Columbia Art Teacher Valerie Gordon Named Top Teacher by News Channel 13/SEFCU
Columbia Art Teacher Valerie Gordon was named this week’s Top Teacher by News Channel 13/SEFCU. Congratulations!
Artwork Celebrates Black History Month
Columbia Art Club members celebrated Black History Month by creating artwork that included portraits of famous African Americans.
East Greenbush Artwork Honors Edmonia Lewis at Town Celebration
Artwork from across the East Greenbush Central School District was prominently displayed at a Town of East Greenbush ceremony honoring Edmonia Lewis on Wednesday afternoon in the Red Barn at the town park. The famous African American and Native American sculptor, who was born in 1844 in Greenbush – what is now East Greenbush, North Greenbush and Rensselaer – was recently recognized with her own stamp in the U.S. Postal Service’s Black Heritage series.
Akashi Walsh ’22 Has Artwork Selected for ‘Art in 3 Dimensions’ Exhibit
Columbia student Akashi Walsh ’22 had two pieces of art selected for the Art in 3 Dimensions Juried Exhibition sponsored by the Capital Area Art Supervisors and the New York State Art Teachers Association. Of the 221 works of art submitted from 19 schools, only 79 were selected. Congratulations!
Local Art Gallery Features Work from East Greenbush Art Teachers
Art teachers from Columbia High School and Howard L. Goff Middle School had their own work accepted into the “Teachers as Artists Faculty Show” at Russell Sage College of Albany. The exhibit opened on November 5 in The Little Gallery and will run through December 3.
Red Mill Students Receive Art Awards
Ten Red Mill fifth grade students received Art Awards during an awards assembly for outstanding achievement, talent and interest in Art. Congratulations!