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Art Club President Delaney Curry with a ceramic mug she made for Art Day.


VCHS students celebrate Art Day
By Taylor Messick
Last Updated: April 27, 2017

On April 21, the Valley Center High School art department hosted the fourth annual area Art Day.

Students got to have some fun and participate in art shows, workshops and competitions. Students also created a large art exhibit in the library to showcase some of their work. The categories of artwork included 2D, 3D, audio visual, charcoal drawings, computer graphics, graphite drawings, hand-built ceramics, mixed media, opaque paintings, pastel and color pencil drawings, pen and ink, photography, print making, sculpture, stone ceramics and transparent paintings. Some of the pieces have been in development for an entire year.

A couple of seniors took the lead for this year's show and helped give it some direction. Christian Ammerman designed the shirts. He designed them according to the theme of the show. He wants to study to be an English teacher when he graduates, but hopes to minor in graphic design.

"Every year we generate themes as a club," said Ammerman. "We usually narrow down those themes among the officers and the entire club votes."

This year, the winning theme was "steampunk." The term refers to a style of design and fashion that combines historical elements with anachronistic technological features inspired by science fiction. The winning theme was suggested by senior and second-year Arts Club President Delaney Curry. She plans on attending medical school when she graduates, but also has an interest in art, specifically ceramics.

"I've been rallying for steampunk for four years," said Curry. "Carlson and I have been talking about it for a really long time. I just think it's cool — it's a fun theme."

Both Curry and Ammerman said they have loved their time in the VCHS arts program. They attribute their positive experience to their teacher, Christina Carlson. VCHS lost one of its art teachers last year, so Carlson has stepped up and essentially runs the department by herself. Curry called Carlson's ability to run an entire department and make an impact on every student "incredible" and said she will greatly miss spending time with her.

"I'm her teacher's assistant," said Ammerman. "Last semester, I think she was teaching two classes at once each hour. She's been able to juggle all those and plan (the art show) with our help. The other night I started writing senior pictures and it hit me that I'll never have her as a teacher again. She's honestly the best teacher I've ever had and getting to know her on a personal level is really inspirational. It was fun and I'm going to miss every second."





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