Niskayuna High School
ART DEPARTMENT
2010 – 2011
Awards Ceremony
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
6:00 p.m. in the Niskayuna High School
Auditorium
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Designed by Mickey Quinn
As
a point of information, one might be interested to know that over 227 separate
art awards are represented at this eveningÕs award ceremony. Approximately 66 of
these awards are determined by the Fine Arts Faculty. The remaining award winners are selected
by jurors and professional artists coordinated by the sponsors of the individual
events.
It is the philosophy of the
Fine Arts Awards Committee for the High School Art Department to attempt to
recognize as many different student artists as possible. We congratulate all of our student
artists and their families.
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Addison Conley |
Katherine Casino |
Following tonightÕs Award Ceremony you are invited to attend
a reception in the Nisk-Art Gallery to view the Niskayuna High School Senior
Art Exhibition.
Welcome to
the 2011 Niskayuna High School Art Department Awards Ceremony
The Senior
Art Exhibit opened
May 24th and closes June 3rd. This end of the year art show is a 37 year tradition in the Art Department. It was first held in the halls of the
Art Department, and since 1988 it has been held in the Nisk-Art
Gallery. The show features artworks
from our graduating class of senior art students.
Presented by:
Mr.
Walroth
Director
of Art Education
And the Niskayuna High
School Art Faculty:
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Mr.
Honicki |
Mr.
Marcellino |
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Mrs.
deSoyza |
Mrs.
Valente |
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Mrs.
Leach |
Mrs.
Wallimann |
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Amy Goodman Rocks |
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During our program
tonight; unless otherwise noted, students please
stand when your name is called and come down to the front of the auditorium
to receive your award. Audience,
please hold you applause until each person or group is called. Thank you and enjoy tonightÕs ceremony and reception. |
Art Department Awards
Ceremony
INDEPENDENT ART SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF SCOTIA ART
SCHOLARSHIP:
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Awarded to a student who
has put forth exceptional effort into
their pursuit of artistic quality.
Presented by Terrie Loudermilk from the
Niskayuna Branch of the First National Bank of Scotia. Sarah M. Cioffi |
Self-Portrait
THE
HAZEL ENDERSON MEMORIAL ART SCHOLARSHIP:
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This
award is given by Kathy Ylvisaker
in memory of her mother, Hazel Enderson. Hazel Enderson
studied art at Iowa State University.
She sewed wonderful creations and she painted. More
importantly, she understood the value of creating art, celebrating art, and
keeping it part of your life forever. May her wonderful spirit inspire the
award winner to do the same. |
The
Other Cheek |
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Allison M. De Britz |
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THE
SUSAN E. SHEPHERD MEMORIAL ART SCHOLARSHIP:
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This
award is given in memory of Susan E. Shepherd, sponsored by her friends;
Karen and Thomas Ambrose, Barbara Colose, Linda Cushner,
also SueÕs sister Carol Welch and brother Doug Shepherd. Sue, Karen, Barbara, Linda, Doug and
Carol all grew up in the same neighborhood and attended Niskayuna Schools. When Sue died early in her life, her friends
and family wanted to help a Niskayuna art student in her memory. One
of the things that Sue enjoyed and kept her focused in life was her
artwork. We
hope to further the selected studentÕs love and talent for art by supporting
their choice for higher education. Morgan Munger |
Copper Tree Necklace |
THE EVE WASSER MEMORIAL ART SCHOLARSHIP:
Eve WasserÕs
family and friends created this award in 2007 to commemorate her 100th
birthday.
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Eve was an abstract expressionist artist who began painting at
the age of sixty-four. Her art was inspired by a willingness to
experiment with new techniques, resulting in expressions of unconfined
movement and free spirit. During her painting career she was the
recipient of many awards. One of her works is on permanent display in the
Great Hall of the U.S. Commerce Building in Washington, DC, and others are in
the National Headquarters of the City of Hope in Duarte, CA and the Dade
County, FL Public Library. Her paintings are in private collections throughout
the U.S. as well as in Israel, Germany and Great Britain. |
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Niskayuna art faculty has selected the student who best exemplifies EveÕs
ideals as an artist for this award. Emma R. Van Delinder |
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THE VIRGINIA WARD MILLS MEMORIAL ART
SCHOLARSHIP:
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Alik Versocki Save the World |
Virginia
Ward Mills (1930 – 2010) was a talented, life-long artist, resident of
Niskayuna and member of the Oakroom Artists for
more than 40 years. She was also a former elementary art teacher in the
Niskayuna School District. As an artist she exhibited extensively in the
Capital District and elsewhere in the Northeast. The
goal of this scholarship is to recognize and support a talented Niskayuna
High Senior entering a four year college or
university to study visual arts. The
art teachers decided to honor her memory with a scholarship: |
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Alik B.
