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OUR NEW SITE AT:
https://sites.google.com/a/niskyschools.org/niskayuna-central-schools-department-of-art-education/
NISKAYUNA IS PROUD TO HOST "THE CAPITAL REGION MEDIA ARTS FESTIVAL
2012"
FOR THE 13TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR
THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 2012
9 AM - 2:15 PM
CAPITAL
REGION MEDIA ARTS FESTIVAL 3/22/12
SCHEDULE
9:00 - 9:20 REGISTRATION Viewing art in
gallery
9:20 - 9:30 INTRODUCTIONS in Auditorium
9:30 - 10:30 PROFESSIONAL INNOVATIONS - Keynote
speaker Lawrence Kassan
10:30 -10:45 NEW YORK SUMMER SCHOOL OF MEDIA ARTS
DISCUSSION Followed by NYSSSA adjudication in the Art Resource Center,
F138.
10:45 - 11:00 BREAK
11:00 - 11:20 FILM FESTIVAL TALK AND INTRODUCTION OF
VIDEO JUDGES
11:30 - 12:25 FILM FESTIVAL COMPETITION AND HARD COPY
ADJUDICATION BEGINS
Students and judges view entries from each participating school.
12:30 - 1:00 LUNCH
Students: available in the school cafeteria
Judges & Teachers: complimentary pizza lunch in room
F128 in the gallery.
1:15 - 2:00 FILM FESTIVAL COMPETITION CONTINUES
2:15
DEPARTURE
Participating
Schools
Averill Park - Logan Kline/Tim McMurray
Bethlehem High School - Melanie Painter
Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake High School - Christine Layden
Cairo Durham - Justine Criswell
Doane Stuart - Kim Carr
East Greenbush - Andrea Neiman
Emma Willard School - Lindsey Slaughter/Mark Van Wormer
Greenville High School - Sean Stewart
Guilderland High School - Shelia Elario
Ichabod Crane - Laura Cannamela
Mohonasen High School - Sandy Rowbo
Niskayuna High School - Scott Walroth/Steve Honicki/Melissa Leach
North Colonie High School - Anne Manzella
Schenectady School of Fine Art - Nancy Lussier/Scott Porter
Scotia Glennville High School - Stephani Dimopoulos-DiCocco
Shenendehowa High School - Frank Rosselli
Please Note: Students interested in presenting their portfolios for the
NEW YORK SUMMER SCHOOL OF THE ARTS please meet see NYSSSA
representatives to set up individual interview times.
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Congratulations to Mr. Walroth's
"Advanced Art Studio 1" student, Jenna Corcoran!
Jenna has been awarded 2nd place in the Utrecht/Savannah College of Art
& Design
8th Annual National Self-Portrait Contest!
Her work was chosen out of 200 entries nationwide.
She will have a Featured Artist Profile on utrecht.com.
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Students learned how to "pitch" their designs to
persuade the Friends of Music members to choose their design through a
specific set of analytical based questions created by Mrs. Leach.
Students were able to better prepare and articulate their creative and
technical design processes in this manner. This method of persuasive
argument is beneficial to students that may also be working with
clients in the graphic design field in the future. Students
successfully presented their logo designs to several of the Friends of
Music members and the music director in late November.
On December 12th, Mr. Cremisio, along with F.O.M.
committee member Lori Fletcher and high school liaison Carol Rowell,
announced the winning logo designer during class. The student whose
logo was chosen after three weeks of deliberation was junior Max
Medina. His winning logo design incorporated the Niskayuna "N"
juxtaposed with painterly styled symbols such as a violin, trumpet, and
a music note. Max's logo will be featured on a poster including his
artist's statement describing the creative process behind his winning
design. The other class designs will be featured on a separate poster
near the auditorium as well. Congratulations Max and thank you to all
of Mrs. Leach's first semester graphic design students for your time,
patience, and creativity. Thank you to Mr. Cremisio and Friends of
Music for this exciting real-life educational opportunity!
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Congratulations
to Niskayuna Art Students participating in the Proctors Theater Student
Contest & Art Exhibit: "LET YOUR FREAK FLAG FLY"
This
exhibit is inspired by the ideas, themes and images of "Shrek the
Musical", which teaches tolerance of weirdness, expression of
individuality, and of course the immortal lesson: don't judge an ogre
by his color!
Students and classes from all levels; Elementary, Middle School, and
High School from throughout the Capital Region were invited to submit
artwork representing their own individual and personal creative vision.
Congratulations to all participants.
- 1st Place went to Niskayuna
Junior, Isidora Monteparo for her painting "Perception"from
Mr. Walroth's Advanced Art Studio 1 class.
- 3rd
Place went to Niskayuna Senior, Sohaib Syed for a pastel self-portrait.
- Honorable
Mention went to Rosendale 5th grade student, Alexandra Burgess from
Mrs. deSoyza's art class.
The exhibit runs from January 20 to March
7, and is on display in the upstairs gallery space at Proctors
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(NEW)
12/22/12
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NISKY ART
STUDENTS ARE BEGINNING TO USE THE NEW WIKI AND BLOG SERVER AS PART OF CLASS
Mr. Walroth's "ADVANCED ART STUDIO 1 AND 2"
classes are beginning to experiment with the new Wiki and blog server
as part of their classroom learning experience. On the main Wiki,
students can find information on past, current, and upcoming
assignments, as well as leave comments on them. Each student also has a
page that displays their current portfolio and images of work and
resources they choose to share.
