Local Student Artwork Showcased at Young Artists 2015 Exhibition at Katonah Museum of Art, March 1 - 8, 2015

What: Young Artists, an annual program for local student artists in its 32nd year, gives aspiring artists an opportunity to participate in all aspects of a museum exhibition at the Katonah Museum of Art. The exhibition features artwork by more than 400 local high school seniors from more than 40 high schools in Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess, and Fairfield counties (see addendum for list of participating high schools). The students not only create the artwork, but also work under the guidance of museum and art professionals to organize, publicize, curate and mount their own exhibition.

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OPPS: EXHIBITION INSTALLATION:

Wednesday, February 25 and Thursday, February 26, 9am – 3pm

Student artists will take part in an exhibition installation – an exciting two-day process, during which representative students from participating high schools take on the roles of curators, exhibition designers, and installers. Working alongside professional staff, they will fulfill the daunting task of mounting an exhibition of more than 400 artworks.

YOUNG ARTISTS 2015 OPENING RECEPTION:

Sunday, March 1, 3 – 5pm

Opening Reception for student artists, their teachers and families.

EXHIBTION

DATES: Sunday, March 1 – Sunday, March 8

Museum hours: Sunday: 12pm – 5pm, Tuesday through Saturday: 10am – 5pm, Closed Monday.

WHERE: The Katonah Museum of Art

134 Jay Street (Route 22), Katonah, NY

COST: Admission: Free during the week of Young Artists

All Other Times: $10 Adults, $5 Seniors & Students, Members & Children (under the age of 12) always enter free

ON THE

HORIZON: Chris Larson: The Katonah Relocation Project, March 29 – June 28, 2015

A Home for Art: Edward Larrabee Barnes and the KMA, March 29 – June 28, 2015

WHO: The Katonah Museum of Art (KMA), located at 134 Jay Street (Route 22) in Katonah, NY, is a cultural destination offering changing exhibitions that feature art from all cultures and time periods. The Museum attracts visitors from Westchester and Fairfield Counties, as well as the larger tri-state region. Located at the northern end of Katonah’s “Museum Mile” just off of Route 22, and neighboring John Jay Homestead and Caramoor, the Katonah Museum of Art is a two-minute taxi ride from the Katonah Metro North train station.

The KMA offers lectures, workshops, concerts and other events for a general audience, as well as innovative and substantive programs for over 100 member schools. The Learning Center is an interactive space where children can come on a daily basis to explore and create art. Among the many programs for children and families are Stroller Tours, Family Days, Saturday Story Time, Schools Out/Arts In vacation day programs, and art classes for children ages three through twelve. The Museum’s innovative Arte Juntos/Art Together program for new immigrant families has been recognized as a model program by the federal government.

The KMA mounts ten exhibitions per year in its main galleries, Sculpture Garden, and Learning Center. Influential modernist architect Edward Larrabee Barnes designed the 10,000 square-foot building.

PRESS: Dawn Dankner-Rosen/Jennifer Topiel, DDR Public Relations, 914-747-2500

Call to schedule a visit to the installation, opening reception or exhibition. We can also connect reporters to any of the participating students for interviews.

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ADDENDUM:

Young Artists 2015: Participating High Schools

Ardsley High School

North Salem High School

Brewster High School

Ossining High School

Briarcliff High School

Pawling High School

Bronxville High School

Peekskill High School

Byram Hills High School (Armonk, NY)

Pleasantville High School

Carmel High School

Putnam Valley High School

Edgemont High School (Scarsdale, NY)

Ridgefield High School

Fox Lane High School (Bedford, NY)

Rye Country Day School

Green Farms Academy (Westport, CT)

Sacred Heart School (Hartsdale, NY)

Greenwich High School

Saint Lukes School (New Canaan, CT)

Hackley School (Tarrytown, NY)

Scarsdale High School

Harrison High School

School of the Holy Child (Rye, NY)

The Harvey School (Katonah, NY)

Sleepy Hollow High School

Hendrick Hudson High School (Montrose, NY)

Somers High School

Horace Greeley High School (Chappaqua, NY)

Stanwich School (Greenwich, CT)

John Jay High School (Cross River, NY)

The Ursuline School (New Rochelle)

King School (Stamford, CT)

Valhalla High School

Lakeland High School (Shrub Oak, NY)

Walter Panas High School (Cortlandt Manor, NY)

Mahopac High School

Westlake High School (Thornwood, NY)

The Masters School (Dobbs Ferry, NY)

Wilton High School

New Rochelle High School

Yonkers High School

Yonkers Montessori High School