Versocki |
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THE TERRIE LYNN GRIFFITH MEMORIAL FILM
SCHOLARSHIP:
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Terrie
Lynn Griffith was a long time substitute teacher in the Art Department. She passed away this past March following
a long illness. She asked that in
her memory contributions be made to the Video Program at Niskayuna High
School. Terrie Lynn studied and
worked in the film industry working as a set designer specializing in Historic
Preservation. When life brought
her back to Niskayuna she worked as a substitute teacher. |
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Terrie
Lynn had a great love of film and the arts. More importantly she had an exceptional
love and respect for our students, which they returned to her. She had a natural gift for sharing her
experiences and teaching. There
is a generation of students here who remember her from elementary school
through high school. She has been
greatly missed by the art faculty and ÒherÓ students. The
art teachers chose to honor her memory with a scholarship for film student: Christopher
J. Finn |
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INDIVIDUAL ART AWARDS
THE
RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN BOOK AWARD:
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This
award is given by the Rhode Island School of Design to an individual who has shown
artistic merit over four years.
The student is awarded an art book.
This year our student is: Gillian I.
Litynski Untitled |
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THE
BENCHEMARK PRINTING, INC. GRAPHIC DESIGN SCHOLARSHIP:
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The
Benchemark Printing Company Scholarship is awarded to a graduating senior who
has exhibited extraordinary skill in the field of Graphic Design and who
intends to pursue a career as a Graphic Designer. The award of one thousand dollars for each of
the four years of the studentÕs college career is provided by Mr. Robert Kosineski Sr., CEO of Benchemark Printing, Inc. |
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This award was given 5/25/2011 to: Allison M.
De Britz |
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THE 30th ANNUAL NATIONAL CONGRESSIONAL ARTS
COMPETITION:
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The 21st District Congressional Arts Competition is sponsored by
Congressman Paul D. TonkoÕs Office. This is a nationwide art competition
held annually that accepts students from across the United States providing
them with an opportunity to showcase their artistic abilities. Each
member of congress has the privilege of submitting one piece of artwork to be
displayed for 11 months in a tunnel leading to the U.S. Capital Building. The selected studentÕs artwork
represents the highest achievement in the 21st Congressional
District. The art
work was on display at the Troy ArtÕs Center the week of May 9th,
and Congressman TonkoÕs Office hosted a reception
on May 16, 2011. Students chosen to submit
their art work were: Cherice Jones Denise Lobo Micaela Quinn
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ART
DEPARTMENT CERTIFICATES OF MERIT:
The Art Department
Certificates of Merit are awarded to art students who have exhibited
exceptional interest, perseverance and creativity in the Visual Arts
These attributes are
highly valued and we are honored and proud to present this prestigious award to
the following students:
Seniors:
McCauley M. Cannizzo, Katherine A. Cascino, Jillian R. Conway, Taylor M. Clock, Addison N.
Conley, Allison M. De Britz, Sarah M. Cioffi, Jaclyn
M. Dobies, Kevin T. Eason, Andrew L. Fenaroli, Christopher J. Finn, Amy E.
Goodman, Terrin P. Griffin, Casandra
L. Guzior, Jennifer Ga-Young
Lee , Gillian I. Litynski,
Denise T. Lobo, Kyle R. Maiuccoro, Megan R. McCambley, Serena A. Moroukian, Bhavya Narala, Luke A. C. Olson,
Joseph A. Peters V, Victoria L. Purcell, Micaela E. Quinn, Nellie
H. Salgard, Ethan C. Strayer,
Lynn A. Tangredi, Emma R. VanDelinder, Alik B. Versocki, Michael J. Webber,
Amanda M. Welge, Devin O. Whittemore,
Nicholas W. Wolfe, Benjamin P. Zayac III
Juniors:
Carmen
Azzaretti, Rachel Bickauskas,
Brittany Bodmer, Caroline Burns, Madeline De Block,
Ethan Fletcher, Liam Fox, Juliet Foroughi, Bryce
Grates, Kelsey Higgins, Heather Ipsen, Emily O'Brien,
Ken Omiya, Azra Perwaz,
Darian Quinn, Kristjan Salasoo,
Alexandra Sheehan, Colin Sweeney, Zachary Vickerson,
Jonathan Whitehead, Maeve Williams
NISKAYUNA
HIGH SCHOOL CLUB ART AWARDS
NISK-ART GALLERY CLUB:
The
Nisk-Art Gallery Club, under the supervision of art teacher Steve Honicki,
provides students the opportunity to learn and take part in the operation of a
professional in-house art gallery.
Participation includes creating and mailing invitations and newsletters,
providing receptions for the various openings, hosting artist's talks, and
hanging the shows with the visiting artists and the District Art Director Scott
Walroth.
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Gallery Club 2010/2011
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Gallery Club Officers: Alik Versocki –
Manager Hannah Sive – PR/Secretary Darian Quinn –
Treasurer Gallery Club Members: My-Kaya Borden Kendrah Charland Hannah Chinchester |
Kassandra Cresser Natalie DiCocco Cecilia Halvey Haley Quinn Jahkeer Reed Amanda
Sessions Anna Torri Miranda Yauchler Jesse Zeltins |
9-11th grade Gallery Club
Members are now excused to go to the gallery to set up for the Senior Art
Exhibit!
