There will be an Art Open Studio  this THURSDAY, APRIL 12th, from 2:30-8:00 pm in the Art Room.  

There will be an Art Open Studio  this TUESDAY, MARCH 27th, from 5:00-8:00 pm in the Art Room.  

 Poster Club will be meeting in the Art Room after school until approximately 4:00 on MONDAY, MARCH 26th.  

Congratulations to Senior Henry Burdsall whose art piece, Breaking Point, as selected as Best in Show for the 2018 Catholic High School Art Show!  The piece will be on display at the Flats Gallery in Price Hill along with pieces from 11 other area Catholic High Schools next Saturday and Sunday from 1-4.  

The Elder High School Art Department is proud to announce that three Elder artists had work selected for the 2018 Catholic High School Art Show.  The students selected are Henry Burdsall '18 (2 pieces) , Patrick Leesman '18, and Simon Feist '20.  For more information about the show please see the "2018 Catholic High School Art Show" tab. 

Twelve Catholic High Schools in the Cincinnati area will participate in the Third Annual 2018 Catholic High School Art Exhibition entitled “Imagine Our Spirit” generously hosted by The Flats Art Gallery in the Price Hill Incline District from March 17th – March 25th.

Professors Keith Benjamin from at the Art Academy of Cincinnati and Jonathan Gibson from Xavier University juried the show.   They have curated a show that has a diverse range of exceptional work from traditional media to dynamic three-dimensional works.  We are extremely proud to be showcasing such a strong group of students that represent the ongoing spirit and tradition of Catholic High Schools of our area.  Join us for a catered opening reception Sunday, March 18th from 1-4 p.m. and vote for your favorite People’s Choice artwork.  The scholarship winners will be announced at the 3pm awards ceremony –  $400 will go to best in show, $200 second place, and $100 third place, plus a $50 gift card to the People’s Choice recipient.  KB Partners LLC gifted these generous scholarships.   

The exhibition was organized by Elder High School art teachers David Buetsche and Kim Plagge in collaboration with Mother of Mercy art teachers Theresa Murphy and Murray Dwertman. Over 50 works of art are expected at the show; participating high schools include Badin, DePaul Cristo Rey, Elder, McAuley, Mother of Mercy, Mount Notre Dame, Roger Bacon, Seton, St. Ursula, St. Xavier, Summit Country Day and Ursuline Academy.

The Flats Art Gallery is located at 3028 Price Avenue in the Incline Arts District of East Price Hill. Full exhibition dates and hours are Sat 3/17 & Sun 3/18 (1-4 PM); Sat 3/24 & Sun 3/25 (1-4 PM).   

There will be a Poster Club meeting after school on MONDAY, MARCH 12th in the Art Room.  We have a lot of spring sports posters to make.  We will be working to approximately 4:00.

There will be an Open Studio on WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7th from 6:00 until 8:00 pm in the Art room. 

Poster Club will be meeting in the Art Room directly after school on MONDAY, FEB. 26th until 4:00.  We have a number of projects for the Walk.  Consider using your artistic talents for good!

Exhibition Run: January 29 - February 9, 2018

Exhibition Information & Field Trips
Works on Display: January 29, 2018 – February 9, 2018
Art Academy of Cincinnati
1212 Jackson St.
Cincinnati, OH 45202

Opens:  Monday, January 29, 2018 (9am to 5pm
Viewing Hours:  Monday – Sunday (9am to 5pm)

Important Dates

• Monday, January 29, 2018: Exhibition Opens
• Friday, February 9, 2018: Awards Ceremony
• Friday, February 9, 2018: Last Day to View Exhibition
• Saturday, February 10 & Sunday, February 11, 2018 (9am – 3pm both days): Deinstall

Award Ceremony: Friday, February 9, 2018

Awards Ceremony Venue:
School for Creative and Performing Arts
108 W. Central Parkway
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202

