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PHS Art News . . .

Remember to check your class website for Sketchbook assignments.                    A Day – 1st, 3rd & 5th Periods                B Days – 2nd & 4th Periods

 

 

Design a Medallion for the Caldecott Tunnel - http://www.caldecott-tunnel.org/index.php/stay-informed/medallion-design-competition

SPRING Museum Notes and 2-Page Paper were Due Friday, April 20  -  5% late per day   Click here for more information.   CCA at Broadway & College has Senior Show Receptions from 5:30-7:30 on Wednesday - http://www.cca.edu/students/undergrad-exhibitions

See images from the AP Art Show Artist’s Reception at http://piedmont.patch.com/articles/piedmont-high-students-art-to-see-and-touch#photo-9670995

Check out the Summer Art Programs – locally and all over the place.

Piedmont High School Parents – P.A.I.N.T.S. needs PHS Parent Representatives!  Please contact Ms. Bailey or Ms. Simonds if you are interested in joining this fantastic parent art boosters group.  Here is a link to the P.A.I.N.T.S. website –  http://www.piedmontpaints.org/

Phoenix Rising

Congratulations to Jonathan Shum for winning the East Bay Monthly Cover Art Contest.  His artwork is featured on the cover of the EB Monthly September Issue!  Wylie Kiskaddon was awarded 3rd Place.  Honorable Mentions were awarded to Marie Knechtli, Ailey Simpson, and Hope Stutzman.

SENIORS – If you plan on applying to colleges as a Studio Art major or submitting an Art supplement, print out Portfolio Requirements for all schools and organize in a folder with deadlines and requirements highlighted.  Create a 1-page spreadsheet or chart with deadline, number of artworks, other requirements – organize by deadline and bring before the end of September.

Join the Piedmont Highlander as a graphic artist and have your artwork published in PHS’ own newspaper.  Contact Renee Lowe, Highlander editor.

If you are interested in volunteering for Art in Emergency at the Oakland Children’s Hospital see Ms. Bailey for information or download & submit paperwork to OCH.  http://www.childrenshospitaloakland.org/join/volunteer_areas-serve.asp

Submit your artwork and/or writing to The Highland Piper. Be part of this PHS Award-Winning publishing tradition!  See Ms. Bailey if you need help photographing your artwork.  Email submissions to phs.literary.magazine@gmail.com

WEEKLY OVERVIEW - http://piedmont.k12.ca.us/phs/faculty/gbailey/category/weekly-overview/

ART I - http://piedmont.k12.ca.us/phs/faculty/gbailey/category/homework/art-i/

ART II - http://piedmont.k12.ca.us/phs/faculty/gbailey/category/homework/art-2/

ART III - http://piedmont.k12.ca.us/phs/faculty/gbailey/category/homework/art-3/

AP Studio - http://piedmont.k12.ca.us/phs/faculty/gbailey/category/ap-studio/

Congratulations to Mika Matsuno and Xinyue Wang – they were both awarded Honorable Mention for their entries into the Mama’s Royal Cafe Napkin Art Contest!

Congratulations to Lena Crown and Jo Wu who have received numerous awards for their artistic achievement by the CA Region of The Alliance for Young Artist & Writers and the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards!http://www.artandwriting.org/

Congratulations to Tiffany Zhang who won the 2011 Cornell University Design Award! The competition was for an original fashion design drawing for a futuristic fashion design.  Her concept will be created by Cornell students and featured at their fashion show in the spring.  Click here to see her design.

13th Annual California Independent Film Festival in Moraga – occurred in late January at the Rheem Theatre - http://www.caiff.org/ - Be sure to check out the Promo Ad by PHS’ own Eli Nash (Class of 2014)!

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