NISK-ART MAGAZINE CLUB:
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Club Advisors: Mrs. Leach and Mr. Marcellino The
Nisk-Art Magazine Club annually produces a Niskayuna High School student Art
Magazine. Students are involved
in fund-raising activities from the beginning of the school year to raise
money for the publication of the magazine in the spring. Students from grades 9 – 12
submit artwork to be judged and selected by club members for the magazine. Selected artwork is photographed and
placed into a page layout software program. Student club members edit and proof
the final layout before sending it to a professional printer. Students sell the edition at various
school events to raise funds for the next yearÕs publication. This process teaches students the
reality of creating and publishing a professional magazine, from the
financial, the artistic, to the editorial. It is a very rewarding experience for
students and advisors.
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Nisk-Art Magazine Club 2011 |
This
yearÕs 2011 Nisk-Art Magazine is available for purchase in the Nisk-Art Gallery
after the awards ceremony.
PLEASE support our student magazine!
NATIONAL DRAWING COMPETITIONS
NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL JURIED
DRAWING EXHIBITION 2011 - HOSTED BY THE NEW HAMPSHIRE INSTITUTE OF ART:
Awards
for this Show were presented March 19, 2011 at the New Hampshire Institute of
Art in Manchester, N.H.
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This
Competition and Exhibition is open to all High School Students in the
USA. The New Hampshire Institute
of Art invites students from around the nation to submit drawings for
possible inclusion in the show. This year approximately 200 works were
selected into the show and 12 of these were from Niskayuna High School. It is an extremely high honor to be
selected into this competitive show. Micaela Quinn Tyrant |
The following
Students received awards:
DeanÕs Choice: Emily
Hartana
JurorÕs Award: Micaela
Quinn
The
participating students were:
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Manuel Berduc |
Morgan Munger |
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Rachel Bickauskas |
Sohiab Syed |
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Sarah Cioffi |
Orion Whitney |
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Addison Conley |
Kinley Sinkus |
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Jaclyn Dobies |
Nellie Salgard |
THE 7th
ANNUAL 2011 NATIONAL SELF-PORTRAIT CONTEST:
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The 7th
Annual Self Portrait Contest is
sponsored
by Utrecht Art Supplies in NYC (a leading international art supply company)
and the Savannah College of Art and Design, the University for Creative
Careers. The following students represented Niskayuna High School: Manu Berduc, Rachel Bickauskas,
Sarah Cioffi, Addison Conley, Madeline De Block, Jaclyn Dobies, Juliet Foroughi, Davis Guo, Emily Hartana, Ashleigh Holmes, Evan Koncewicz, Gillian Litynski, Emily McKenna, Michele Nevins, Victoria New
Kirk, Micaela Quinn, Sarah Rinaolo,
Nellie Salgard, Bridget Schreiner, Sohib Syed |
Rachel Bickauskas title |
STATE AND REGIONAL ART SHOWS AND
COMPETITIONS
Ò2011
ART IN THREE DIMENSIONSÓ: A JURIED 3-D
REGIONAL HIGH ART EXHIBITION:
This show opened on January 31 and ran
through February 28, with a reception and awards presentation at the Mohonasen High
School Art Gallery on February 10,, 2011.
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Tereza Hyblova Lidded Vessel with Fern |
Ò2011 Art in Three
DimensionsÓ was sponsored by the Capital Area Art Supervisors Group. This exhibit invites twenty high
schools from around the Capital Region to submit works for possible inclusion
in the show. It was held in the
Gallery at Mohonasen High School.
Our students work was chosen from
approximately 400 pieces of student work from the area. Congratulations
to: Casandra Guzior Tereza Hyblova Victoria Purcell Maria Standage Colin Sweeney Emma Vandelinder Tristan Wilkinson Alex Yunker |
THE
12th ANNUAL JURIED CAPITAL REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL ART EXHIBITION:
This show opened on April 1 and ran
through April 14, with a reception and awards presentation on April 1,, 2011.
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Casandra Guzior I Fly |
The 12th Annual Juried Regional High was sponsored by the Capital Area Art Supervisors Group. This exhibit invites twenty high
schools from around the Capital Region to submit works for possible inclusion
in the show. This year
approximately 120 artworks were selected from over 350 entries, 8 of these
artworks are from Niskayuna High School. This year this honor went to: |
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Jennifer
Cascino |
Denise
Lobo |
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Allison
Debritz |
Micaela Quinn |
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Casandra Guzior |
Nellie
Salgard |
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Emily
Hartana |
Michael
Webber |
THE
21st NEW YORK STATE ART TEACHERS ASSOCIATION 2011 LEGISLATIVE
STUDENT ART EXHIBITION:
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This exhibit took place at the
Legislative Office Building in Albany from February 28, through March 4, with
a reception on March 2, 2011 The
NYSATA Legislative exhibit is co-sponsored by the NYS Alliance for the Arts
in education. The show is open to all students in the state of NYSATA
members in grade 1 – 12. Congratulations to two of
our selected Advanced Photography students: Amy Goodman Gillian Litynski |
CELEBRATE
AFRICA! PROCTORS THEATER STUDENT
ART EXHIBIT AND CONTEST:
Niskayuna Senior Art Student, Gillian Litynski wins $1500 Top Award and
$1000 for Mr. WalrothÕs Advanced Art Studio class.
