Title of Art Piece: Generational Links Category: Multicultural Art Student/Artist’s Name: Miley Kakaruk School: West Anchorage High School Grade: 12th Artist Statement: Ivory story bracelets are believed to have originated in Shishmaref, Alaska in the 1920’s. This ceramic piece is an enlarged sculptural interpretation. Every other panel depicts a scene from life in the Arctic….
Title of Art Piece: 500 Miles Category: Communication Arts / Graphic Design Student/Artist’s Name: Athena Vallada School: West Anchorage High School Grade: 10th Artist Statement: Rather than celebrating the wonders of the Western World, the impact of European settlers has taken more than just the Natives of Alaska’s land. They took lives, children, and all…
Title of Art Piece: Beneath the Stillness Category: Sculpture Student/Artist’s Name: Alannah King School: West Anchorage High School Grade: 12th Artist Statement: This piece was hand-built and was started using a solid piece of clay. After loosely forming the facial features, it was cut open and hollowed out, later refining the facial features one by…
Title of Art Piece: Gershwin’s Garnet Category: Painting Student/Artist’s Name: Camille Russell-Lew School: West Valley High School Grade: 11th Artist Statement: This piece was inspired by my friend who is a violinist. Her favorite color is red and I was trying to capture two of her favorite things in this work. Artwork Dimensions: 13×22
Title of Art Piece: Balance Category: Painting Student/Artist’s Name: Yuliia Potapchuk School: Joe Redington Sr. Jr/Sr High School Grade: 12th Artist Statement: Here the living and the mechanical are combined, despite the fact that the horse is not a living being, instead it balances well with the living, replacing the living, which symbolizes balance. Artwork…
Title of Art Piece: The Rabbit That Lived the Longest Category: Printmaking Student/Artist’s Name: Sierra Mullikin School: Homer High School Grade: 12th Artist Statement: This project is a multimedia piece made of a mokulito print and some watercolor. Mokulito is a process of printmaking where a design is drawn or painted on a piece of…
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