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THE 2nd ANNUAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS EXHIBITION

An annual presentation of artwork being created by students in 9th through 12th grades in the state of NH is set to open at the NH Institute of Art’s Sharon Arts Center on Friday, May 2. This will be a juried exhibition designed to help strengthen the artistic development of the students who participate by experiencing the preparation, jurying, and submission processes. 

The exhibition will run from May 2 through June 14 at the Sharon Arts Center Exhibition Gallery, 30 Grove Street, Peterborough, NH.

The gallery will host an opening reception on Friday, May 2, from 5–7pm.

Open to all 9th through 12th grade high school students in the state of NH, students offer up to two digital submissions for consideration. Acceptable media include ceramics, drawing/pastel, digital art, glass, 2D mixed media, 3D mixed media, painting (oil and acrylic), photography, printmaking and watercolor. Best in Show will receive a $250 grand prize. Ten first-place winners from each media category will receive a $50 prize. Additionally, the NH Institute of Art will award a $1500 scholarship to a graduating senior.

The juror for the NH High School Students exhibition is Joel Gill, associate dean of student affairs at the NH Institute of Art. Gill received his MFA from Boston University and a BA from Roanoke College.

Gallery hours are: Monday–Saturday: 10 am–6 pm.

2014 Juror:

Joel C. Gill, Associate Dean of Student Affairs, New Hampshire Institute of Art

The following pieces will be shown in this year’s Juried High School Exhibit:

Listed alphabetically by the artist

Helena Ahktar – Model Manchester, Skyhigh

Shannia Aho – Inspiration

Bennett Allen – C is for Crab

Meralee Allen – Spiritual Awakening

Emma Barry – Observation I, Self Portrait

Erin Barry – Easter Island Seascape, Flower I

Shelby Bernard – Flowering Branches, Walk of Radiance

Jordan Berube – Forgotten Memories

Robin Bigaj – Strawberry Fields Forever

Connor Birmingham – Adamma, Magbetu Woman and Child

Olivia Boulton – Observation I, Self Portrait

Erin Boyle – Avant Garde Garden Party Shoes

Jackson Brandwein – Artfully Simplistic

Brittany Bowne – Pensive (Self Portrait)

Nichole Ciampa – Still Life, Wolves

Nicolas DePamphilis – Me in 3D

Kristen Doucette – Adamma, Blue Jar

Lindsay Frisselle – Café Napoli

Daniel Gadwah – Moment in Time, Reflection

Gavin Gorsuch – No Survivors

William Houghton – Pushing Buttons

Danielle Janos – Sound of Silence

Kelsey Jarvis – Mexico, Sink

Che Ryeong Jung – Hole, Pink Man

Maggie Kelly – Treetop Teapot

Megan Lalonde – My Happy Thought

Elizabeth Ludwig – Savor Time

Kelsey McCarter – Beach Walk, Meadow Rose

Camden McLaughline – How About That Sunset

Samantha Myrdek – Sacred Elephant, Tree Frog

Nichole Nanof – Tribal Tray

Zachary Nardini – Unknown Soldier

Ben Picard – Jimi Hendrix, Tools of the Trade

Emma Pinard – Entwinement

Melanie Petria – Humminghorse, Willard

Madison Safer – Untitled I and II

Helen Soney – Pencil Waves, Showman

Max Souter – Chicago

Theresa Swindell – Swirling Mist Bowl

Julaluk Trimble – Deer of Utopia, Gorafforat

Julia VanHouten – Let it Rain

Shannon Weideman – Mothers Glasses, Mirror Mirror

Emily Wernig – Laughing Skulls, Pencil Cupboard

McKenzie West – American Samurai

Alexandra Wojenski – The Orchard

Alyssa Woods – Trackside Landscape