art

If you’ve ever walked down the first-floor upper school hallway near the Admissions Office you may have noticed a bulletin board covered with abstract pieces of art. You may have also wondered what in the world the art was and who created it.
Recently the Beaver Reader’s Sebastian Smith ‘11 wrote about a class [...]

Eighth grade students in Amy Winston’s art class were sent out around campus with non-traditional art materials (paper bags, strings, rubber bands, etc.) and instructed to create a site-specific installation using those materials.
As described by fellow art teacher Rebecca Roberts, the results of the students’ work created “unexpected beauty” throughout the school.
One group of students [...]

Guest post by Buzz Haverty ‘10
Beaver’s literary and art journal, the Heliconian, hosted its first Coffee House this month. Students, parents, alumni and faculty alike all gathered in the Rogers Room for a fun night of readings and musical performances.
The Coffee House is an ever-expanding tradition in Beaver’s great creative culture, bringing more students together [...]

This week, Beaver is pleased to host Alexander DeMaria as an artist in residence. Mr. DeMaria has spent the week meeting with classes, sharing his work and expertise with students, and preparing an exhibit in our Nancy Lincoln Gallery.
Prior to his arrival, art teacher Rebecca Roberts asked her 9th grade Art Principle class to look [...]

Limited physical space? Why not go online? That’s what photography teacher Meriah Burman will be doing with photographs from her digital photography courses.
There’s not enough space in Beaver’s Nancy Lincoln Art Gallery to display all of the fantastic photos that the students produced. So, in addition to select photos being hung in the gallery, a monitor [...]