MCS Youth Art Month 2015

YAM! Youth Art Month

March has been declared National Youth Art Month.  This is a time where we celebrate Art Education and all that it has to offer our youth and students.  It is a time to emphasize Art Education in schools and to encourage quality Art Programs at schools.  

Creating and exploring through art helps many students make sense of all they are experiencing and learning in school.  It is a different way to problem solve and manipulate tools and resources.  It plays a vital role in our children's education and we hope to share the strength of our program here at MCS.  

The Central Catskills Chamber of Commerce supports this program and several judges came in a few weeks ago and judged our top students' art work.  They chose several winners and honorable mentions from different grade levels.  The work is now going into Chamber businesses in our school district.  Students are encouraged to visit their artwork being proudly displayed in frames out in public with their ribbons.  

After the work is taken down in April we will have a Ceremony in our Art Gallery and present the gifts and prizes to the Winners and Honorable Mention students.  

Here is the High School portion of the show!

High School Best in Show for 2015! 

Katlynn Shamro for her expressive drawing

Drawing by Katlynn 

2-D Winners.....

12th grade winner:Alana

Painting by Alana

12th grade Honorable Mention: Danny

Still life by Danny

11th grade Winner: Kelly

Shutter photo by Kelly

11th grade Honorable Mention: Christel

Durer inspired drawing by Christel

10th grade Winner:Beau

Reduction print by Beau

10th grade Honorable Mention: Zoey

Durer-inspired Drawing by Zoey

10th grade Honorable Mention: Nicole

       

Still Life turned abstract by Nicole

Honorable Mention: Maeve

Earthworks sculpture" Rapunzel's Tower" by Maeve

Honorable Mention : Chris

Paper Mache Sculpture by Chris 

9th grade Winner: Adriana

Scientific Illustration Drawing by Adriana

10th grade Winner 3-D: Emma

Pop Art Sculpture by Emma 

9th grade Winner 3-D: Rebeca

Abstract Sculpture by Rebeca

Congratulations to all!  I am so proud of you all!  Check out their work in local businesses and come support them at our ceremony in April.  

"Art is not what you see.  Art is what others make you see."
                                                         -Edgar Degas

photo by Mary G 2015 @ Storm King Art Center

MCS Students Attend LitCon 2015

On Saturday, March 7th, several MCS High School students went to Woodstock Day School with me to attend the 3rd annual Lit Con.  

What is Lit Con? Lit Con is an exciting and edgy convention that draws students together from the Hudson Valley and beyond for a day of literature and literary dialogue.  Readings, storytelling, spoken word poetry, and free samples of top youth literary journals are only the tip of the iceberg at this half day festival of literature. 

We listened to the poetry, our own Julian Rauter who had a piece accepted into the Battering Ram read his magnificent poem,and I read one of Sabrina's poems.  The writing was inspiring, dramatic, and beautiful.  We had a great time seeing the talent of the students of the Catskill Mountains and Hudson Valley. 

Julian reading his poem

We look forward to going next year and hope to have more students have their work accepted into the Battering Ram at Woodstock Day School. 

"Discovery consists of looking at the same thing as everyone else and thinking something different."
                                                                       -unknown author

Reduction print by Beau