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Come support our amazing artists over break!
Agnes Kardashian
The Art Department would like to congratulate several WUHS artists for having their work represented at Lebanon, New Hampshire’s AVA Gallery in the upcoming annual High School Artist Show.
Congrats to the Woodstock Union student artists: Addie Tucker, Agnes Kardashian, Corrine White, Ella Lockhart, Marlena Farinas, Mimi Kanda-Olmstead, Milo Farrington, Priscilla Richardson, Schuyler Hagge and Willow Roberts
This is a high school invitational art show that represents many public and private high schools in our area. The art faculty nominates works by students who show exceptional promise in a variety of creative disciplines. The student work includes seven categories: Ceramics, Drawing, Multiple disciplines, Painting, Photography, Sculpture, and Wearable art. The awards will be chosen by Artist Mentor and Publisher of Art New England Rita Fucillo.
The Awards Ceremony and Opening Reception is Friday, Feb 27th, 5-7 p.m., and the show will be open until March 28th. Both the show and the ceremony are open to the public—the artwork tends to be AWESOME!
Ella Lockhart
Mimi Kanda-Olmstead
Schuyler Hagge
Marlena Farinas
Addy Tucker
Milo Farrington
Willow Roberts
Corrine White
Priscilla Richardson
Yoh Theatre performs "Alice by Heart"
Photo by Nancy Nutile-McMenemy
The Yoh Theatre players recently brought the musical "Alice by Heart" to life with performances from December 12-14, 2025. This acclaimed show by Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater reimagines Alice in Wonderland against the backdrop of the London Blitz, weaving together themes of love, loss, and the power of imagination.
The story follows young Alice and her ailing friend Alfred as they escape into the fantastical world of Wonderland to cope with the trauma and uncertainty of war. Through Sheik and Sater's evocative music and lyrics—from the creative team behind "Spring Awakening"—the production explores how storytelling and friendship can offer solace in the darkest times.
Over 50 students from grades 7-12 participated in this ambitious production, taking on roles both onstage and behind the scenes as tech crew members. Their dedication and talent brought this complex, emotionally rich musical to our community.
Congratulations to all of our Yoh Theatre players and theatre director Marcia Bender on a remarkable show!
The student group’s next show is Treasure Island. More photos from Alice by Heart are available on the Yoh Theatre website.
Art Trip to the Hall Art Foundation
On Wednesday, October 23, three Art classes visited the Hall Art Foundation in Reading, Vermont to see exhibits by Sherry Levine, Barbara Kruger, Zorawar Sidhu, and Rob Swainston. Students in Dr. Gravel’s AP Art History, Ms. Jimerson’s AP Studio Art, and Ms. Piana’s Studio Art toured the exhibits, participated in a "token" exercise choosing works they loved and had questions about in the Barbara Kruger exhibit with Mrs. Kaija, discussed an outdoor sculpture installation titled Waterfall by Olafur Eliasson using Visual Thinking Strategies noting observations, thoughts and feelings with Ms. Piccoli and students went on a sculpture walk through the apple orchard and enjoyed taking breaks on the interactive benches by Jeppe Hein.
One of the sculptures titled Children of the Corn (after the Stephen King novella) by Terence Koh inspired Tegan Miller, a student in AP Art History, to write her own horror novel! She stated, “The Children of the Corn sculpture inspired me to write a horror novel about a field of megaliths that come alive at night, filled with the souls of runaway children.”
When asked about the exhibit that interested him the most, Aksel Oates, a student in AP Art History, said, “I really enjoyed the Doomscrolling exhibit. It was so interesting to see art based on events that we all lived through interpreted in such unique and interesting ways.” Doomscrolling by Zorawar Sidhu and Rob Swainston is a series of 18 woodblock prints that cover events including the Covid pandemic, the Black Lives Matter Movement, the 2020 election, and the insurrection on the Capitol Building that span from May 24, 2020 to January 6, 2021.
The current exhibitions are on view until December 1, 2024. Thanks so much to the Hall Art Foundation for welcoming students from WUHS to learn about contemporary art.
AP Art History is Awestruck by Hudson River School Paintings!
On Tuesday, Dr. Gravel's AP Art History class went for a tour of the Hudson River School paintings at Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park. Ms. Piccoli engaged the students in discussions about the landscape paintings using Visual Thinking Strategies which encourages participants to observe, think and feel emotions when looking at art. The students just took their AP exam last week and studied the Hudson River School earlier in the year. They really impressed Ms. Piccoli with their observations, thoughts and use of relevant vocabulary terms like "sublime" to describe the paintings and "divine illumination" when explaining the symbolism the artists incorporated in their use of light. The group had the opportunity to look closely at paintings by Thomas Cole, Albert Bierstadt and William Bradford. Maeve Roylance stated, "It was very interesting to learn about all the different aspects of the paintings, but to then see how they all came together was really incredible."
Come support Woodstock student artists!
The Art Department would like to congratulate several WUHS artists for having their work represented at the AVA Gallery in the upcoming 16th Annual High School Exhibition, with works of art created by regional high school students nominated for participation by their art teachers. The exhibition will be featured in the AVA’s galleries from January 19 - February 10, 2024.
A festive award celebration will occur during the opening reception on Friday, January 19, 5-7PM, awards presentation at 6 PM.
For sixteen years now, AVA has been contacting regional Vermont and New Hampshire public, private, and vocational high schools, encouraging the art faculty to nominate works by students who show exceptional promise in various creative disciplines. The show and the ceremony are open to the public—the artwork is always INSPIRING and AWESOME!
The students whose artwork represents our school include: Delia Morgan, Kamron Yuengling, Skye Cully, Lindsay Bacon, Joe Tsouknakis, Charlotte Nunan, Kuba Marzec, Allie Tarleton, Rue Stahl, and Kiara Nestler.