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'Art in the Library' to Showcase SVHS Student Art

Community invited to April 20 reception for student artists.

has a thriving art program and . And now their work will be on display for the entire community to enjoy as a part of ’s “Art in the Library” program.

From now through June 1, the works of several student artists will be on display, and a variety of mediums will be represented, including ceramics, painting, pencil drawings and graphic work.

“The community has really embraced our ‘Art in the Library’ program, and we are so pleased to provide a venue for student artists to present their work,” said Elizabeth Walch, president of the Friends of the Library–Scotts Valley Chapter. “The student art show is a terrific way for the library to further extend its commitment to cultural education.”

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Students enrolled in the school’s two-year International Baccalaureate Visual Arts program and the school’s standard art courses will be participating in the show. Along with being a community student art show, the showcase will also serve as the IB examinations for second-year IB Visual Art students, and will include an in-depth interview and discussion with the student artist by a visiting IB examiner.

“We are so pleased to have the opportunity to show the incredible talent of our IB Visual Arts students to the entire community,” said David Crawford, IB coordinator at SVHS. “The IB Visual Arts exams for second-year students are typically held off-site from the high school campus. The Scotts Valley Library provides a wonderful venue for the exams–it is a warm, community-oriented environment with wonderful lighting and space to show the students’ work in the best way possible.”

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The began in summer 2011 shortly after the library opened that June. The program was developed by the Friends of the Library to give local artists a place to display their work and to bring the joy of art to area residents.

The Friends try to keep all of the talent local and choose six to eight artists’ work to display at a time, for up to three months, in various mediums, including paintings, ceramics and photography.

A reception for the SVHS student art show will be held on April 20 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the library, 251 Kings Village Rd. Everyone is invited to attend as the artists and teachers present the works to the community.

For more information on Friends of the Library-Scotts Valley and the “Art in the Library” program, click here. Artists interested in being considered for future shows may access an application at http://www.fsvpl.org/p/art-in-library.html.


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