Local students’ art to be displayed in Columbus

CADIZ—As part of a month-long celebration of the arts and arts education, Emma Patterson and Aubrey Wood’s artwork has been selected for the 2023 Statehouse Student Exhibition. The Ohio Art Education Association joined with the Ohio Alliance for Arts Education, the Ohio Citizens for the Arts Foundation, and Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board to mount a student exhibition to recognize the talents, creativity, and innovation of students who receive high-quality arts education instruction as part of their academic experience in school.

The exhibition hosts forty works of art featuring students in grades K-12 in Ohio’s public schools.

Please visit the exhibit, which will be open to the public at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus during regular business hours April 1-27, 2023. There will be a reception for the students and their families on April 1 at noon located in the rotunda and the south corridor, where the art is located.

Harrison Central’s junior and senior high art teacher, Mr. David Lackner, had the opportunity to select two outstanding pieces of artwork for the 2023 Statehouse Art Exhibit. He chose Emma Patterson and Aubrey Wood for this honor. Congratulations ladies!

Emma Patterson is a freshman at Harrison Central High School and is the daughter of Don and Bree Patterson of Cadiz. Emma’s exemplary work has allowed her to succeed in her drawing and painting class of mostly upperclassmen. Her work submitted for the Ohio Statehouse exhibition is a watercolor painting of a location near her home which she photographed herself. The painting contains an autumn scene of orange and yellow leaves falling into and around a wooded stream. Her multi-layered approach heightened the sense of depth both in the forest and the included floating leaves.

Aubrey Wood is a Junior at Harrison Central High School and is the daughter of Ryan and Brittany Wood of Cadiz. Aubrey has excelled in numerous art courses throughout her junior and senior high school careers. Her drawing of monarch butterflies and foliage was submitted for the Ohio Statehouse Exhibition. This work was achieved by first cutting two images into strips and weaving them together to create a unique composition. A grid was then created on drawing paper, and each resulting square from the woven images was replicated using artist colored pencils. Her attention to detail and compositional choices give a visually rhythmic quality to this vibrant piece. For info on the 2023 Statehouse Student Exhibition, please email jarrodhartzler@gmail.com. For more information about the Ohio Art Education Association, please visit the website www.oaea.org.