Congratulations to the OHHS Art and Design student whose art was selected as a High Merit piece for the Fall 2017 Celebrating Art competition and publication! Having a High Merit award means the art was an exceptional piece. Out of thousands of entries received for the Fall 2017 contest, it stood out as being one of the top 5% submitted. Students who have art selected as High Merit work will receive special recognition in the book as it is be displayed as a High Merit piece.

Congratulations to the following student from Ms. Schorsch’s Studio Art AP class: Jessica Berra!

Jessica Berra, “Overwhelmed”

This Rain Barrel Art Project was created to promote the use of rain barrels throughout the Ohio River Valley area through a creative and educational medium.
Rain barrels continue to grow in popularity across the country. However, one of its biggest drawbacks is their dull appearance. Some people are less likely to use them given their negative aesthetic impact to residential and commercial landscaping, even though they conserve water and save money. The “Save Local Waters” initiative believes that producing beautiful artistic rain barrels that have unique painted details will make them more desirable and naturally increase interest to promote their use.
The Rain Barrel Art Project desires to educate people on environmental issues like storm water runoff, watersheds and water conservation.

This year, OHHS Painting and Mixed Media students from Ms. Schorsch and Ms. Kopf’s will be creating 6 Rain Barrels for this year’s event. Congratulations to all of the students who were selected by their peers to submit pieces for the jurying. Congratulations to Cassie Stevens, Donna Derrenkamp, Sarah Carter, Anna Mestemaker, Alexis Lepof, and Emma Sedlack on the selection of their design by the “Save Local Waters” committee for this year’s event!

Rain Barrels will be displayed at the Cincinnati Zoo April 1st-19th and auctioned off from April 9th-19th. All auctions will be finalized at the Rain Barrel Benefit Auction held during Party for the Planet on April 19th. Visit the OHHS Art and Design Facebook page for images of the progress!

The Overture Awards is a program that recognizes, encourages and rewards excellence in the arts among Greater Cincinnati students in grades 9-12. Its mission is to encourage arts education as an integral part of a student’s academic experience and to create an environment that encourages training in, and appreciation of, the arts. The Overture Awards Competition is the area’s largest solo arts competition and offers awards in six artistic disciplines: creative writing, dance, instrumental music, theatre, visual art, and vocal music. For the 2018 competition, students may win $4,000 (one awarded in each discipline) or $1000 finalist award. Judges at all levels of the competition are drawn from the professional arts community.

Best of luck in the Regional Competition this weekend to our OHHS Art and Design students: Evander Frisch, Adam Green, and Kara Heckmuller, who were nominated by Ms. Schorsch to participate in this year’s competition.

Evander Frisch

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Adam Green

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Kara Heckmuller

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Congratulations to the Oak Hills High School students whose artwork was selected for the VSA OHIO 22nd Annual Accessible Expressions Ohio Traveling Exhibition.

Grace Climer (10)
Oscar Hand (10)
Collin Santiago (9)
Ian Walker (9)
Cristian Williams (9)

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What is it all about….

VSA Ohio is a community that connects inspired artists with their passion, service providers with resources, and all citizens with creative opportunities.

ACCESSIBLE EXPRESSIONS OHIO

Started in 1996, Accessible Expressions Ohio is an adjudicated, statewide exhibition and tour of visual art for artists of all ages with disabilities. This professional development opportunity helps raise awareness about art and disabilities by presenting the art in inclusive settings.

AEO begins with a call for art open to artists with disabilities – any age, any experience level, and all across Ohio. The annual exhibition is selected by jurors from call for art entries. The entire exhibition is on display in full for the month of March before being curated into small groups for a statewide tour (April – December). The AEO 2018 Opening Ceremony will be held on March 24th in Columbus during the 10th annual Day of Arts for All.

Award notifications are in! Congratulations to these very talented OHHS Art and Design students on their accomplishments this year in the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. A full posting of selected student works will be posted within the week!

Gold Key Winners:
Frank Johnson, Sweet Tooth,Drawing and Illustration
Selena Holmes , Seasons of Change, Ceramics & Glass 
Kayla Holwadel, Persevere, Photography

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