“Portraiture and Faces” is the theme of the annual Alle-Kiski Arts Consortium's high school artists' show at Penn State New Kensington. The theme is interwoven in each of the five high schools' displays.
Alle-Kiski Arts Consortium organizes 'Arts Alive' show
Visual Arts: 5 to 7 p.m., Art Gallery
Performing Arts: 7 to 9 p.m., Conference Center
UPPER BURRELL, Pa. -- A reception for high school artists of the Alle-Kiski Arts Consortium is slated from 5 to 7 p.m., Monday, March 21, at Penn State New Kensington. The young artists will discuss their works in the campus Art Gallery. The event is free to the public.
In conjunction with the reception is the High School Performing Arts Showcase, from 7 to 9 p.m. in the campus’ Conference Center. “Arts Alive” is the name of the annual student show. The art exhibit runs through March 27 in the gallery.
The two events are sponsored by the consortium, a group of local educators dedicated to bringing performing and visual arts to area students. Ray Sharkins, visual arts educator at Valley High School in the New Kensington-Arnold School District, is the coordinator of the event.
Artwork by students from five area high schools -- Highlands, Valley, Deer Lakes, Kiski Area and St. Joseph's -- is featured in the show. The theme, “Portraiture and Faces” is interwoven in each school’s display. More than 500 two- and three-dimensional pieces, including paintings, drawings, sculpture and jewelry are hung salon-style, a European technique that dates back to the 17th century. Salon-style features a single exhibition room with artwork covering all the walls in a collage-like pattern.
The gallery is open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., weekdays, and noon to 5 p.m. on the weekends.
For more information, email Sharkins at rsharkins@nkasd.com
For photos of the exhibit, visit http://psnk.smugmug.com/
