Thank you to everyone who came out to support the arts in OHLSD.  Your participation helped to make the event a success!

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Congratulations to the following seniors who have recieved news of their acceptances, and scholarships, to the colleges that they’ve applied to.  The seniors have been working extremely hard all year on their applications, portfolio development, and artist statements while participating in exhibitions and competitions throughout the region…and making new art of course.

Michelle Luken:  Columbus College of Art and Design; $48,000 in Scholarship
                                   Art Academy of Cincinnati; $68,000 in Scholarship
                                   Pratt Institue; $60,000 Presidential Scholarship

Sara Thomas:  School of the Art Institue of Chicago; $33,000 in Scholarship

Scott Howard:  Art Academy of Cincinnati; $44,000 in Scholarship

Susan Shockey:  School of the Art Institue of Chicago; $35,000 in Scholarship
                               Pratt Institue:  $76,000 in Scholarship
                               Art Academy of Cincinnati:  $68,000 in Scholarship

Chrisanne Newman:  University of Cincinnati, College of D.A.A.P. Architecture
                                            Xavier University; Presidential Scholarship

Chelsea Kathman:  University of Cincinnati, College of D.A.A.P. Fashion Design

Deanna Dabbs:  College of Mt. St. Joseph, Interior Design; $64,000 in Scholarship
                                 Northern Kentucky University
                                 University of Cincinnati

Amanda Gratsch:  College of Mt. St. Joseph, Fine Arts; $32,000 in Scholarship
Aaron Baker:  Miami University; $15,200 Academic Scholarship

“In order to teach art you must be able to create Art.”- Sandra Federman

Ms. Federman’s current body of work  expresses personal experiences and relationships  through the interaction of color, light and space. She enjoys working in fibers, glass, and paint. Ms. Federman will be exhibitng her piece “Within” at the Fitton Center for Creative Arts GHAE 11 and monthly at Brazee Arts Studio where she currently creates her artwork.

OPEN STUDIO EVENTS: Brazee Street Studios is open to the public every 2nd Friday of the month! Join us to explore our 20+ studio spaces, enjoy new artwork from our diverse group of professional artists, live demos, drinks, food, and fun for all ages, 7-9pm,
April – December.

Join us for the opening reception of the Fitton Center for Creative Arts’ 45th Greater Hamilton Art Exhibition.  Oak Hills High School art teacher Jamie Schorsch, and her student teacher Paul Loehle, were both chosen by jurors to participate in the exhibition.  Jamie Schorsch’s mixed media piece, Desdemona: I wish that we could talk about it was selected alongside Paul Loehle’s “Nicole Vanitas” pastel drawing which was awarded Best of Show.

The opening reception, free and open to the public, will take place on April 10th from 2-4pm, with awards being announced at 3:30pm in the Fitton Center’s Benninghofen Theater.  The show runs from April 10th until June 2nd.  Visit http://www.fittoncenter.org/ for more information.

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Congratulations to the following students for having their artwork accepted for inclusion among the 300 works to be exhibited in the 2011 OHIO GOVERNOR’S YOUTH ART EXHIBITIONS!  The student’s artworks were selected from more than 12,000 pieces, which were entered in the fifteen regions around the state.

SCOTT HOWARD, HANNA FUTRELL, AND DANIELLE CZULEWICZ

Work will be on display at the James A. Rhodes State Office Tower, 30 East Broad Street, in Columbus from April 10-May 12.