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ON DISPLAY DISTRICT ART SHOW GIVES STUDENT ARTISTS UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO SHOWCASE TALENT

Every year, more and more students from schools all around the district have their art displayed in a district-wide showcase, bringing together different artistic styles and ideas. The Hamilton Southeastern District Art Show occurred March 7 and 8, and has grown in the past decade into a widely attended event. Nearly every school in the district, elementary through senior high, contributes. The art at the show brings the district and the community closer together. HSE High School had a multitude of submissions of work, varying from jewelry books and painted self-portraits to 3-D wire art. The location of the show alternates between the two schools each year, HSE hosted 2019-2020. There is not only a wide array of art but also artists, as there are submissions from students of all ages. Daniel Moosebrugger, an art teacher at HSE, looked for as wide a range of art as possible, beyond sculpture and AP art students’ work, he looked for a broad spectrum of work that exemplifies the work of HSE’s and the district’s art departments. With the variety of art classes offered at HSE, there are many opportunities for student expression in the mediums that are taught including photography, print making and ceramics. For artists, inspiration can seemingly come from just about anywhere. In the case of senior Morgan Reigeluth, ideas come from a wish to motivate others, drawing from her goals to change people’s perceptions of jewelry making. “I want people to see that when you think of jewelry, it’s not just wearable objects.” Reigeluth said. “It’s a lot more intricate and harder than most would think.” Reigeluth got her inspiration from the idea of reaching for the stars and achieving goals. Her jewelry book is an elaborate collection of pieces that, in all, took a month and a half to complete. She used chemicals to create actual colors shown on the cover of the book alongside the polish and hand-sawn pieces to complete the work. There are also more structured pieces, based on defined prompts from teachers. Junior Jordyn Vanwey had three pieces prompted by her art teachers to choose things to describe herself. “They’re based on things we like, things that represent us,” Vanwey said. “I’m very indecisive, so that’s what I chose to represent me, I morphed it into my painting.” More students like Vanwey received the opportunity to have their pieces displayed in the 2019-2020 Hamilton Southeastern District Art Show. Story by Keira Martin and Gabriella Haynes. Photos by Lauren Riina.

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