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The Circle of Life |
January
19th-March 4th, 2011 at Proctors Fenimore
Gallery Albany International Gallery Hearst Education
Center Students from 23 schools, in 12 school districts submitted almost
800 pieces of work, including masks, sculpture, paintings, fabric arts,
digital art and jewelry. Almost every grade is represented, with group
projects from elementary students and individual work from middle and high
school students. |
Open during DisneyÕs The Lion King (preshow)
and during the day. Prizes were awarded on Art Night, Friday, January 21st 2011.
Three judges and over 400 people voted on their favorite pieces to
select the 3 individual winners along with a winning class for their work.
THE
19TH ANNUAL JURIED HIGH SCHOOL EXHIBITION AT FULTON MONTGOMERY
COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE:
Awards for this show were presented at
the Perrella
Gallery during a
reception on April 12, 2011.
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This exhibition is open to all high
school students within a 50 mile radius of the
college and represents 30 plus schools in our region. Students experience
viewing quality and creative works of art produced by their peers in the
professional setting of the Perrella Gallery. It also is an excellent educational
tool to stimulate greater interest in the arts. The student art work
was on display from April 12th through April 23rd,
2011. Our winning students were: JurorÕs Award for Photography: Denise Lobo Honorable Mention: Manu Burdec Honorable Mention: Matt Lingenfelter Honorable Mention: Nicholas Wolfe Honorable Mention: Orion Whitney |
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Our participating
students were: Chris
Finn Alex
Burstein John-Michael
Fragnoli Matthew
Nicoletta Kristjan Salasoo Giovanna
Conti Addison
Conley Cassie
Guzior Darian
Quinn Colin
Young Rachel
Bickauskus Emily
Hartana Maeve
Williams Isidora Monteparo Bowen
Zhang Colin
Sweeney Hannah
Sive |
Denise Lobo
Aged |
THE
NEW YORK STATE FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S CLUB ANNUAL ART AND CRAFT COMPETITION:
These
awards were presented May 10, 2011 at a reception held by the Rexford WomenÕs
Club.
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This art competition is sponsored annually by the Rexford Women's
Club. The Rexford Women's
Club recognizes student art work in fourteen major
categories from students in New York State. Artworks are first judged by locally
by area art professionals. Then the local winners are moved on to a state
competition. The state competition was held this year in ?????,
N.Y. on April 29, 2011.
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The following students
received awards:
Rexford WomenÕs
Club Mohawk Valley Award Winners:
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Sarah
Cioffi |
Watercolor/Acrylic/Tempera |
First
Place |
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Gillian
Litynski |
Oil/ |
First
Place |
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Emily
Hartana |
Pastel/Charcoal/Chalk |
First
Place |
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Jill
Conway |
Computer
Generated Art/Advertising & Design |
Second
Place |
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Nellie
Salgard |
Crafts/Jewelry |
Second
Place |
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Sera
Nakisli |
Ink/Scratchboard |
Third
Place |
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Allison
De Britz |
Photography |
Third
Place |
WomenÕs Club N.Y.S. Level Award Winners:
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Sarah
Cioffi |
Watercolor/Acrylic/Tempera |
First
Place |
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Gillian
Litynski |
Oil/ |
First
Place |
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Emily
Hartana |
Pastel/Charcoal/Chalk |
First
Place |
THE
23rd ANNUAL REGIONAL BOCES ÒARTS AND ENRICHMENTÓ STUDENT ART
EXHIBITION:
The
following studentÕs artwork was shown at a reception held April 26, 2011. This Show is a cross district
combination of artwork from students attending classes in 16 schools districts
and the Capital Region BOCES.
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The art
work in the show is the product of student achievement in all four of
the Visual Arts New York State Standards defined in the Learning Standards of
the Arts. Participating Students were: Ben Burke Kelsey McDermott Peri Pearson Hailey Quinn Alik Versocki |
THE
STUDENT GAZETTE 2011 NEWSPAPER AWARDS:
An awards
ceremony was held by the Gazette Newspapers on April 27, 2011. The Daily Gazette Newspaper sponsors a student competition
yearly to showcase students' creative journalistic and photography skills in
their special student newspaper supplement, "The Student Gazette". Winners of the competition have their articles
and photographs published in the paper. Entries from 25 area schools were
submitted
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for judging by professionals on staff at
the Gazette Newspaper. The paper
was published May 13, 2011. For Photography: Emily OÕBrien 1st Place Maarja Paul 2nd Place JP Whitehead 3rd Place Nina Kaledin Honorable Mention Jazmin Thomas Honorable Mention |
THE SARATOGA NATIONAL MUSEUM OF RACING
AND HALL OF FAME 17TH ANNUAL JURIED STUDENT ART SHOW, "HORSING
AROUND WITH THE ARTSÓ:
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An awards reception was held on April 7, 2011. |
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Each spring the National
Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame holds a student art show, Horsing Around With The Arts.
