popp, Visual Arts
Coordinator. Ms. Popp was named the Eastern
Region Art Educator of the Year by the National
Art Education Association. Both Linda and
Cecilia will receive their awards at the NAEA Conference
in New Orleans in March.
Congratulations to our visual arts teachers who have
been selected to make presentations at the Annual
National Art Education Association Conference: Alysia
Asp, Middle River Middle; James Hesser, Parkville
High; Linda McConaughy, Parkville Middle; and Kathryn
Short, Owings Mills High. This is the largest
professional development activity for visual art
educators in the nation and will be held in New Orleans,
March 26 – 30, 2008.
Congratulations to Rob Miller, Carver Center for
Arts and Technology, for being named the MIAD/NAEA
Creative Educator for 2008. Mr. Miller will
be receiving his award at the National Art Education
Association Conference in New Orleans on March
27, 2008. He is one of two secondary teachers
selected in the nation who has demonstrated excellence
in teaching that incorporates design and technology
in their curriculum. As a benefit for receiving
this award, Mr. Miller will receive a full tuition
scholarship to the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design
Creative Educators Institute this summer. In
addition, one of his students will receive a full
scholarship to MIAD’s Pre-College MAJORS
Program.
Congratulations
to the students and teachers from Dulaney High, Sudbrook
Middle, and Woodlawn Middle for entering the “Love
Your Tree” contest sponsored by Shepherd Pratt. The
poster contest was designed to create awareness that
we need to take care of our bodies and live healthy
productive lives. Mr. Vernon Fains was honored
for having the most entries from Woodlawn Middle
School.
Congratulations to the students and
teachers from Hereford Middle and High Schools who
currently have work exhibited at the Corporate offices
for Susquehanna Bank in Hunt Valley.
Mrs.
Stacy Aghalarov, Pot Spring Elementary School,
is working on a large mural after school with her
students that will be mounted on the outside wall
for the community to enjoy. The
students are earning community service credit by
taking part in this project.
Congratulations to three of our art teachers featured
in the January, 2008
Maryland Family Magazine: Kaytee
Lurz, Middlesex Elementary; Jackie Morgan, Pine Grove
Middle; and Michele Momenzadeh, Perry Hall Middle. In
the article titled “Art Room Renaissance,” they
explained ways that they fuse “art with math,
science, and more.” Find the article at:
http://news.mywebpal.com/news_tool_v2.cfm?
pnpid=929&show=archivedetails&ArchiveID=1332315&om=1
Good Food... Good Friends... Good Cause!
Many thanks to all who attended the "Beach
Party", sponsored by the RATS (retired Art Teachers)
on Saturday, February 9, 2008. The event was held
to benefit The Summer Art Enrichment Camp. We also
want to thank all who donated items for the silent
auction.
Congratulations to Grace Hulse from Orems Elementary
School for successfully completing National Board
Certification. Ms. Hulse is our first elementary
art teacher to become a National Board Certified
Teacher. National Board Certification is an
extremely rigorous process and is the highest level
of professional development offered to our teachers
at a national level.
While Ms. Hulse is our first elementary
art teacher to become a NBCT, Linda McConaughy became
our first secondary art NBCT ten years ago. Last year
she went through the recertification process and
was again successful. Ms. McConaughy teaches at Parkville
Middle School. Congratulations to both for
offering our students such incredible art programs!
Congratulations to the
ceramic students from Patapsco High and Center for
the Arts. Under the direction of Ms. Liberty
Grayek, they used their artistic skills to create
and contribute the decorations on four Christmas
trees for the Festival of Lights, now on display
at the Cow Palace at the Timonium Fairgrounds. Local
groups/businesses decorate trees, wreaths, and gingerbread
houses for this sale; proceeds go to the Kennedy
Kreiger Institute. Patapsco students learned
they can use their artistic talents to contribute
to the well being of children less fortunate than
themselves.
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| Zsade F., Grade 9, Woodlawn High |
Congratulations to visual arts students from Towson
High, Lansdowne High, and Woodlawn High for participating
in the “Mapping Their Community” project
sponsored by UMBC. UMBC Geography and Graphic
Design students worked for eight weeks with seven
K – 12 schools to produce maps of their communities. The
exhibit will be on display November 29 – December
21 and January 2 – 11 at UMBC in the Commons:
Mezzanine and 2nd Floor, and the Fine Arts Building:
Hallway Gallery, 1st Floor. Gallery hours are
10 am – 5 pm. The reception is November
29, 5 – 7 pm, Lobby of the Center for Art,
Design and Visual Art, Fine Arts building, UMBC.
Perry Hall Middle School's Family Arts Night at Barnes and Noble was a fantastic event. Over 300 students and families attended. The evening included a student art exhibit, and musical performances. Congratulations to all of the students with artwork on display. Thank you to Perry Hall Middle School's art teachers, Charlie Heil, Molly Painter, Annie Yuill, Sarah Deacon, and team leader Michele Momenzadeh for making a memorable and enjoyable evening celebrating the arts.
Congratulations to Juan Castro, former
art teacher at Towson High School, for being named
the 2008 Coca-Cola Foundation Distinguished Teacher
in the Arts award recipient. Each year the
National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts (NFAA)
recognizes two teachers that have been nominated
multiple times by the NFAA youngArts Program (formerly
Arts Recognition and Talent Search) winners for having
a profound impact on their artistic development. This
award recognizes excellence and exceptional dedication
in the profession of teaching the arts. Mr.
Castro will be receiving the award during NFAA youngArts
Week in Miami in January, 2008. He is currently
working on his doctorate in Vancouver, British Columbia.
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| Students from Carver Center for Arts and
Technology, Hereford High, Patapsco High School
and Center for the Arts, and Towson High were
honored to have their work on display during
The High School Honor Band, Chorus, and Orchestra
program at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
on November 12, 2007. |
Once again, Baltimore
County is proud to be represented in the Treasury
Exhibit in our state capitol. The works will
be on display through May 2, 2008. Congratulations
to all students included in this exhibit
Sunday, October 21, 2007 was the Baltimore County
Public Schools “Project: Quality Time” at
the Baltimore Museum of Art. BCPS elementary
students were invited to come together for quality
time with family, friends, teachers and some great
works of art. Students sketched landscapes,
recorded their responses to artworks, did a scavenger
hunt finding different types of artworks, and other
activities in a workbook prepared by the Visual Arts
Office in collaboration with the Baltimore Museum
of Art. We hope this will become an annual
event.
NAHS students from Towson High and Catonsville High
volunteered to be docents for the day.
Families discussed works of art
as they made their way through the museum.
Student making sketches in his workbook.
Congratulations to our art teachers
who were recognized at the Maryland Art Education
Association Conference on Friday, 10/19/2007.
