DISPLAY OF TALENT 140 STUDENTS' ART FEATURED IN GALLERY.Byline: Peggy Hager Staff Writer LANCASTER - An exhibit of original artwork created by 140 local high school students will be on display this month at the Lancaster Museum/Art Gallery. The artwork was selected for display by instructors at Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley , Desert Sands Charter, Highland, Lancaster, Littlerock, Palmdale, Pete Knight and Quartz Hill High Schools Quartz Hill High School is a public, co-educational high school located in Lancaster, California. Founded in 1964, it is the third oldest comprehensive high school in the Antelope Valley High School District (AVHSD). . ``I think it's a great opportunity for all the students to see their artwork displayed in a professional manner in the best art museum the Antelope Valley has to offer,'' said Gerald Fairman, ceramics teacher at Highland High School Highland High School or Highlands High School may refer to: In the United States:
The teachers also judged the works and handed out eight cash awards totaling $200. ``From what I saw, I thought it was outstanding quality work and, in a majority of the cases, the teachers were really selective of the pieces that they chose. It was impressive,'' Fairman said. The Lancaster Museum/Art Gallery Associates donated do·nate v. do·nat·ed, do·nat·ing, do·nates v.tr. To present as a gift to a fund or cause; contribute. v.intr. To make a contribution to a fund or cause. monetary prizes for the students: $100 for first Best of Exhibit, $75 for second Best of Exhibit and $50 for third Best of Exhibit. All awards will be presented at 1 p.m. during the reception this afternoon. Additional awards will be given out for first, second, third place and honorable mention ribbon winners in each medium category. In addition, $50 will be awarded by the Lancaster Photography Association, and $100 from the superintendent. Peggy Hager, (661) 267-5741 peggy.grimm-hager(at)dailynews.com IF YOU GO An exhibit of artwork by local students will be on display through May 1 at the Lancaster Museum/Art Gallery, 44801 Sierra Highway Sierra Highway is a road in Southern California, United States. It runs from Tunnel Station near the north limit of the City of Los Angeles, where it intersects with San Fernando Road and Foothill Boulevard, as well as Interstate 5, and continues north to Mojave, mostly paralleling . The gallery is open 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 1-4 p.m. Sunday. A reception will be held noon-4 p.m. today. For information, call (661) 723-6250. CAPTION(S): 4 photos, box Photo: (1 -- 2 -- color) Museum aides, left, Joni Pettingill hangs an oil titled ``The Fisherman'' by Darrell Hicks Hicks , Edward 1780-1849. American painter of primitive works, notably The Peaceable Kingdom, of which nearly 100 versions exist. , while Jessica Neighbors hangs an untitled oil by Janelle Babb, right. Above, an untitled acrylic acrylic, artificial fiber made from a special group of vinyl compounds, primarily acrylonitrile. Acrylic fibers are thermoplastic (i.e., soften when heated, reharden upon cooling), have low moisture regain, are low in density, and can be made into bulky fabrics. by Darrell Hicks. (3 -- 4) Also on display are a water color Wa´ter col`or 1. (Paint.) A color ground with water and gum or other glutinous medium; a color the vehicle of which is water; - so called in distinction from 2. A picture painted with such colors. titled ``Boat'' by Christine Contreras, above, and ``White Christmas'' by Heather Meeks, right. Jeff Goldwater/Staff Photographer Box: IF YOU GO (see text) |
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