Emerging Student Exhibition

St Maria Goretti High School Exhibit

May 1st To May 15th, 2012

Reception May 12th, 1 to 3pm.

The artwork of St. Maria Goretti High School students is representative of the skill of many talented young adults as well as the high quality of their artistic education. The self potraits in acrylics are particularly powerful and are able to capture the subtleties of personality. The self portraits on scratchboard likewise show dramatic contrast and are so craftfully done that they have the same quality that could be witnessed in professional gallery work. There are clay creations with terse statements that show very well how the poetic can be very readily congruent with the aesthetic. There are also clay masks that illustrate a certain youthful angst and humor. Finally there is incorporated into the show abstract two dimensional drawings which employ the use of color sharpies that are a very good excercise in training the youth to understand that color and shape are the basic components of any good art. All in all it is an outstanding show which hallows the importance of the arts in any academic curriculum.

Ashlyn Mazone-Lucas
Soprano
In Recital

Washington County Museum of Fine Arts
401 Museum Drive,  
Hagerstown, MD 21741

Recital Debut
Ashlyn Mazone-Lucas
Soprano

As Director of Music at the Contemporary School of the Arts & Gallery, Inc.

Performing works by Strauss, Puccini, Hoiby, Carpenter, Previn, and more.

Accompanied by Trevor Rowland

Reception to follow providing registration information for private vocal instruction and On Stage! Performance Summer Camp Program.

onstageperformancecamp@gmail.com

International Artist Exhibit

Norina Consuela Forna

Exhibit runs through May 15

Norina Forna has some interesting and inexpensive pieces at the Contemporary School of the Arts and Gallery. She has a combination of flower paintings, landscapes, and seascapes. Her traditional themes would lend themselves toward any classical decor to be found in a home. She employs painterly techniques that have a textural quality and provide an additional interest to her work. All of her paintings likewise have a simplicity that is refreshing. I would encourage all to give this Romanian artist a look as acquainting oneself with a variety of different aesthetics can do nothing less than create a better eye for beauty.

Book Signing

Apr 15th, 3 to 5pm at the gallery

A book signing by Melanie Petridis & Nicholas Orfan
"Destiny Of an Artist:
The Artist Journey of George Petridis"

We invite you to join us, as we learn about the journey of a young Greek boy and his subsequent search for Destiny as an Artist.           

Q & A session and light refreshments will be provided.

Co-Op Artists

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