6-7pm: Presentation of Awards to 7th & 8th Grade Winners
7-8pm: Presentation of Awards to 9th & 10th Grade Winners
8-9pm: Presentation of Awards to 11th & 12th Grade Winners

For Parking Information 
http://otrchamber.com/pages/WheretoPark 

The Elder Art Dept. is pleased to announce that thirteen students were recognized for their work in this year's Scholastics Art and Writing Competition.  The annual Scholastic Art Awards is the nation's longest-running, most prestigious recognition initiative for creative students (grades 7-12) and the largest source of scholarships for young artists and writers.  Elder's award winners include:

Gold Key Portfolio Award:

Nathan Schatzman, '18,  Decay and Deterioration 

Gold Key Award:

Bryce Martin, '18,  Untitled  Photography

Silver Key Award:

Luke Hastings, '20,  Alone  Printmaking   

Bryce Martin, '18,   Through the Light  Photography 

Quentin McFarren, '21,  Confused Genetics  Sculpture                          

Brady Sandmann  Chicago Ice  Photography                    

Honorable Mention Award Winners:

Eric Bley, '18,  Long Day  Photography 

Willard Cluxton, '20,  Monkey Business  Drawing & Illustration    

Simon Feist, '20,  Black and White  Mixed Media                   

Patrick Leesman, '18,  A New Purpose Digital Art 

Gabriel McDonald, '21,  Tornado  Drawing & Illustration    
Gabriel McDonald, '21,  Black and White Gravity  Drawing & Illustration   

Michael Onorato, '18,  The Church  Photography                    

Daniel Robben, '20,  Girl  Printmaking                     

Corbin Scholtes  End of the Road  Photography                    
Corbin Scholtes  False Reality  Photography                   

 

The next Poster Club will be FEBRUARY 12th after school until 4:00.  We are in need of creative minds to help make posters!!  Join us after school and stay as long as you can.  

There will be an Open Studio on TUESDAY, DEC. 12th from 2:30 until 5:00 in the Art room. 

There will be TWO Open Studios this week.  The first will be TUESDAY, DEC. 5th from 2:30 until 4:00.  The second one will be on WEDNESDAY, DEC. 6th from 6:00-8:30 pm.  Both will be held in the Art Room. All students are encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity to work on Semester projects.

The Annual Art Club Christmas Party will be held on MONDAY. December 18th in the Art Room.  It will be from 6:00 pm-8:30 pm in the Art room.  Pizza, drinks, snacks and dessert will be provided thanks to the winning window painting team!  The Christmas themed movie will be Krampus.  All current and former Art students are invited to attend.

There will be a sign up sheet in the Art room until Monday afternoon.  If you think you may attend please stop by and sign up.  This will help us figure out how much pizza we will need to order.

Poster Club will meet after school on TUESDAY, NOV. 28th until 4:30.  There will also be an unofficial Open Studio during that time for ant student who would like to come and work on their art.

There will be an Open Studio on WEDNESDAY, NOV. 30th from 6:30-8:30 pm in the Art Room.  All students are welcome to come and make art, work on their semester project or normal 

For Selections 2017 at the Studio San Giuseppe at Mt. St. Joseph University, tri-state art teachers were invited to submit two artworks each, in any media, that were recently produced in their classes and were representative of the quality of their art programs.  Student-artists represent 41 regional high schools. There are 69 art educators participating in Selections 2017, and 124 students displaying their works. 

The exhibition is open to juniors and seniors.  The four students who are representing Elder this year in the show are:  Henry Burdsall, Austin Gilkey, Patrick Leesman, and Nathan Schatzman.  

Studio San Giuseppe is a nonprofit art gallery located in the Dorothy Meyer Ziv Art Building on the campus of Mount St. Joseph University, at the crossroads of Delhi and Neeb in Delhi Township, 15 minutes west of downtown Cincinnati. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Saturdays and Sundays 1:00 – 5:00 PM.  Admission is free.  For more information, call Studio San Giuseppe at 513-244-4314. www.msj.edu/ssg

There will be an Open Studio TUESDAY, NOV. 14th from 5:15-8:00 pm in the Art Room. All are welcome to come and make art.

