GHS Visual Arts
Winter 2024
WELCOME TO THE GHS VISUAL ARTS DEPARTMENT
MEET OUR ART EDUCATORS
List of the GHS Art Department Left to Right:
Mrs. Lisa Scarogni, Mrs. Jaimie Charles, and Mrs. Shekaiba Bennett
CT REGIONAL SCHOLASTIC ART AWARDS
Congratulations to the recipients from the GHS Art Department
Hannah Hochman
Layla Morris
William Schuhmacher
Julianne Calvar
Title: Lazy
Grade:
Gold Key
NOTE: Julianne was offered a yearly $32,000 scholarship to Hartford Art School. Her work is also automatically entered into the National Scholastic Competition.
William Schuhmacher
Title: Automated Arteries
Grade: 11
Honorable Mention
Layla Morris
Title: Birthdays
Grade:
Oil on canvas
Gold Key
Hannah Hochman
Title: Blood in the Land of Milk and Honey
Grade:
Honorable Mention
MoCA: MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART
MoCA - Through the Lens of Icons: Revisiting the 1960s
In the 1960s, this transformative decade witnessed the emergence of countless icons who reshaped the world. Students were asked to explore what these icons meant to them and the viewpoints they represented in the tumultuous 1960s. Artwork in various mediums, such as photography, painting, drawing, sculpture, and video.
Niurka Aguilar
Title: Women in the City
2024 Katonah Museum Young Artists Exhibition
Julianne Calvar
Title: Slowly But Surely
Oil Paint
Christina Zhang
Title: Abstraction of the Self
Digital Art
Alessia Chiesara- Galiasso
Title: Electric Mind
Digital Art
Monika Brown-Smith
Half of Which Is Already There/Half of Morleven - Digital Art
Annie Clark
Sinking Inward
Monika & Kinny at Katonah
The 2024 Katonah Museum Young Artists Exhibition
The Katonah Museum of Art is proud to celebrate the 41st anniversary of the annual Young Artists exhibition. Young Artists 2024 features artworks by nearly 400 high school seniors, curated and installed by the students themselves. Under the guidance of museum professionals, participating students take on the roles of artist, curator, graphic designer, exhibition designer, and installer as they work collaboratively to bring this popular exhibition to life.
Opening Day
Sunday, February 11
2:00 – 5:00 PM
Reserved for Young Artists 2023 participants, their families, friends, and teachers.
General Admission
February 11– March 3
Tuesday–Saturday, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Sunday, 12:00 – 5:00 PM
Images from the Opening Reception
STAR.CT Student Social Justice Showcase: Carriage Barn Arts Center, New Canaan
The Following Students Participated:
Tavi Choudhary
Connor Devries
Nicolas Lira
Michelle Rodriguez
Chloe Stranzl
Sophie Trudeau
Isla Chadwick
Michelle Weissler
Lucia Razeto
Jasmine Scott
Madeleine Souliere
Owen Benison
GHS Art Department Field Trips
Metropolitan Museum of Art
ICP - INTERNATIONAL CENTER OF PHOTOGRAPHY
MoMA PS1
Experiencing the work of Rirkrit Tiravanija's exhibition "A Lot of People" at PS1 MOMA
Brant Foundation: Basquiat & Warhol Exhibit
Experiencing the work of Rirkrit Tiravanija's exhibition "A Lot of People" at PS1 MOMA
GPS DISTRICT-WIDE ART SHOW
JOIN OUR GHS ART CLUBS
Portrait Project Club with Ms. Julie Nixon (Club Advisor)
The Portrait Project works with the Memory Project connecting students throughout the United States with students from other countries experiencing hardship. Our students are each given a photograph of one partner from another country and draw or paint a portrait of that child to be sent to them wherever they live. For example, this year our portraits were made for children in Syria. The portraits will also have a message and picture from our student artists at GHS on the back.
Art Club with Ms. Julie Nixon
The art club is an open studio where the leaders of the club give lessons, we have visiting artists, and students can also work on their own art.
Guest artist Svetlana Tsalik provided a lesson demonstrating her beautiful flower designs created out of cut paper.
Photography Club with Mrs. Bennett
Open to all students. You do not need to be a student in Darkroom or Digital Photography to join!
2024 SPRING INTO ART
It's back! We are thrilled to have our Spring Into Art show scheduled for Friday May 17, 2024. Every student who has taken art during the year, will have their work displayed throughout the art wing for this art extravaganza! More information to come.