Entries are divided into two categories: grades 3-7 and grades 8-12. Equine
themed works may be in the following media: painting, drawing, pastels,
sculpture, ceramics and textiles.
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Riding in the Wind |
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The works were also
displayed on the museumÕs website. Our Niskayuna student Kendrah Charland Won First Place for 10th
Grade Art and $25.00 |
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Google 4 Doodles:
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Doodle 4 Google, is
a competition where GOOGLE invites students in grades K – 12 to think
big and redesign GoogleÕs
homepage logo for millions to see.
Google believes that dreaming about futre possibilities leads to
tomorrowÕs leaders and inventors, so they have invited U.S. kids to exercise
their creative imaginations around the Theme ÒWhat I would like to do
somedayÉÓ. State and Regional
Finalists will be announced on May 4, 2011. The winning doodle will be
featured on our Google.com homepage on May 20, 2011. Our Niskayuna
Participants were: |
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Victoria Aidala Kentaro Barhydt McKenzie Cordell Carrie Hanks |
Kelly Jones Morgan Lenney Samantha Rushton Devin Whittemore |
GRAPHIC DESIGN AND ILLUSTRATION AWARDS
SJCC LOGO
DESIGN CONTEST WINNER
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The
Schenectady Jewish Community Center held a logo design contest beginning in
October to celebrate 90 years of serving the community. The contest was open
to Niskayuna High School art students. The criteria for the design were to
include the many services that the JCC has provided the community for the
past 90 years. |
After
much deliberation, JCC leaders, including board president, Sharon Cutler,
selected the winning logo design. The winner is Amy Yao, a senior at
Niskayuna High School, and the co-Editor-in-Chief of the High School Yearbook.
Amy designed her logo in Mrs. LeachÕs Advanced Studio in Computer Arts class.
She juxtaposed the Star of David with silhouettes of children, teens, and
adults in a variety of actions. The original winning design will be combined
with the JCCÕs own logo as well.
As
part of the celebration for 90 years of community service, the JCC held a
ÒKick-OffÓ. The Kick-Off on, December 19th. The event will included an unveiling of Amy YaoÕs winning logo design that
will be featured on the JCCÕs letterhead, brochures, flyers, and posters for
the next year. Community leaders, political dignitaries, JCC leaders, and press
were in attendance.
ROOTS &
WISDOM GRAPHIC DESIGN PROJECT
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The
Director of Outreach, Christine Horigan, approached
Mrs. LeachÕs Graphic Design class to have them produce a flyer for the local
group Roots and Wisdom. Roots and
Wisdom is an organization with a mission to Òengage the diverse population of
Schenectady CountyÕs youth in serving their community through the support of
a sustainable local food systemÓ.
The chosen flyer will be used by the group in
mailings and advertisements.
Using Adobe Illustrator, students learned the basics of page layout
and what works and in an informative way while still appealing to the
eye. The class submitted many
excellent flyer choices and the decision was a difficult one. Roots and Wisdom chose to use a
combination of two studentÕs designs: Emily Hartana
and Micaela Quinn |
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FILM FESTIVALS AND
COMPETITIONS
THE
2011 CAPITAL REGION MEDIA ARTS FESTIVAL AND COMPETITION:
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These awards
were presented at a reception and awards ceremony that
was held in the Nisk-Art Gallery on April 28, 2011. The
Art Department at Niskayuna High School hosted the Capital Region Media Arts
Festival and Competition this year on March 24, 2011. The media arts festival is
sponsored by the Capital Area Art
Supervisors. Fourteen high
schools from the Capital Region are participating in this annual media arts
competition. The
students' videos, photography, computer art, graphic art, and electronic
music are judged by professionals in those fields.
The Festival and the competition were held in the Nisk-Art Gallery
where the students' art work was on display, and in
the Auditorium where the films were viewed. 150 students attended this event this
year with their teachers. Our
Niskayuna winners were: |
design created by Mickey Quinn NHS
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Photography/Computer Category:
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First Place |
Bhavya Narala |
Photography, Black & White |
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Second Place |
Emily OÕBrien |
Photography, Color |
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Second Place |
Emily Hartana |
Computer, Digital Illustration |
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Second Place |
Emily Hartana |
Computer, Graphic Design |
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Third Place |
Mickey Quinn |
Computer, Graphic Design |
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Third Place |
Caroline Burns |
Computer, Digitally Enhanced
Photography |
Film/Video
Category:
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Best Narrative: Comedy |
Manu Berduc,
Matt Lingenfelter BOOM! |
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Best Animation: Computer Based |
Chris Finn What You Become |
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Best Animation: Stop Action |
Alex Burstein, John Michael Fragnoli, Matthew Nicoletta VenDimensional |
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Best Editing |
Manu Berduc,
Matt Lingenfelter BOOM! |
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Best Directing |
Alex Burstein, John Michael Fragnoli, Matthew Nicoletta VenDimensional |
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Best Art Directing |
Kristjan Salasoo Into Another Dimension |
Electronic
Music Composition :
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First Place |
Ethan Evans Ghosts |
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Second Place |
Noah Prebish Leather |
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Third Place |
Ian OÕBrien Movement #2 |
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Honorable Mention |
Joseph Peters Secret of the Caverns |
THE 10th ANNUAL REEL TEENS USA
FILM FESTIVAL:
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The 10th Annual Reel Teens
Festival was held
October 8, 9, and 10, 2010, at
the Hunter Movie Theater in the village of Hunter, New York. |
Open
to any teen that has made a film or video, the festival is a celebration of the
creative intelligence of young people.
