Three Pentucket Regional High School Art Students Selected for Emerging Young Artists 2022 Juried Exhibition
Left to right: Pentucket High School art students Ryan Shears, Jessica Cooney, and Kylie MacKinnon with their pieces selected for the Emerging Young Artists 2022 Juried Exhibition. (Photo Courtesy Pentucket Regional School District)
WEST NEWBURY — Superintendent Justin Bartholomew and Principal Jonathan Seymour are pleased to share that artwork of three Pentucket Regional High School seniors will be featured in the virtual Emerging Young Artists 2022 Juried Exhibition.
The exhibition is hosted annually by the College of Visual and Performing Arts at UMass Dartmouth, and features the art of New England students in grades 9 through 12.
A total of 656 pieces were submitted for consideration and 178 were selected to be featured by juror A. Lawrence Jenkens, Dean of the College of Visual and Performing Arts. Students were allowed one submission. Submissions could include art of any medium, including drawings, paintings, photography, ceramics and more.
A virtual exhibition opening and reception will be held on Friday, Jan. 21 from 4 to 5 p.m. The reception will include a presentation of the student works, remarks from Dean Jenkens, and an awards ceremony. To attend the reception, please click here.
The student’s artwork was submitted for the exhibition by Pentucket Regional High School Fine and Performing Arts Department Chair Marcia Nadeau.
Artwork selected for the exhibition includes:
- “Doodle Dragon,” an illustration in marker and colored pencil by senior Ryan Shears of Merrimac
- “Push and Pull,” an oil pastel drawing by senior Jessica Cooney of Groveland
- “Huckleberry,” a colored pencil drawing by senior Kylie MacKinnon of Groveland
“Congratulations to Ryan, Jessica and Kylie for this outstanding accomplishment. This is a highly competitive exhibition, and they should be very proud to be chosen,” Superintendent Bartholomew said. “Each of these students has created an incredible piece of art, which will be viewed and enjoyed by many people through this exhibition.”
The chosen works will be featured online here following the reception. The exhibition will stay open until Sunday, Feb. 6.
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