“The Memory Project” is a nonprofit organization that invites art teachers and their students to create portraits for youth around the world who have faced substantial challenges, such as neglect, abuse, loss of parents, and extreme poverty.

This year, students at OHHS will be creating portraits for 45 Syrian children who are displaced and living in refugee camps as a result of the civil war raging for the past 5 years in their country, resulting in one of the most complex humanitarian crisis in the world. Many of the children have lived in camps with makeshift tents and shelters for years, being kept alive by donated food of foreign governments and aid agencies. This is the only life many of these children have known.The ultimate goal of the project is to create portraits to help the children feel valued and important, to know that many people care about their well being, and to act as meaningful pieces of personal history in the future. The project also provides an opportunity for students to practice kindness and global awareness.

“The Memory Project” portraits are created by students enrolled in the Drawing and Printmaking course (grades 9-12).

About “The Memory Project”

The 2016 Madagascar Delivery

Below are images of the OHHS Drawing and Printmaking students selecting their Syrian child:

Bell Day’s artwork had already been selected from many entries from the Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky region for the Juried High School Exhibition at Thomas More College. At last night’s Opening Reception Celebration, Bell’s artwork received special recognition and was selected as one of four “Faculty Choice Awards”. Bell’s work will be on display in the Eva G. Farris Gallery, at Thomas More College, from November 7th through the 22nd.

Special congratulations to Bell Day!

Bell Day

The 2016 Thomas More College Juried High School Exhibition participants have been announced! Congratulations to the following OHHS Art and Design students whose work was selected for the exhibition:

Sophia Schmackers
Jenna Bertke
Bell Day

Works will be on display in the Eva G. Farris Gallery from November 7th through the 22nd. The Opening Reception will take place from 4-7 pm, Monday November 7th, with an Awards Presentation at 6 pm.

The Studio Art AP students at Oak Hills High School recently had the opportunity to meet internationally renowned sculptor Tom Tsuchiya. Tscuhiya, a Cincinnati native, is most notably known regionally for the creation of the sculptures of the Cincinnati Reds players Joe Nuxhall, Frank Robinson, Ted Kluszewski, Ernie Lombard, Joe Morgan, Tony Perez, and Johnny Bench at Great American Ball Park. Some of Tscuhiya’s other commissioned works include: the “Lux Mundi” sculpture of Jesus at Solid Rock Church in Monroe, Ohio; Xavier University and the University of Cincinnati’s mascot sculptures; “The Spirit of Christ” at Biola University; “Recycled Atlas”, a traveling work; and the “Madden Most Valuable Protectors Award”, a trophy awarded annually to the National Football League’s best offensive line.

The students were able to learn about Tsuchiya’s creative process, experiences with private and public commissioned works, and the innovative sculpting strategies being developed for his next addition to Great American Ball Park, Pete Rose, which was just announced this week.

The following OHHS Art and Design students who were selected to exhibit as a part of this year’s Biennial Regional High School Junior and Senior Juried Exhibition at Xavier University. The Competition was open to any junior or senior student currently enrolled in a regional high school and open to any artistic media.

The exhibition will be on view from November 4-18th in the Cohen Center gallery space on the campus of Xavier University. The opening reception and awards presentation will take place on November 4th, from 5:30-7:30 pm.

Congratulations to Emily Hetrick, Louisa Anderson, and Rebekah Buechler for being selected as part of this year’s exhibition!