Films and videos created by teenagers from across America and around the
world are screened over 3 days. The festival acts as a forum for open
discussion and critique. The juried festival
received 486 entries from around the world with only 80 making the final cut. The following seven films from Steve
Honicki's Studio in Video classes were selected to be part of the 2010 Reel
Teens Festival:
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Texting Her Patience –
Chris Murphy Ven Dimensional - Alex Burstein / John Fragnoli
/ Matthew Nicoletta Airborne – Chris Perrella |
Ping Pong - Chris Perrella The Drum Set - Alexandre Gilmet Falling (Asleep) for Her - Chris
Murphy Into Another Dimension - Kristjan Salasoo |
This year, 3 of the awards were
given to films created by Niskayuna High School filmmakers. No school or organization has won 3
awards at this festival until now.
Chris
Perrella won the 3D Animation Award for
"Airborne". It will be screened on Saturday Oct 9 at 7:30 PM.
Alexandre Gilmet
won for Short Fiction with "The Drum Set". His entry will be screened
on Sunday Oct 10 at 7:30PM
Chris
Murphy also won for Short Fiction with "Falling (Asleep) for Her. His
entry will be screened on Sunday Oct 10 as well. (He almost tied himself with
"Texting Her Patience".)
THE PEOPLEÕS PIXEL PROJECT
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YOUNG DIRECTORS HEAD NORTH! Niskayuna High School
student filmmakers named finalists in the 2nd annual
ÒPeoples Pixel ProjectÓ. Two short films from the Studio in Video classes at Niskayuna
High School were |
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selected (out of a total of 17) as
ÒfinalistsÓ in the 2nd Annual ÒPeoples Pixel ProjectÓ sponsored by
the Lake George Arts Project.
Another two films were selected as ÒP3 Picks of ParticularÓ
Merit. Last fall, a call for short
videos entries was placed to anyone
– no age limit - living within 75 miles of Lake George, NY. From
these entries, 22 finalists were selected to be screened
on January 22 at the Charles Wood Theater, Glens Falls, NY. The
two finalists from Niskayuna High School that were selected from the dozens
of short films submitted from around the region were: ÒThe Drum SetÓ (from last school year) and ÒVenDimensionalÓ, directed by Alex Burstein, Matt Nicoletta, and John Michael Fragnoli |
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CINEMA/CHICAGO PRESENTS CINE YOUTH FILM
FESTIVAL:
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Passionate.
Honest. Inventive.
Imagination.
Education. Celebration. |
Young
visionaries let their voices be heard at Cinema/ChicagoÕs Future Filmmakers
Festival. This film festival, specifically for youth under 20, highlights the
work of the next generation of filmmakers. The 2011 Cine Youth Festival screened
over 100 films, then held workshops inviting young filmmakers from around the
country to share, learn, and inspire each other. The Cine Youth Film Festival was held
at Columbia College Campus Chicago May 5-7, 2011. |
Congratulations to Niskayuna student Christopher
Finn for having his film
What You Become
accepted into this Festival and being invited to
participate at the Festival.
THE 8th ANNUAL WESTPORT YOUTH FILM
FESTIVAL:
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The Westport Youth Film
Festival in Connecticut is a student run film festival featuring the work of
High School film makers. The
goal of the WYFF is to provide an outlet for amateur filmmakers to perfect
their craft and learn more about the myriad of facets to the film industry.
By doing so, they hope to spread a love and appreciation of the arts, and
foster the emerging talent within the youth community. |
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WYFF has grown immensely,
gaining a huge following with attendants from all over the northeast. Out of the record-breaking
number of entries we have received from high school students from all over
the world, there were 50 entries accepted by WYFF this year. The festival will be held on May
14th in downtown Fairfield, Connecticut at the Fairfield Community |
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Niskayuna had four films accepted into the festival.
