Luisa Daniel and Lyz Walsh were among five other Honorable Mention art contestants within the Congressional Art Competition for District Two. Congresswoman McSally presented certificates to a total of ten students (seven Honorable Mentions, one 3rd place, one 2nd place and a 1st place). The art reception took place at the Eastside Saguaro National Monument on May 9th, 2015. 87 students had competed from 12 schools. Luisa and Lyz's art works can be viewed at the Congresswoman's Tucson office site.
May 2015 - Golf Links Library Currently 10 of our mixed media collages and 20 collage images are being exhibited. Meggin Kitterman, the teen librarian, has taken great care of our work and is displaying our collages as soon as one walks into the library, on the reserve shelves to the left. She has also arranged our images in the teen section in an organized, visually appealing way. The work will only be up till May 15th, so students can take them home for the summer.
The Eastside City Hall Ward 2 Art Reception on April 20th, 2015 with Councilman Paul Cunningham and Aide Mary Fimbres went very well. Check us out through the Councilman's Twitter https://twitter.com/PaulTucson.
April 10th, 2015 is the deadline for the Congressional Arts Competition. Congresswoman Martha McSally is hosting the competition for District 2, which we are in. Students who entered their work, starting at the top left art work- Lyz Walsh, Alyx Saiz and Faith Zanta, bottom left-Linnea Tadlock, Luisa Daniel and Leah Simpson.
March 2 -March 28th 20th Annual High School Art Invitational http://www.library.pima.gov/blogs/post/20th-annual-high-school-art-invitational/ Academy of Tucson High School was one of 26 local high schools to enter. We had five students who entered their charcoal drawings: Siena Schoelen - the mother with baby, Faith Zanta - the rose, Kyra Thompson - the mouse with mushrooms and watch, Clara Hall - tappin toes, and Aubrey Tadlock - hands watering fish. A total of 116 students participated.
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Tucson Festival of Books - Awards Ceremony of Young Illustrators and Writers March 14th, 2015
Mayor Rothschild and Editorial Cartoonist for the Arizona Daily Star David Fitzsimmons were the keynote speakers.
Galye Alleman recognized the winners. Calli Townsend was one of five other high school winners. There was over three hundred
art works submitted.
Mayor Rothschild and Editorial Cartoonist for the Arizona Daily Star David Fitzsimmons were the keynote speakers.
Galye Alleman recognized the winners. Calli Townsend was one of five other high school winners. There was over three hundred
art works submitted.
Eastside City Hall Ward 2 Exhibit February - April 2015 7575 E. Speedway Blvd.
Arizona Department of Education - Science in Arizona K-12 - Statewide Competition - January 2015
The competition criteria was 2D art dealing with science in Arizona portrayed in an original way.
Melissa Hamman, Kyra Thompson, Alex Hall and Calli Townsend's art works will be exhibited in the Arizona Department of
Education Phoenix sites till October 2015.
“My Ancestors” By Melissa Hamman
As my ancestors, the Tewas, migrated into Arizona, they mapped the stars to mark their journey. Today, Arizona has become one of the best places in the world for stargazing. The future may see the human colonization of Mars. Throughout the painting, there is a Tewa girl at different ages, representing how scientific exploration starts with a sense of wonder and inspires people to go on and discover, even from the time my ancestors migrated here and on into the future.
Medium: Acrylic
The competition criteria was 2D art dealing with science in Arizona portrayed in an original way.
Melissa Hamman, Kyra Thompson, Alex Hall and Calli Townsend's art works will be exhibited in the Arizona Department of
Education Phoenix sites till October 2015.
“My Ancestors” By Melissa Hamman
As my ancestors, the Tewas, migrated into Arizona, they mapped the stars to mark their journey. Today, Arizona has become one of the best places in the world for stargazing. The future may see the human colonization of Mars. Throughout the painting, there is a Tewa girl at different ages, representing how scientific exploration starts with a sense of wonder and inspires people to go on and discover, even from the time my ancestors migrated here and on into the future.
Medium: Acrylic
“Life on Mars” by Kyra Thompson
In my artwork I wanted to show the progression from historical cultures in Arizona to our future plans to live on Mars. The transition starts in the foreground with the Hohokam pottery and a black road, then leads to the Mars Rover through the middle ground. The Mars Rover represents our current research of life on Mars. Finally, in the background I showed the Biosphere 2 on Mars and used bright orange and dark blue pastels to show the contrast of Mars with space. Medium: Chalk pastel Size: 12” by 18” |
‘“Drawing Discovery in Arizona” by Alex Hall In this picture I tried to incorporate three areas of science that are crucial and unique to Arizona. The solar panels represent the growing field of solar power and the expansion of renewable energy in this state. The medical tools symbolize the advancements and creation of medicine and new medical techniques and technologies that have been discovered by scientists and doctors from Arizona. Finally I added a galaxy to show the different astronomical discoveries that have been found by astronomers and others from the state of Arizona. Medium: Chalk pastel and Color pencil Size: 12” by 18” |
Calli Townsend
“The Copper Canyon” is a whimsical painting with a science based subject matter. The Grand Canyon represents the present, while the copper coiled throughout the walls represents the past because of copper mining and the study of metallurgy. The animals in this painting have brain scans shown on their heads. I painted this to show the future of ethology, the study of animal behavior. This research field is blooming in Northern Arizona University. The canyon is painted semi-abstract, while the animals are very realistic to show a connection between nature and animals. Medium: Acrylic and Copper foil Size: 12” x 18” Canyon" |