All Oak Hills High School students electing to enroll in an Art and Design Department course will develop a Competitive Advantage, Appreciation of the Arts, Creative Thinking and Problem Solving Skills, Interdisciplinary Connections, Social and Global Awareness, and Career Preparation related to Visual Communication.
Congratulations to the 6 OHHS Art and Design students whose art was selected as a High Merit piece for the Fall 2021 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 Spring 2021 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 displayed as a High Merit piece.
Congratulations to the following students:
From Ms. Kopf’s Painting and Public Art class:
Matthew Burg
Matthew Burg
From Ms. Schorsch’s Studio Art AP 2D Design, Studio Art AP Drawing, and Drawing and Printmaking classes:
Dahlia Baer Ellie Cox Flynn Koehler Kelsey Gallagher Anne Riley
Congratulations to the Oak Hills High School students whose artwork was selected for the Art Possible Ohio, formerly known as VSA OHIO, Annual Accessible Expressions Ohio Traveling Exhibition.
Cody Roberts, Grade 10, “Shapes in Space” Kevin Kurre, Grade 10, “Flight”
Cody Roberts “Shapes in Space”Kevin Kurre “Flight”
In even bigger news, Cody has received 2nd Place in the Youth Category! He will receive a cash prize and be recognized at our awards ceremony on March 26th.
What is it all about…. Art Possible Ohio is a community that connects inspired artists with their passion, service providers with resources, and all citizens with creative opportunities.
Arts Possible Ohio was founded in 1986 and works together with artists of all ages who have disabilities to advocate for accessibility and inclusivity, advance careers in the creative sector, build community, and improve the academic achievement of Ohio’s students through arts integration. By bridging arts and disability, our programs and services promote inclusive spaces and accessible opportunities for Ohioans.
Accessible Expressions Ohio is one of the most diverse art exhibits on display. It is an adjudicated, statewide exhibition and tour of sixty 2D and 3D art by Ohio artists with disabilities. Artists of any age, living in Ohio, with a disability may enter in the Youth, Emerging, or Professional categories. AEO raises awareness by presenting the show in inclusive settings designed to change perceptions about disability.
Accepted artists join a talented group of artists representing all corners of Ohio. Their art will be presented at the AEO opening ceremony on March 26th and exhibited at the Springfield Museum of Art, as long as COVID guidelines permit, and travel to a variety of community spaces across Ohio during 2022. The work will also be exhibited at www.artpossibleohio.org and on their social media platforms, Instagram and Facebook (@ArtPossibleOhio).
The 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. The Rain Barrel Art Project desires to educate people on environmental issues like stormwater runoff, watersheds, and water conservation.
Rain barrels continue to grow in popularity across the country. However, one of its biggest drawbacks is its dull appearance. Some people are less likely to use them given their negative aesthetic impact on 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.
Ms. Kopf’s Painting and Public Art and Ms. Schorsch’s National Art Honor Society students will be creating 4 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.
Completed Rain Barrels will be displayed at the Cincinnati Zoo from April 1st through 21st with the Online Auction and Artist Reception on April 21st at the Cincinnati, 2022.
Congratulations to Lauren Brewer, Kaylee Butts, Stephanie Herold, and Riley Ludwig on the selection of their design by the “Save Local Waters” committee for this year’s event!
Congratulations to OHHS Art and Design student Mars Shorten whose portfolio of works was one of the 19 selected from the Regional entries to advance to the Visual Arts Semi-Final Competition of The Overture Awards. Mars will compete against 13 other Semi-Finalists from schools around the region on February 4th. Mars was nominated by Ms. Schorsch to submit a portfolio for this year’s competition and is one of 4 juniors selected to advance to the Semi-Finals. Entries advancing to the finals will be announced on February 24, 2022
The Overture Awards Competition is the area’s largest solo arts competition and offers awards in six artistic disciplines: creative writing, dance, instrumental music, theater, visual art, and vocal music. For the 2022 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.
Each year, the Alliance partners with more than 100 visual arts and literary arts organizations across the country to bring the Scholastic Awards to local communities. Teens in grades 7–12 (ages 13 and up) apply in 29 categories of art and writing. In 2020, students submitted nearly 350,000 works of art and writing to the Scholastic Awards. Submissions are juried by luminaries in the visual and literary arts, some of whom are past award recipients. Panelists look for works that best exemplify originality, technical skill, and the emergence of a personal voice or vision.
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.
Art Portfolio:Silver Key Winner Henry Groh
This highly competitive category is based upon submission of a series of 6 distinct works that communicate a single cohesive idea or visual investigation and accompanying artist statement.
