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11th Annual Children's Art Exhibit at Utica College
Utica City School District to show in Edith Langley Barrett Fine Arts Gallery
Written By Adam Lawless, PR Intern
Opening reception to take place Feb. 4; exhibit runs through March 9
Contact - cleogrande@utica.edu
Utica, NY (01/29/2007) - The Utica City School District's 11th annual exhibition for art students and teachers will be shown in the Edith Langley Barrett Fine Arts Gallery at Utica College from Feb. 4 to March 9. This exhibit is an integral part of February’s National Art Education Month and is hosted by UC as a partner for excellence in arts and education.The exhibit consists of artwork produced by more than 250 students and 21 art teachers from the Utica City School District in kindergarten through grade 12. The pieces featured in the exhibit will include photography, oil paintings, ceramics, sculpture, watercolors, crayon, fingerpainting, collage, and pencil drawings. The works are art class assignments, guided by NY Arts in Education Standards. In addition, one or two works from each of the art educators will be presented.
The opening reception will take place on Sunday, Feb. 4 from 1 to 4 p.m. in the Library Concourse. Proctor High School’s road band and string ensemble will perform.
The gallery is open to the public Monday through Friday from 1 to 5 p.m., and Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m.
For more information, please contact the docent’s desk at (315) 223-2554 or Carolynne Whitefeather, gallery director, at (315) 792-5289 or cwhitefeather@utica.edu.
About Utica College – Founded in 1946, Utica College is a comprehensive private institution that grants the Syracuse University baccalaureate degree and the Utica College master’s and doctoral degrees. The College, located in central New York, approximately 90 miles west of Albany and 50 miles east of Syracuse, currently enrolls nearly 3,000 undergraduate and graduate students in 32 undergraduate majors, 24 minors, 13 master’s and two doctoral degree programs.
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