Local students have artwork on display at Ohio Statehouse
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COLUMBUS -- As part of a month-long celebration of the arts and arts education, Harrison Hills City School District students Olivia Dulkoski and Gracie Smith have art work selected for the 2022 Statehouse Student Exhibition.
Through their works, Olivia Dulkoski and Gracie Smith will represent state Rep. Don Jones, R-Freeport, and state Sen. Frank Hoagland, R-Mingo Junction in the 2022 Ohio Statehouse Student Art Exhibit.
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.
Dulkoski, a sixth-grade student at Harrison Central Elementary and the daughter of Michael and Angela Dulkoski of Cadiz, displayed her talent by drawing a partial portrait of the celebrity of her choice, choosing Michael Jackson.
Harrison Central Elementary art teacher LeAnn Van Camp presented a lesson on how to draw a human face. Students learned about proportion and placement of each facial feature. In order to add character and depth to a portrait, students needed to know what a light source was and how it affected each facial feature to allow for highlighted and shaded areas. "Olivia's results were simply amazing," Van Camp noted.
Smith, a sophomore at Harrison Central High School and the daughter of Lucas and Jessica Smith of Cadiz, had as her assignment to create an original drawing using pen and ink, with a subject matter of her choice. She used a photographic reference of three burning candles as inspiration and used shading in the background to imply the light source given off by the candles. A final hint of watercolor was used to add detail and contrast to the finished work.
Harrison Central Jr./Sr. art teacher David Lackner teaches courses with increasing levels of independence regarding subject matter and methods. Smith is in advanced art, currently, where project media, such as ink or acrylic paint, is the only aspect of a project determined by the teacher. "With this freedom of subject matter, Gracie has created numerous excellent works of art," he noted.
The exhibition hosts 40 works of art featuring students in grades kindergarten through 12 in Ohio's public schools. The exhibit will be open to the public on April 4-27 at the Ohio Statehouse during regular business hours.
For information about the exhibition, contact Jarrod Hartzler at jarrodhartzler@gmail.com. For information about the Ohio Art Education Association visit the website at: www.oaea.org.