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Boardman artists showcase creativity
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Senior David Tamulonis won the first place prize for his work in AP Studio Art. He smiled for some pictures with his artwork, with family nearby to congratulate him.
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Neighbors | Sarah Foor .Art teacher Edie Davidson spoke during the 59th annual Boardman High School Art show, thanking her students for their hard work, and her student's parents for supporting their children as artists..
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Eric Ford (right), with an armful of art awards slung under his arm, celebrated with a friend at the end of the art show.
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Guests were free to browse through the art show to observe the graphic design, photography, metalwork, and drawing works of art displayed at the show.
By SARAH FOOR
During a short walk around the Boardman High School gym on May 12, guests were able to explore sculpture, photography, graphic design, screen printing, metalwork, and hand-drawn artwork. The array of creativity was part of the school’s 59th annual student art exhibition.
Art teacher and art department chair Edie Davidson is proud of Boardman’s success in creative arts.
“We have talented, passionate and visionary students at Boardman, who make the art department everything it is. It’s their creativity that makes the art show a new journey each year,” Davidson said.
“I also must say that we have a very supportive administration that honors our students’ talents and enables us to provide a wealth of materials and resources.”
At the exhibition, artwork was displayed from the school’s Art Awareness, Art IV, AP Art, Photography I-III, and Graphics classes. Throughout the year, Davidson and her colleagues have worked on color projects, the exploration of important places, photo pressing and book repurposing with their students.
Students from the advanced photography, graphics and AP art classes received personalized displays to show their portfolio work.
AP Art student Huyen Pham explored her heritage in her drawings, showing the juxtaposition of Vietnamese items next to their American counterparts.
Senior Nick Perry reinterpreted the characters of Norse myths, redrawing them in his own style and illustrating them digitally.
As much as the exhibition was about the skill of current art students, Davidson also hoped the show was an inspiration to future artists.
“I hope the younger students, and even middle school and elementary students, can browse through the show and get inspired. I hope they see the artwork and start to think about the kind of projects they’ll be doing in art one day.”