Gold Key Winners
Below are the works that earned Gold Keys, the highest level of achievement on the regional level. Approximately 7 – 10% of all regional submissions are recognized with Gold Key Awards and all are considered for national-level recognition.
Sydney Berting, “Spectral”, Gold Key Madelyn Erskine, “Peek”, Gold Key Flynn Koehler, “Homogeneity”, Gold Key Vanessa Saunders, “What Dreams May Come”, Gold Key Mars Shorten, “The Space Between”, Gold Key Mars Shorten, “Resonate”, Gold Key
Sydney Berting “Spectral”Madelyn Erskine “Peek”Flynn Koehler “HomogenityVanessa Saunders “What Dreams May Come”Mars Shorten “The Space Between”Mars Shorten “Resonate”
Silver Key Winners
Approximately 10 – 15% of all regional submissions are recognized with Silver Key Awards.
Anna Ackman “The Plush Life”Dahlia Baer “Through the Looking GlassAva Bunke, Nancy Insbrucker “Monster”Carly Butts “Warm Sunset”Kaylee Butts “Fin’s Obsession”Ellie Cox “Daily Drip”Ellie Cox “Optimistic Horizons”Kesley Gallagher “Concealer”Annabelle Hageman “Finish Line” Flynn Koehler “‘Lil Mannequin Man”Flynn Koehler “Best of Both Worlds”Taylor Messer “Alone”Sophia Osborne “Illuminated”Noral Piegols “Drawn from Life”Anne Riley “Precious”Vanessa Saunders “Brothers”Audrey Swagler “Feathers”
Honorable Mentions
Approximately 15 – 20% of all regional submissions receive Honorable Mention Awards.
Irem Bakici, “Perfect Outfit”, Honorable Mention Sydney Berting, “ Caloric Crusade”, Honorable Mention Sarah Bosse, “Beyond the Gate”, Honorable Mention Jordanne Boston, Alex Karnes, Elliet Schulte, “Caution to the Eye”, Honorable Mention Anna Caito, “The Gang’s All Here”, Honorable Mention Alexia Vallovera Florensa, “Don’t Even”, Honorable Mention Robert Hart, “Forgotten Hand”, Honorable Mention Riley Hobbs, “Raman Bowl”, Honorable Mention Madison Hughes, “Forgotten”, Honorable Mention Jackson Jones, “Cracked”, Honorable Mention Flynn Koehler, “Child’s Play”, Honorable Mention Allison Lay, “Lakeside Promenade” Honorable Mention Ally Martini, “Accomplishments”, Honorable Mention Jason Nguygen, “From the Bunches”, Honorable Mention Emma Osborne, “Disorientation”, Honorable Mention Anne Riley, “Joy Ride”, Honorable Mention Mars Shorten, “Voyeur”, Honorable Mention Zoe Wuerdeman, “Nightmare”, Honorable Mention
Iren Bakici “Perfect Outfit”Sydney Berting “Caloric Crusade”Sam Bosse “Beyond the Gate”Jordanne Boston, Alex Karnes, Elliet Schulte “Caution to the Eye”Anna Caito “The Gang’s All Here”Alexia Vallovera Florensa “Don’t Even”Robert Hart “Forgotten Hand”Riley Hobbs “Raman Bowl”Madison Hughes “Forgotten”Jackson Jones “Cracked”Flynn Koehler “Child’s Play”Allison Lay “Lakeside Promenade”Ally Martini “Accomplishments”Jason Nguygen “From the Bunches”Emma Osborne “Disorientation”Anne Riley “Joyride”Mars Shorten “Voyeaur”Zoe Wuerdeman “Nightmare”
Art and Writing Awards Exhibition The exhibition of award-winning works will be on display at the Art Academy of Cincinnati from Monday, February 14th through Friday, February 18th, 2022. The AAC will also be uploading photos of all recipients, work via Flickr. Please check back in February for more details.
2022 Recipient Celebration WHERE: Site 1212, Center for Community Impact 1212 Jackson Street, Cincinnati OH, 45202 WHEN: Friday, February 18th, 2022 starting @ 5:30pm, ending @ 9:00pm
PLEASE NOTE that the 2022 Scholastic Celebration is a masked and vaccinated event. They will be checking vaccine cards at the door and masks are required throughout the building. If you do not have a mask they will provide one for you. If you are not vaccinated you must show proof of a negative COVID-19 test that is taken at least 72 hours ahead of the event. Under no circumstances will the public be allowed to enter the building if they do not meet these qualifications.
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