WEST ORANGE, NJ — Through a partnership between the Visual and Performing Arts Program at West Orange High School and the West Orange Arts Center, a new show show will feature rising stars of the arts community from Saturday, Feb. 24, through Saturday, March 31. A reception will take place on Saturday, March 3, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the center, 551 Valley Road.
On display in the exhibit are the works of 14 Advanced Placement Studio Art juniors and seniors: Christie Beaucejour, Isabelle Bise, Kayla Edwards, Mathew Edwards, David Fernandez, Thomas Kaluschny, Joanna Maignan, Victoria Morrison, Katherine Meyerson, Jean Pierre, Pepper Powell, Desiree Rivera, Emma Sawyer and Elika Burton.
The WOHS arts program offers a variety of visual and aesthetic art courses. Students are required to complete a one-semester foundation course in studio art before proceeding to advanced studies of drawing, design, painting, graphics and sculpture. After completing demanding advanced courses, juniors and seniors may enroll in Advanced Placement Studio Art, producing portfolios for college admission and earning up to six advanced placement college credits.
This is the second year the show is being coordinated by West Orange Arts Council Board members Lisa Suss and Frank Niccoletti, working with WOHS Visual and Performing Arts Director Louis Quagliato and Advanced Placement art teacher Heather Young. Prior to the show, the art students receive instruction on display and presentation by Suss, who is also the gallery manager of The Gaelen Galleries at the JCC MetroWest, also in West Orange.
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