The Peru Gazette

PLATTSBURGH, NY – The Strand Center for the Arts is proud to announce that its Annual High School & Middle School Exhibition will be opening in the SCA Main Gallery at 23 Brinkerhoff Street in Plattsburgh. The opening reception for this exhibition will be held March 20th, 2015 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The exhibition will be on view from March 20th through April 24th, 2015 and is open to the public.

Yearly, The Strand Center for the Arts invites schools from Clinton, Essex, and Franklin Counties to participate in this juried show. Participating schools for the 2015 competition include Ausable Valley Central High School & Middle School, Beekmantown Central High School & Middle School, Brushton Moira Central High School, Elizabethtown-Lewis, Peru Central School, Northeastern Clinton Central School, Seton Catholic High School, Saranac Central High School, Saranac Lake High School, Willsboro Central School, and a number of home school students.

Awards will be given to students in the media categories of drawing, painting, sculpture (3D), ceramics, mixed media, photography/design and printmaking. Jurors for the awards are well acquainted with the arts and include Judy Guglielmo, local artist and business professional; Louise Pattinelli, retired art therapist and local artist; David Monette, Clinton Community College professor, illustrator, and writer; and Karen Blough, art historian and professor at SUNY Plattsburgh.

This year the High School & Middle School Exhibition features an added incentive for students. Artwork placing first and second in each of the media categories will be featured in a satellite exhibition at the Champlain Centre Mall in Plattsburgh. This satellite exhibit will be on view at the Champlain Centre Friday, April 10th from 5:00 to 9:00 pm and Saturday, April 11th from 9:30 am to 9:00 pm. Mall visitors are encouraged to vote for their favorite work that weekend. The piece receiving the most votes, and thus earning the “Best in Show” award, will receive a scholarship sponsored by Champlain Centre Mall.

The Annual High School & Middle School Exhibition will be opening in the SCA Main Gallery at 23 Brinkerhoff Street in Plattsburgh in March. The opening reception for this exhibition will be held March 20th, 2015 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The exhibit will be on view at the SCA Main Gallery from March 20th through April 24th, 2015 and is open to the public. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Friday from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm and Saturdays from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. For more information on this and other events, please visit The Strand Center for the Arts website at www.plattsburgharts.org or email gallery@plattsburgharts.org.