ART DEPARTMENT HAPPENINGS

Saturday, August 21, 2010

WHATS GOING ON IN THE ART DEPARTMENT?

All Art students started the year off by exploring and reflecting on the concept of, WHAT IS ART? Great discussions were had by all!
Drawing classes are busy doodling, and looking at the work of Keith Haring.
Mixed Media is experimenting with watercolor, plastic, thread, crayons, etc... an
Pottery 1 is busy making stamps and getting ready to make Olla's. We are very excited to have potters from Mata Ortiz visiting us, and showing us just exactly how they make their beautiful pots.
Adv./I.B./A.P. Pottery is working on powerpoint presentations! Students will reflect on what inspires and informs their work. Students have also started working in their Investigative Workbooks, which document their journey and exploration this year.

I am so excited to be back, and to have all my students, both old and new! Thornton High School has wonderful students, who create amazing works of Art!

AP 3-D STUDIO REQUIREMENTS

Reminder to all students who are taking 3-D A.P. Studio Art this year!
Requirements for testing below!
Stay focused! Create! Create! Create!

The 3-D Design portfolio category includes any kind of art that exists in three dimensions. Submissions in this category should explore three-dimensional depth and space, but there are no limitations or restrictions on size, materials, or style of work. The submission requirements for the 3-D Design category are different from the other AP meaning that the size of the works included in the portfolio is entirely determined by the student. For the Quality section of the portfolio, include a total of 10 images (two different views of 5 works)For the Concentration section, include 12 images, some of which may be details. The Breadth section should include a total of 16 images (two different views of 8 different works)

QUALITY/10 (2 VIEWS OF 5 WORKS)
CONCENTRATION/12 IMAGES/ SOME MAY BE DETAILS
BREADTH/16 IMAGES (TWO DIFFERENT VIEWS OF 8 DIFFERENT WORKS)

Saturday, April 24, 2010

District Show Results

2010 District Art Show Winners

Drawing
HM: Dalila Krouchkova – Thornton
HM: Ally Thomas – Bollman
3rd Place: Arianna Polese – Thornton
2nd Place: Emily Hyatt – Legacy
1st Place: Holly Sargent – Horizon
Painting
HM: Vanessa Rojas – Legacy
3rd Place: Joanne Neuman – Thornton
2nd Place: Markarius Williams – Thornton
1st Place: Emily Hyatt – Legacy
Printmaking
HM: Logan Taylor – Vantage Point
3rd Place: Freddy Tapia – Mountain Range
2nd Place: Andrea Johnson – Legacy
1st Place: Mai Vue – Mountain Range
Traditional Photo
HM: Keegan Good – Legacy
HM: Priscilla Thao – Mountain Range
3rd Place: Candace Capra – Mountain Range
2nd Place: Christopher Crossman – Northglenn
1st Place: Samantha Eagan – Mountain Range
Alternative Photo & Digital Imaging
HM: Travis Jenks – Mountain Range
3rd Place: Ally Caesar – Legacy
2nd Place: Nathan Fournier & Matt Valiente – Vantage Point
1st Place: Samantha Scharrer – Legacy
Communications Design
HM: Zach Waggoner – Bollman
3rd Place: Zach Waggoner – Bollman
2nd Place: Jennie Maydew – Bollman
1st Place: Braulio Sotelo – Bollman
Hand Built Clay
HM: Cameron Richards – Thornton
3rd Place: Vitan Rivas – Mountain Range
2nd Place: Angel Lam – Thornton
1st Place: Aileen Chavez Cano – Thornton
2D Mixed Media
HM: Abby Galvin – Legacy
3rd Place: Amber Fuentes – Thornton
2nd Place: Brianna Rocha – Thornton
1st Place: Mayra Castorena – Thornton
3D Mixed Media
HM: Eric Irungay – Thornton
3rd Place: Jessica Eskra – Vantage Point
2nd Place: Arianna Polese – Thornton
1st Place: Markarius Williams – Thornton
Sculpture
3rd Place: Angel Lam – Thornton
2nd Place: Filip Jarosynski – Thornton
1st Place: Christa Ortega – Thornton
Jewelry
HM: Tom Schrock – Legacy
3rd Place: Mallory Wick – Mountain Range
2nd Place: Diana Guillen – Thornton
1st Place: Tony Pham – Mountain Range
Board of Education Purchase Award
Kyle Boyd, Zach Casados & Daren Hendrikson – Vantage Point

Sunday, January 24, 2010

THS STUDENT WORK TO BE SHOWN AT REPUBLIC PLAZA!

Congratulations to the following students whose art work was selected from the pieces at the Scholastics show to be shown at Republic Plaza in Denver!

Grow, Stephen Rodriguez Thornton (Rogers)

Beautiful Music, Jazz Man 1and 2, Markuis Williams Thorton (Finney)
I’m Ok, Karri Richardson Thornton (Rogers)

Curosity Flow Jewelery Piece, Adriana Gentile-Polese Thornton (Finney)

Confused Relationship, Tamara Novikova Thornton (Finney)

Contemporary Bindings and Ceramic bowl, Angel Lam, Thornton (Rogers)

Sunday, January 17, 2010

Images of Thornton High School Students Work!

Click on the following link to view images of Thornton High Schools students award winning work .http://thorntonh.adams12.org/academics/art/scholastic09-10.html

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Scholastic 2010 Winning Entries!