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NISKY ART DEPARTMENT "MEDIA ARTS"
NEWS
CAPITAL REGION ART EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS SHOWCASE THEIR WORK IN A
"BACK TO SCHOOL" EXHIBIT
Niskayuna High School Media Arts Teacher, Stephen Honicki and two of
his photography students, Caroline Burns and Maarja Paul, have been
selected to be part of the juried group exhibition, "Back to School" at
the Fulton Street Gallery. The gallery is located at 408 Fulton
Street in Troy, NY.
Photographs from Honicki's narrative series, "Until Soon" will be
showcased at the Fulton Street Gallery along with Burns' digitally
manipulated photograph, "Hands" and Paul's "Stepping Back Into History"
Selections from Honicki's series were recently exhibited as part of
this year's 75th Mohawk-Hudson Regional held at the Albany Institute of
History & Art. Both Niskayuna High School students' work is
concurrently on display at the Nisk-Art Gallery at Niskayuna High
School as part of the "Best of Nisk-Art" exhibit.
The exhibition, "Back to School" is a sampling of what's happening in
various art departments throughout the Capital Region both at the high
school and college levels.
The 15 artists chosen for this exhibition are:
- Harold
Lohner from Sage Colleges
- Iona
Park from Skidmore College
- Mindy
McDaniel, Union College
- Nathan
Meltz, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and University at Albany
- Maarja
Paul, Niskayuna High School student
- Caroline
Burns, Niskayuna High School student
- Kyra
Garrigue, Hudson Valley Community College
- Janae
McHugh, an MFA candidate at UAlbany
- Stephen
Honicki, Niskayuna High School
- Justin
Baker, UAlbany and HVCC
- Michael
Grotzer, UAlbany student
- Jenny
Kemp, MFA candidate, UAlbany
- Robert
Harrison, Skidmore College
- Shana
Parke Harrison, UAlbany
- Danny
Goodwin, UAlbany
A reception was held on Friday, September 30, 2011 from 5 PM to 8 PM as
part of Troy Night Out. The show will run through Saturday, Oct. 8. The
gallery is open from 5 to 8 p.m. on Friday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday
and Sunday, and by appointment by calling 331-0217.
 
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HIGH
SCHOOL FILMMAKERS RECOGNIZED BY NISKAYUNA TOWN BOARD
Niskayuna High School student
filmmakers from Steve Honicki's Studio in Video classes were recognized
this past July by the Town Board and residents of Niskayuna for their
accomplishments in the Westport Youth Film Festival.
Christopher Finn was acknowledged for his two films, "Communication
Revolution" and "What You Become". Both films in addition to
being showcased at the WYFF have also received accolades at the Capital
Region Media Arts Festival, the Rod Serling Video Festival, the
Ballston Spa Film Festival, and the Woodstock Film Festival.
Chris continues to pursue his passion for motion and graphic design by
studying Motion Media Design at Savannah College of Art & Design in
Savannah, Georgia.
Kristjan Salasoo was recognized for his short film, "Into Another
Dimension". This stop action music video also received awards in
the Capital Region Media Arts Festival as well as the Rod Serling Video
Festival.
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NISKAYUNA ART STUDENT
AWARDED PRESTIGIOUS ART SCHOLARSHIP
Recent Niskayuna High School graduate, Chris Finn was awarded the
prestigious The Elaine Goldman and Aida Snow Scholarship from the New
York State Art Teachers Association (NYSATA). His Media Arts
teacher and NYSATA member, Steve Honicki, nominated Chris for this
award.
The scholarship has been generously endowed by Ms. Snow and Ms.
Goldman. Ms. Elaine Goldman is a retired LIATA/Nassau member of NYSATA
who continues to participate at the regional level, and is a frequent
presenter at the state conference. Regretfully Ms. Aida Snow has passed
away, but she has left a legacy of enabling NYSATA to help visual art
students in New York State pursue their dreams.
After reviewing over a hundred applications, the award committee chose
Chris' as exemplary. His application included a selection of
works from his portfolio along with a personal essay that described his
artistic process and vision.
Chris is currently continuing his passion for the media arts by
studying Motion Media Design at Savannah College of Art & Design in
Savannah, Georgia.
Mr. Finn will be publically recognized at the Annual Student
Scholarship Awards on Friday, November 18, 2011 at the Westchester
Marriott, in Tarrytown, New York as part of this year's annual NYSATA
conference.
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Niskayuna students in Mrs. Leach's "Graphic
Design" class create a new LOGO for the "Friends of Music"
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Representing
Grades 1-12 at
the
"District Offices Showcases on Van Antwerp Road"
On Exhibit 6/19/09 - 10/23/09 |
 On View Through May 2, 2012:
Monday
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Friday, 8:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.
THE NISKAYUNA SCHOOL
DISTRICT
MIDDLE SCHOOLS ART SHOW:
Representing
Grades 6-8 at
the
"District Offices Showcases on Van Antwerp Road"
On Exhibit 3/27/12 - 5/2/12
Please join us at a reception for the artists and their families on
Wednesday, APRIL 4, 2012
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
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View the 2011 Annual Art
Department
Awards Booklet
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 SHORT
CUTS: Showcasing
*Films* created by
Niskayuna Art Students from the "Studio in Video" classes. See the Rod
Serling Festival Award - Winning films, DRAFT and FINE by Michael Borowiec. |
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