High Schoolers Art To Be Displayed For Public

Provided by Bucks County Community College:

Youthful creativity shines at the 21st Annual Bucks County High School Art Exhibition Wednesday, March 30 through Saturday, April 9 at Bucks County Community College’s Hicks Art Center Gallery in Newtown. A gallery reception, including a Congressional art contest awards ceremony with Congressman Michael Fitzpatrick, will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, April 3.

The show features more than 200 works of art in a variety of media such as painting, drawing, photography, graphic design, stained glass, sculpture, ceramics, printmaking, and jewelry. The works were submitted by art teachers from high schools throughout Bucks County.

Two college faculty members have chosen the prize winners for the annual Congressional Art Competition. First-place and three honorable-mention awards are sponsored by the James A. Michener Art Museum. In addition, Bucks County Community College’s Arts Department has sponsored awards for the best 2D and 3D works. Congressman Fitzpatrick will be joined by Lisa Hanover, director and CEO of the Michener Museum, and John Mathews, Bucks County Community College’s Dean of Arts, to present the awards in a ceremony at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, April 3. The artwork of the first-place winner will be displayed for one year in Washington, D.C., in the Cannon Tunnel of the U.S. Capitol Building, along with winning works from high school students around the nation.

Admission is free. The Hicks Art Center Gallery is located on the campus at 275 Swamp Road, Newtown, where there is ample free parking. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday and Friday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, and 9 a.m. to noon Saturday. For more information, call 215-968-8425 or visit www.bucks.edu/gallery.