To view the winners gallery (This includes many pieces from Thornton!!!) go to this website and click on Winners Gallery http://www.scholastics.rmcad.edu/?p=h

About the Scholastic Art Awards

The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards is coordinated by The Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, a not-for-profit organization.
Since 1923 The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards program has fostered the creative development of teenagers across the country. This is done by identifying emerging artists for college scholarship consideration and by showing their work to a national audience.
Since its inception The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards has:
evaluated work from more than twelve million 7th through 12th grade students.
recognized more than two million talented young artists and writers.
distributed more than $20 million in awards and scholarships.
given early recognition to some of our nation's most accomplished artists and writers including; Richard Avedon, Truman Capote, Fannie Farmer, Bernard Malamud, Joyce Maynard, Joyce Carol Oates, Phillip Pearlstein, Sylvia Plath, Robert Redford, and Andy Warhol.
The Colorado Connection
The Colorado region is sponsored by the Colorado Art Educators Association.
Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design in Lakewood, Colorado serves as the home-base for the competition.
In 2008, more than 3,000 Colorado students entered their work.
More than 450 students received Gold Keys, Silver Keys and Honorable Mention awards.
This prestigious national competition has been an annual event in Colorado since 1948.
Professional artists, professors and retired teachers judge all entries. They look for originality, technical competence, and personal voice.
Colorado's Gold Key winners are sent to the national level where they compete with Gold Key winners from other states.
Regional Awards
Award recipients are recognized with "keys" (lapel pins) and certificates at the regional level.
Gold Key Awards: Gold Key Awards advance to the national competition.
Silver Key Awards
Honorable Mention
In addition to keys and certificates, more than a dozen Colorado colleges and universities award scholarships to participating seniors.
Seniors entering portfolios may apply for the following regional scholarships. Note that this list is subject to change during the registration period.
Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design: As our host institution, RMCAD offers four $20,000 scholarships ($2,500 per term for eight semesters)
Arapahoe Community College: $500
Art Institute of Colorado: two, one-year scholarships currently valued at $20,112 each
Colorado Mountain College: $1000
Colorado State University: one scholarship of $500
University of Colorado, Boulder: TBD
Community College of Denver: one scholarship of $500
Fort Lewis College: TBD
Red Rocks Community College: TBD
Regis University: TBD
University of Colorado - Denver: one scholarship of $500
University of Northern Colorado: one scholarship of $500
University of Denver: one scholarship of $16,000
Weeks Scholarship for a student in Film and/or Video: $500
The Colorado Art Education Association awards two $500 scholarships which students may use at the school of their choice. Please note, however, the student's art teacher must be a member of CAEA.
For the first time this year Scholastics will also present several Colorado Young Artist awards, which will be given to students in grade 7-11. These students do not need to register for scholarship consideration.
Anderson Ranch Art Center, Aspen CO: Tuition for summer workshop, not including housing/meals.
Art Student League, Denver CO: two scholarships, $300 each
Bemis School of Art, Colorado Springs CO: $100
Sangre de Cristo Art Center, Pueblo CO: one free class
Evergreen Art Center: one free class
The teacher scholarship program is also new this year and will award one scholarhip to a teacher who enters student work in the competition. The scholarship will provide tuition for the teacher to attend a continuing education class at our host site, Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design. Teachers do not need to register for consideratoin.
National Awards
On the national level, award recipients are recognized with medals, certificates and listing in the national catalog and on the Alliance web site. A selection of national award-winning works of art and writing are included in the national awards catalog each year. National Writing Awards manuscripts are also considered for inclusion in an annual anthology.
Portfolio Gold Awards: twelve cash grants of $10,000 are presented in the names of leadership sponsors of the Alliance to graduating seniors
Portfolio Silver Awards and Notable Achievement Awards: graduating students awarded to graduating seniors with outstanding portfolios in art and photography are able to leverage an additional $1.5 million in financial aid through a network of eighty prestigious arts institutes, colleges and universities.
Teacher Awards: the teachers of students who receive national awards are also honored, including several cash awards presented to teachers who mentor the Portfolio Gold Award recipients or submit an outstanding group of student entries.
American Visions & Voices Awards: awarded to single works of art or writing representing each of the regional affiliate programs. Affiliates also select American Visions & Voices Award Nominees as "Best of Show" for their region.
National Award recipients are celebrated at the Gala Ceremony held at Carnegie Hall in New York City. A highlights exhibition of select nationally recognized art and writing work will be on display in New York coinciding with the National Celebration events. National Award recipients also receive insight and advice from a variety of professionals in the creative industries through a series of workshops. The Corcoran Gallery of Art, in Washington, D.C., hosts a special exhibition of select nationally recognized artwork. Other exhibition and publication opportunities are also available.

THORNTON HIGH SCHOOL WINNERS!

Fine Art Portfolios

Gentile Polese, Arianna "Battery 1, Mind, Flow, Curiosity" (Thornton High School)

Williams, Markarius "Jazz Man 2, Beautiful Music, Urban Soul, Jazz Man" (Thornton High School)

Individual Works (Gold Awards)

Gentile Polese, Arianna "Battery 1" (Thornton High School)

Gentile Polese, Arianna "Mind" (Thornton High School)

Gentile Polese, Arianna "Repairs" (Thornton High School)

Lam, Angel "Life Goes On, But Winter Stays" (Thornton High School)

Leon, Larisa "Silver Leaf" (Thornton High School)

Novikova, Tamara "Confused Relationship" (Thornton High School)

Richardson, Karri "I'm O.K." (Thornton High School)

SILVER KEY WINNERS

Gurnett, Erin "Bubby" (Thornton High School)

Lam, Angel "Contemporary Bindings" (Thornton High School)

Mariscal, Noemi "Green Basket" (Thornton High School)

HONORABLE MENTION

Bachicha, Kristine "Pomegranate Magic" (Thornton High School)

Fuentes, Amber "How sweet it is" (Thornton High School)

Hussainy, Zolaykha "forever fogotten" (Thornton High School)

Rodriguez, Stephen "Grow" (Thornton High School)

Steinhall, Natasha "The Zen of Tea" (Thornton High School)