If any Poster Club members and clubs/ organizations would like to come and make a poster the room will be available as well. 

If you are interested in helping Mr. Rogers paint the set for the upcoming play please see Mrs. Plagge for more information.

Every year the Elder Art Club volunteers to do face painting at the annual Price Hill Thanksgiving Day Parade.  If any art students or member of the Art Club are interested in helping out this year please see Mrs. Plagge for more specific information.  The parade is held on Thanksgiving morning.

There will be a Poster Club on MONDAY, OCTOBER 30th in the Art Room after school until 4 or 4:30.  ARTISTS ARE DESPERATELY NEEDED!!!!  We will be making a number of signs for the upcoming Open House.  

If you have any questions, please see Mrs. Plagge.

On Saturday, October 7th, Elder's 4 participants in the inaugural Zoo Plein Air Contest had work hung in a show at the Cincinnati Art Club along with 16 other high schools.  The 4 participants spent 2 days on September 30th and October 1st from 9-5 creating observational drawings from environments around the Cincinnati Zoo.  Elder nominated Drew Brown, Henry Burdsall, Chris Conway and Gabriel McDonald to participate in the event.

Congratulations to all the students for their creative work!

BLINK will officially kickoff with the Future City Spectacular parade on Thursday, October 12 at 7pm. More than 2,000 participants, including members of local school, civic and church groups, will illuminate themselves and make their way on Vine Street from Findlay Market to Cincinnati’s Washington Park (just less than a mile).

Elder will be one of the groups represented in this amazing new parade by carrying the lanterns that art students painted.  Any art students, art club members or art loving friends and family are invited to participate with us in this one of a kind experience.  We will need to be at our location for the parade by 6:00pm.  If there is enough interest we will try to organize carpools that would leave Elder at approximately 5:15, hoping to return no later than 8:30.  If you or a parent would be able to drive, please contact Mrs. Plagge.

For more information on the parade and the entire weekend you can go to http://www.blinkcincinnati.com/ for more information.

The Art Room will be open for any students who would like to come and make art on the following dates and times (there will be more additional dates and times coming soon.):

1)  MONDAY, OCTOBER 23rd:  6:00-8:00 pm (Listen to 6th period announcements on Monday because the time may be extended)

2)  WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25th:  1:20-4:30

The Annual Elder/ Mercy Art Club Halloween Party will be Tuesday, October 24th form 6-8:30 at Mercy High School.  Art Club members, current and former Art students are invited.  There will be lots of frights, tons of treats, pizza, a special showing of "Lights Out", and a costume contest open to all. $2 admission covers everything including dinner! Sign up sheet is in the Art Room.   Please sign up before Z lunch on Monday.  Don't miss this final year of scares in the Mercy basement at this awesome event!

There will be an Art Club/ Open Studio next TUESDAY, SEPT. 26th from 2:30 until 8:00pm.  The room will be available to make your own art or participate in the Lantern Project for the BLINK parade that was discussed at the first Art Club meeting.  

If you want to be  a part of the Lantern project, but are unable to make it on Tuesday please see Mrs. Plagge or Mr. Buetsche in the Art Room by next Tuesday.

If you would like to know more about BLINK Cincinnati go to http://www.blinkcincinnati.com/about/?gclid=CJWcwIyvudYCFU1XDQodrFgEAg

Anyone who was interested in submitting a design for a possible hoodie, quarter zip or t-shirt please get them to Mrs. Plagge or Mr. Buetsche by next Wednesday Sept. 27th. 

TUESDAY, SEPT. 12th  

First Art Club Meeting of the year!!  It will be after school in the Art room until about 3:30. Come and help out with organizing the activities that you want the Art Club to do this year.  Drinks and snacks will be provided.