UC Art Gallery Shows Utica City Exhibit
Jonathan Monfiletto
Issue date: 2/5/10 Section: News
The Edith Langley Barrett Art Gallery at Utica College is hosting an exhibit of works from students through the Utica City School District, for the 14th consecutive year.
The gallery held a Meet the Artists reception on Sunday, Jan. 24 to officially open the month-long exhibit and to allow the Utica community to view the pieces and the students who created them.
Carolynne Whitefeather, the art gallery director, said the exhibit hosts between 400 and 500 works by students in grades K-12 and 23 visual art teachers around the district.
Whitefeather also noted that the Utica School exhibit is the first for this year's celebration of the 30th year of the UC gallery.
"We have an open house day of fun," she said of the reception. "This is a day to celebrate learning." She noted the presence of performing arts, with the Proctor String Ensemble playing for the attendees.
The reception also had a craft table, where teachers and student assistants helped young children create their own art works while visiting the gallery.
Carmela Brown, director of fine arts for the Utica City School District, formally welcomed the audience to the opening of the exhibit and invited them to view the many pieces of art on display.
"This year's work will astound you as much as the first year, if you were here 14 years ago," she said. She also recognized all the teachers involved in the exhibit and thanked the parents and students for their support.
Brown said she has been involved with the exhibit for eight years and said it is wonderful that the district's 9,000 students have a chance to have their art on display.
"To have a student selected [for the gallery] is a pretty special thing," she said. "It validates all of their work and it does something for the kids."
Brown again recognized the teachers involved in the gallery, many of whom also create their own art works on the side, something Brown said benefits the students.
"It sets a nice example for the children," she said. "It keeps them [teachers] active."
Gail Grimaldi, a teacher at Albany Elementary School in Utica, was one of the several teachers with their students' work in the gallery. She said she has been involved with the gallery for 13 years.
She said she likes to use different materials, especially recycled and found items, in her class projects because it gets the kids thinking about what they could turn the items into.
"It is such a wonderful opportunity for children to have something hanging in the gallery," she said. "The visual arts have such an impact because they can express themselves.
The Utica City School District art exhibit will continue in the Barrett Art Gallery until Feb. 26. The gallery is open from 1 to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 12 to 3 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.
The gallery held a Meet the Artists reception on Sunday, Jan. 24 to officially open the month-long exhibit and to allow the Utica community to view the pieces and the students who created them.
Carolynne Whitefeather, the art gallery director, said the exhibit hosts between 400 and 500 works by students in grades K-12 and 23 visual art teachers around the district.
Whitefeather also noted that the Utica School exhibit is the first for this year's celebration of the 30th year of the UC gallery.
"We have an open house day of fun," she said of the reception. "This is a day to celebrate learning." She noted the presence of performing arts, with the Proctor String Ensemble playing for the attendees.
The reception also had a craft table, where teachers and student assistants helped young children create their own art works while visiting the gallery.
Carmela Brown, director of fine arts for the Utica City School District, formally welcomed the audience to the opening of the exhibit and invited them to view the many pieces of art on display.
"This year's work will astound you as much as the first year, if you were here 14 years ago," she said. She also recognized all the teachers involved in the exhibit and thanked the parents and students for their support.
Brown said she has been involved with the exhibit for eight years and said it is wonderful that the district's 9,000 students have a chance to have their art on display.
"To have a student selected [for the gallery] is a pretty special thing," she said. "It validates all of their work and it does something for the kids."
Brown again recognized the teachers involved in the gallery, many of whom also create their own art works on the side, something Brown said benefits the students.
"It sets a nice example for the children," she said. "It keeps them [teachers] active."
Gail Grimaldi, a teacher at Albany Elementary School in Utica, was one of the several teachers with their students' work in the gallery. She said she has been involved with the gallery for 13 years.
She said she likes to use different materials, especially recycled and found items, in her class projects because it gets the kids thinking about what they could turn the items into.
"It is such a wonderful opportunity for children to have something hanging in the gallery," she said. "The visual arts have such an impact because they can express themselves.
The Utica City School District art exhibit will continue in the Barrett Art Gallery until Feb. 26. The gallery is open from 1 to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 12 to 3 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.
Be the first to comment on this story