WATER MILL, NY — Young artists from across the East End will have a chance to shine as the Parrish Art Museum presents its 2022 Student Exhibition, beginning March 12th and running through April 24th.
The creativity of 1,000 student artists will be showcased.
“A 65-year-old tradition celebrating youthful imagination and creativity, this important aspect of the Museum's program was enhanced by this year's Artist-in-Residence Eric Dever, who led workshops with more than 250 students,” the Museum said in a statement .
A 54-foot-long collaborative mural created during the residency, a video demonstration of the process by Dever, and original works by the artist will also be available.
The exhibition opens with a private preview day for the artists, their families and their teachers on March 12. Reception guests will enjoy refreshments from South Fork Bakery, as well as live performances from the Bridgehampton School Marimba Band and musician/storyteller/naturalist Johnny Cuomo. The “Young Artists Reception,” for Pre-K through 8th grade students, is scheduled from 1 to 3 p.m. a “High School Artists Reception” is held from 3pm to 5pm
There is no admission charge for the receptions. registration is encouraged.
“We are pleased to showcase the thriving arts community in our area schools by supporting the work of art educators and student artists,” said Parrish Director of Education Cara Conklin-Wingfield. “We hope the exhibit brings pride and joy to children and families and fosters a lifelong love of art.”
The collaborative mural created during Dever's residency, titled “A Visual Conversation,” will be displayed in the Museum's spine gallery. In his labs, Dever created and used a unique process that appeared in 60-second intervals, the Museum said.
“Each student started an artwork, using a paint color and a painting or color drawing tool. After just one minute, they passed it on to the next participant, who had 60 seconds to respond to what was on the page. The painting- and- The sharing process continued until the work was returned to the original artist,” the Museum said.
Participants in the Student Exhibition explored many traditional and non-traditional approaches to making art.
Working with their art teachers and through art clubs at schools from Bellport to East Hampton and the North Fork, students demonstrated “imagination, enthusiasm and technical skills” in a variety of mediums including painting, sculpture, drawing, photography and new media. among other things, the organizers of the exhibition said.
“Overall, the exhibition gives an overview of the high level of creativity and achievement achieved in schools,” the organizers said.
Primary and secondary schools participate in group projects. High school artists are represented by individual projects and collaborative projects. In April, painter Neill Slaughter, professor emeritus of visual arts at Long Island University, will select and present awards to recognize selected high school seniors for their outstanding talent and skill, in categories ranging from painting to mixed media. “Ones to Watch” honors are awarded to subcategories.
In addition to nearly 300 group and individual projects created by students under the direction of their art teachers in more than 40 public, private and residential schools, the exhibition includes group projects by more than 250 students from Southampton and Hampton Bays Life Skills and Bridgehampton. , East Hampton, Southampton and Tuckahoe Schools and the Southampton Youth Bureau who participated in the residency.
