EDUCATION

 

 

PORTFOLIO 2008

April 12-May 11, 2008
Exhibition opening, awards ceremony and reception
on Saturday, April 12, at 2 p.m.

Portfolio is a yearly exhibition, designed to showcase the exemplary art work of middle school and high school students in the Tri-State Area. For students, the experience of exhibiting their work in a museum can be exciting, uplifting and vision-building.

Each year, the art teachers at the schools have the difficult task of selecting only a handful of all of their students' artwork. This can be especially challenging for teachers who have hundreds of students. Once the artwork has been delivered to the museum, it is installed in the galleries. An art professor from Marshall University judges the work each year and grants awards to the 12 best pieces (in his or her opinion): four $25 awards of recognition for middle school students, four $25 awards of recognition to high school students and four $50 awards of excellence for high school students.

HMA hosts an awards ceremony and reception for the students, their families and the art teachers. With much cheering and excitement, the winners are announced at the awards ceremony. Then the judge gives a PowerPoint presentation, which gives the students the opportunity to learn more about art and art making.

Marshall University's College of Fine Arts sponsors Portfolio, making it possible for aspiring art students in the Tri-State Area to have an exhibition experience.

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Portfolio 2007
Award Recipients

  High School Recogntion Awards

Tabatha Watts
Baby Dino
Medium: ceramics
Wayne High School
Instructor: Byron Johnson

Louis Arthur
Medallion
Medium: Metal
Wayne High School
Instructor: Byron Johnson

Katie Adkins
Industrial Womb
Medium: Ink Wash
Huntington High School
Instructor: Kim Crabtree

Jaala Smith
Concerned
Medium: Graphite and colored pencil
Ravenswood High School
Instructor: Pat Anderson

High School excellence awards

Tom Nay
Untitled
Medium: acrylic
Ravenswood High School
Instructor: Pat Anderson

Tracy Dial
Punk Rock Tracy
Medium: mixed media
Huntington High School
Instructor: Kim Crabtree

Daniel Earp
The Buck
Medium: ceramics and wood
Wayne High School
Instructor: Byron Johnson

Bryant Garrell
On the Road Again
Medium: colored pencil
Ravenswood High School
Instructor: Pat Anderson

Juror's Award

Michelle McGettigan
Geometry
Medium: graphite pencil
Winfield High School
Instructor: D.E. Pahl

Middle School recognition awards

Harrison Lucas III
The Winding Road
Medium: Pastels
Winfield Middle School
Instructor: Deborah McComas

Amy Klim
Annie
Medium: linocut print
Our Lady of Fatima School
Instructor: Linda Anderson

Shane Wireman
Untitled
Medium: graphite pencil
Russell Middle School
Instructor: Tim Decker

Angela Blatchley
Pig
Medium: Ceramics
Our Lady of Fatima School
Instructor: Linda Anderson

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Want to see more from the Portfolio program?

Click here to see the 2006 winners.