Chris
Finn What You Become Chris
Finn Communication Revolution Kristjan
Salasoo
Into Another Dimension Alex
Burstein, John Michael Fragnoli, Matthew Nicoletta VenDimensional
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THE
2011 ROD SERLING VIDEO FESTIVAL:
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The winners of this festival are
invited to a screening at the Helen Foley Theater at Binghamton High School,
Binghamton, N.Y. to watch the WSKG television broadcast of the winning
student videos, and to receive awards on June 3, 2011. The Rod Serling Video Festival
premiered in 1995 for students from throughout NYS in grades K - 12. The Festival was conceived as a means
to promote the use of video art technology and creativity in schools. The festival is
coordinated by the Rod Serling School of Fine Arts in Binghamton High School. The famous film director Rod Serling
graduated from Binghamton High School in 1968 and was active in local schools
and central New York State communities throughout his life. |
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The following
Students have received awards and will have their films shown:
Best Special
Effects: Chris
Finn What You Become
Best Art Direction: Alex
Burstein, John Michael Fragnoli, Matthew Nicoletta VenDimensional
Finalist: Manu Berduc,
Matt Lingenfelter BOOM!
NISKAYUNA ÒSHORT CUTSÓ #10 :
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Design by Chris Finn |
Short Cuts 10
is an annual Video Celebration showcasing outstanding productions from the
2010-2011 Niskayuna High School year.
This
year the film festival is being dedicated to Ms. Terrie Lynn Griffith, who ws a well loved substitute teacher at Niskayuna High
School. The
film festival is being held at the GE
Theater in Proctors on Friday June
17, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. Film
choices will be announced soon!
The annual, student nominated ÒShorty-AwardsÓ will be presented that
night. The
Niskayuna High School PTO has generously sponsored this event. |
NISKAYUNA HS FILMMAKER ENVISIONS IF HE HAD A TRILLION
DOLLARS:
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Student filmmaker Kristjan Salasoo received ÒSpecial RecognitionÓ this year for his use of Live Music and
Student Art in his production in the national youth video contest – If
I Had a Trillion Dollars. The American Friends
Service Committee and National Priorities Project sponsored a youth video project to help young people (13-23) enter
the cost of war in discussion on how monies were being allocated in our
country. |
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After deciding a point of view, students were asked
to share their ideas about what they would do – for themselves, their
family and/ or their community – with $1 trillion by making a short
(1-3 minute) video. Students were
asked to consider the fact that the money that is being spent on the U.S.
wars in Iraq and Afghanistan reached $1trillion on May 30, 2010. This
money could be spent in our communities on many things that now face cuts,
like after school programs, art and music programs, and summer jobs. KristjanÕs
perspective on how the trillion dollars could have been spent on Art and
Music programs in the public schools across the country. His position is creating this short
video was that these programs are arguably the most important programs a
school can offer a student. Mr. Salasoo believes
that these arts programs generate creative thinkers, which is more important
than have countless kids who can memorize a formula. The budgets for these
classes cannot and should not be cut. His video showcases this point of view. Congratulations Kristjan Salasoo! To see KristjanÕs video,
check out the link below: |
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THE 2011
BALLSTON SPA FILM FESTIVAL:
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The Ballston Spa Film Festival will be held August 6th and 7th, 2011 in Wiswall Park and other locations in the village. Many of the short films will be screened outdoors, admission is free. Short films from around the country will be judged by working professionals and Hollywood film makers. Awards will be given in categories for young film makers (students 21 and under) and several general categories. |
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Films chosen for submission to the
Ballston Spa Film Festival: Communication Revolution
– Chris Finn, What You Become
– Chris Finn, Boom! – Manu Berduc/
Matt Lingenfelter, The Last Cookie – Joseph Peters / Ben Zayac,
The Art Project – Luc La
Graff / Joseph Debritz / Connor Owens, A Light In The Dark – Ethan
Fletcher, Vendimensional
– Alex Berstein / Matt Nicoletta
John Fragnoli, Bad
Conscience – Jp Whitehead / Manu Berduc/
Matt Lingenfelter, Mirror Iamge – Emily Foreman, Into Another Dimension – Kristjan Salasoo, The Box – Zachary Vickerson, The
Wednesday Debacle – Hamza Syed / Colin
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ÒThe Fantastical SelfÓ
An exhibition inspired by the work of artist
Robert Gullie
The
Fantastical Self a Collaborative Project with Niskayuna Photography
Students and Sunnyview Hospital Studio in Art Students
This inter-generational project, The Fantastical Self, was
built upon the concepts and skills developed in past projects – My
World and Welcome to It, A Sense of Place, and Navigating the
Imagination. Students viewed
and discussed the work of photographer/ mixed media artist Robert Gullie along
with various Surrealist and Egyptian artists. Both groups of students created a
mixed-media collage that combines the photographic self-portrait with found
images of various animals, birds, or insectsÕ parts. This combination of subject matter will
allow the students to visually communicate themselves as a newly created
surreal species. The students will
use additional found imagery and paint to design the environment / atmosphere.
The photography students (along with Mr. Honicki and Mr. Gullie)
generated ideas for both components of the project through lectures, hands-on
demonstrations, brainstorming and interviews. The NHS students created their own
surreal photographic paintings/collages before mentoring the adult artists in
the Studio in Arts program at Sunnyview Rehabilitation Hospital through the
same process.
