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General News: All County Student Art Celebration
Orange County Arts Council presents All County Student Art Celebration
Sugar Loaf, NY –The Orange County Arts Council is proud to host the first All County High School Student Arts Celebration in the Lower Level Center Court at the Galleria at Crystal Run in Middletown on Saturday, June 8th from 10am to 5pm.
The fourteen high schools that will be providing visual art for this event are the BOCES Career and Technical Education Center, Cornwall Central High School, Chester Academy High School, George F. Baker High School in Tuxedo, Goshen Central High School, James I. O’Neill High School in Highland Falls, John S. Burke Catholic High School in Goshen, John F. Flannery High School at Orange-Ulster BOCES, Middletown High School, Minisink Valley High School, Monroe-Woodbury High School, Pine Bush High School, Port Jervis High School and Warwick Valley High School. All visual art will be hung on panels kindly donated by the BOCES Career and Technical Education Center.
There will be over 100 works of art to view, as well as musical performances by a variety of talented high school musicians from different school districts. The musical performances will include the Hudson Valley Conservatory performing Selections from the "Lion King", a Vibes Soloist from Washingtonville High School, two String Quartets from the Newburgh Free Academy, the Perfect 5th Jazz Ensemble from Monroe-Woodbury High School and the Show Choir from Valley Central High School. Alto Music generously donated the sound system for this portion of the event.
Anyone who comes to the Galleria on that day and has a chance to view the artwork will be able to vote for their favorite pieces. At 5pm, there will be a brief ceremony to announce the People’s Choice Award winners and present Certificates of Appreciation to all the students who participated.
“The Arts Council’s Education Committee has wanted to do a county-wide student event for some time now. We hope to expand the event next year to include middle school students and perhaps incorporate some workshops or presentations”, says Dawn Ansbro, Executive Director of the Orange County Arts Council.
For more information about this event or to find out how to become more involved with the Arts Council, please call 845-469-9168 or email [email protected].
The Orange County Arts Council’s mission is to strengthen the arts in Orange County by providing educational, promotional, and information services. This is accomplished by coordinating and facilitating relationships among the arts, schools, businesses, government, and the public. The vision of The Orange County Arts Council is to make the arts accessible to all people.
Comments:
Congrats to the high school students who are participating. It's wonderful to see the Arts Council recognize their efforts!
posted by jackie skrzynski on 05/26/13 at 12:36 PM
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