Dear families,

We hope you are having a wonderful Fall season! Thank you to everyone who attended the Faculty Art Show. The turn out was great and it was great to see the work of all of our talented faculty and staff! Hope to see you Friday at the Student Curated Art Show and next week at our Art Studio meeting. 

We look forward to seeing you soon!

Kristin Leigh and Cindy Wolf

Our next Fine Arts Studio meeting will be held on Monday, Nov 17th at 7:00pm. Please mark your calendars and join us. This will be a Zoom meeting. 
Andrew Stehle (Sculpture teacher) who is standing in for AP of Fine Art, Heather O'Connell,  will join us again to give updates on the Fine Art Studio and answer any questions. 

Other agenda items include: an update from our Treasurer, an update on fundraising, and updates on the visiting artist program. 

If you have something you would like to add to the agenda, please email us at art@laguardiahspa.org  We welcome and encourage all suggestions.

Meeting Link

Monday, November 17th

FAILE is the Brooklyn-based artistic collaboration between Patrick McNeil and Patrick Miller. Since its inception in 1999, FAILE has been known for a wide ranging multimedia practice recognizable for its explorations of duality through a fragmented style of appropriation and collage.

Tuesday, November 18th 

Stephen J. Powers, also known as ESPO, is a New York-based artist and muralist who works with text-based conceptual art. His work is influenced by sign painting and graphic design, and often features his signature graphic lettering. Powers started his career at 16 as ESPO, gaining attention for his Philadelphia street tags. He transitioned to studio work in 1999 after being arrested for protesting the closure of a Brooklyn Museum exhibition. 

Upcoming Art Shows

Art Shows are among the most exciting parts of being a Fine Art Studio major! Please mark your calendar and make it to as many Art Show Openings as possible. Our Art Show Openings are on Fridays and members of the community are welcome to attend from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00p.m. Senior Show Applications will be available in December.   

Nov 14: Student Curated Art Show (open to all students, application based)

Jan 9: Winter Semi-Annual Art Show (open to all students, teacher selections)

Mar 06: Senior Show 1 (open to all Seniors, application based)

April 17: Senior Show 2 (open to all Seniors, application based)

May 8: Senior Show 3 (open to all Seniors, application based)

Others To Be Determined

Open Studio

Our Open Studios are spaces where Fine Art majors can continue work on a class project or engage in personal artwork. Open Studio is staffed with one of our Fine Arts teachers who can provide extra help to students in need. Open Studios are an excellent place for our Juniors and Seniors who may want more studio time to work on their college portfolios. While each Open Studio takes place in a specialized art studio space, you can go to any Open Studio room to engage in your work. If you are going to a room different from the space you have art class in, be sure to bring your supplies from class. Open Studio is available during all lunch periods.

4 th Period- Room 747 Ms. Butterer

4th period  - Room 801 Ms. Mulvihill

5th period - Room 859 Ms. Curiale

6th period - Room 737 Ms. Riley

6th period - Room 713 Mr. Viglis

7th period -  Room 723 Ms. Schwarz

College Portfolio Support: Open Studios

All Juniors and Seniors are encouraged to attend Open Studio to receive support with their Art Portfolio. Every Open Studio teacher is available to review your Portfolio and guide you through the art college application process.  As a reminder, our students begin preparing for college portfolios in their first year of our art classes! It is important that all students save digital photographs of each work they create in class, so that they have a comprehensive portfolio to pull from for college applications.   Make sure to share your college application plans with your double-period art teacher, who is there to help and support you. 

PLEASE CONSIDER GIVING THIS NOVEMBER! LaGuardia relies on the Art Studio PA to help fund art supplies and materials needed for the school year, repairs and purchases of equipment for art classes, field trips, support for the Visiting Artists program, and more. Donations of any size are greatly appreciated. Please click HERE to donate. A big thank you to the families who have already contributed! We couldn’t do this without you!

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