A roundtable discussion of the collaborative
activities between Niskayuna High School media arts students and adult artists
from the Studio in Art program at Sunnyview Rehabilitation Hospital.
Out
of the Sunnyview/Niskayuna collaborations a roundtable panel discussion on the ART: A Prescription For Life
collaborative projects was held on Wednesday, December 15, 2010 in the Little
Theater at Niskayuna High School.
ART: A Prescription for
Life is
the title of a series of projects and exhibitions that have come about through
the collaboration between the Viewpoint GalleryÕs Studio Art Project and the
Art department at Niskayuna High School.
The
collaborations have included:
ART: A Prescription For Life
(2004) - Documentary
My
World and Welcome To It (2006) - Photography
A
Sense of Place (2007) – Digital Collage
Navigating
the Imagination (2008) – Mixed Media Assemblage
The
Fantastical Self (2010) – Mixed Media Photographic Collage
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The five projects and exhibitions at both the
hospital and the high school have allowed the Capital District Community at
large to experience the artistic accomplishments of these students and see
that creativity has no limits.
Helping people understand that the creative process can continue to be
expressed even after a traumatic illness or injury. In addition, these projects have
enabled the high school students to develop strategies for interacting with
adults with physical disabilities or limited verbal communication
skills. These students can then
take these new skills into communities in which they live. |
SENIORS
EXHIBITING ART WORK AND VIDEOS IN THE 2011 SENIOR ART EXHIBITION
Students
Showing their Videos in the Little Theater:
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Kevin Eason City |
Manu
Berduc Alex
Burstein Chris
Finn Kevin
Eason Andrew
Fenaroli |
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Taylor
Greco Joseph
Peters Ethan
Strayer |
Hamza Syed Colin
Young Benjamin Zayac |
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Manu
Berduc McCauley
Cannizzo Katherine
Cascino Sarah
Cioffi Taylor
Clock Bri
Conley Addy Conley Shannan Costello |
Manu Berduc |
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Denise Lobo |
Jill
Conway Samantha
Crawford Natacha Cruz Alli De Britz Alex
De John Jaclyn
Dobies |
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SENIOR WORK CONTINUED
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Andrew Fenaroli Amy
Goodman Terrin Griffin Cassie
Guzior Cherice Jones Evan
Koncewicz Kelan
Koncewicz |
Ben Zayac |
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Megan McCambley |
Jennifer
Lee Gillian
Litiynski Denise
Lobo Kyle
Maiuccoro Thomas
Mason Megan
McCambley |
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Chelsea
Mickel Serena Moroukian Morgan
Munger Bhavya Narala Garrett
Nayar Matt
Nicoletta |
Morgan Munger |
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Tyler
Nielsen
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Luke
Olson Tim
Primeau Victoria Purcell Micaela Quinn Joey
Ramundo Alexa Rosamino Nellie
Salgard Maximie Sorensen Maria
Standage Lynn
Tangredi Amelia
Tufano |
Nellie Salgard |
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Emma
Van Delinder Alik
Versocki Michael
Webber Amanda
Welge Todd
Whitmarsh Devin
Whittemore Jordan
Withers Nicholas
Wolfe Amy
Yao Colin
Young Benjamin
Zayac |
Cassandra Guzior |
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Emma
VanDelinder |
The Nisk-Art Gallery
The
Nisk-Art Gallery is an Arts in Education facility that
is enjoyed by the whole community. It was established in 1989 during
the tenure of Art Director, Frank Vurraro.
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Our
gallery is unique in its conception as a school, family, and community
center, connecting people through the visual arts. From a community-based Gallery
Committee, which serves as an Òarts networkÓ and aids in the selection of
artists, to the school
based Gallery Club which fosters authentic art gallery
experiences for students, the gallery is exceptional. The Gallery exhibits feature award
winning work by Niskayuna Students as well as local, regional, and national
artists. |
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IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BECOME A PART OF THE NISK-ART GALLERY
PLEASE BECOME A 2011 NISK-ART Patron |
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Your much needed and
generous contribution will help offset the costs of educational and gallery
events. As a Nisk-Art
Gallery Club Patron you will receive the annual Nisk-Art Brochure of events,
as well as invitations to all the Nisk-Art Gallery Shows, artist talks
and presentations, and all other events and activities. |
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Mail to: The
Nisk-ArtGallery c/o Steve Honicki Niskayuna
High School 1626
Balltown Rd, Niskayuna,
NY 12309 (518)382-2511 Suggested
Contributions are: Individual $15.00 Family
$20.00 Patron
$50.00
THANK YOU |
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The Nisk-Art Gallery Club Mission Statement To provide all
Niskayuna students, the community, and the general public with an opportunity
to experience a variety of exemplary art shows within the Nisk-Art
Gallery setting. Together we can
help foster a deeper understanding and appreciation for the visual arts and
create a cultural community center to be enjoyed by people of all ages within
our schools, our families, and our community. Mr. Honicki |
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BYE CLASS OF 2011!! |
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We will miss you!
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0/182 No more
days of high
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