Juried High School Art Show

Press Release:
Lanesboro Arts Center in Lanesboro, Minnesota is presenting a Juried High School Art Show from January 16th through January 30, 2010.  The exhibit is free to the public and will feature 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional art work by students in grades 9-12 from Chatfield Chosen Valley, Filmore-Central, Lanesboro, and Rushford Peterson High School.

The life-size sculpture pictured here was created through teamwork by Filmore-Central students under the direction of art teacher Jason Detert.  First Students were introduced to the sculptural work of George Segal (American painter and sculptor 1924-2000).  Then in teams of five they were tasked with creating two plaster-casted people showing some sort of interaction between the two sculptures.  Each of the five team members had to have at least one body part cast (hands, forearms, torso, feet, neck, head, etc.).  The cast parts were then connected to create the whole person.  Finally, realistic details were added to give the casted people more realism, such as hair, clothing, and accessories.

To view a slide show of this Juried High School Art Show, click on the photo above.

The Juried exhibit is supported by the Minnesota State Arts Board.  Current hours at the Lanesboro Arts Center galleries are Tuesday through Saturday 10am to 5pm.

Lanesboro Arts Center is the new name of the recently merged nonprofit organizations Cornucopia Art Center and Lanesboro Art Council, providing year-round arts programming for more than 25 years.  Their mission is to serve as a regional catalyst for artistic excellence and educational development in providing diverse art experiences for people of all ages.  For more information contact 507-467-2446 or info@lanesboroarts.org or www.lanesboroarts.org