The Art Museum at SUNY Potsdam to Feature Works by High School Student Artists from 11 Local Districts
2019 St. Lawrence County High School Art Show Opens in Gibson Gallery, on Display from May 29 to June 14
Potsdam, NY (05/24/2019) — The Art Museum at SUNY Potsdam will feature winning works by students from 11 local districts, with the debut of the 2019 St. Lawrence County High School Art Show.
The Roland Gibson Gallery will display artworks by high school students from participating districts, including Colton-Pierrepont, Gouverneur, Hammond, Madrid-Waddington, Massena, Morristown, Norwood-Norfolk, Ogdensburg, Parishville-Hopkinton, Potsdam and St. Lawrence central schools.
The invitational art show will open with a reception on Wednesday, May 29, from 5 to 7 p.m., in the Gibson Gallery. The exhibition will be on display through Friday, June 14. Admission to the museum is free, and the public is invited to attend.
The juror for this year's show is SUNY Potsdam Art Instructor Danielle Johns. Monetary awards and honorable mention awards in several categories will be presented during the opening reception.
The Art Museum at SUNY Potsdam serves as the center for visual arts at the College, and encompasses all of the collections found throughout campus, including in the Gibson Gallery. The Museum is dedicated to the exhibition and interpretation of quality works of art, and its collection includes significant artworks from the 20th and 21st centuries, as well as earlier pieces. The mission of The Art Museum at The State University of New York at Potsdam is to make direct experience of the visual arts accessible to students, faculty, staff and alumni of the College, as well as to residents of Northern New York.
Admission to the Gibson Gallery, located at Brainerd Hall, is free, and the exhibition space is wheelchair-accessible. The Art Museum is open to the public from 1 to 7 p.m. from Tuesday to Thursday, and from 1 to 5 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. Additional hours are also available by appointment.
For more information, call (315) 267-3290 or visit http://www.potsdam.edu/museum.
About SUNY Potsdam:
Founded in 1816, The State University of New York at Potsdam is one of America's first 50 colleges -- and the oldest institution within SUNY. Now in its third century, SUNY Potsdam is distinguished by a legacy of pioneering programs and educational excellence. The College currently enrolls approximately 3,600 undergraduate and graduate students. Home to the world-renowned Crane School of Music, SUNY Potsdam is known for its challenging liberal arts and sciences core, distinction in teacher training and culture of creativity. To learn more, visit http://www.potsdam.edu.
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“Flower Power,” a silver gelatin print by Hannah Zenger from Parishville-Hopkinton Central School, is one of the works chosen for this year’s St. Lawrence County High School Art Show, on display from May 29 to June 14 at SUNY Potsdam’s Gibson Gallery.
“Flower Child,” a silver gelatin print by Erica Sloan, will be on display at the St. Lawrence County High School Art Show at The Art Museum at SUNY Potsdam. Erica is a student at Parishville-Hopkinton Central School, where she studies under Raymond Whelan.