The Arvada Center is once again home to the brightest artistic talents from Jefferson County Public students, teachers and graduates in its spring gallery exhibits.
The 45th Annual Jefferson Foundation High School Art Exhibition, Jaime Molina: Superstitio --; Jeffco Alumni Exhibition and Right to Roam: Franky & Annie Scaglione --; Jeffco Teacher Solo Exhibition all opened on April 8 at the center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., and run through May 8.
The alumni and teacher exhibitions highlight the art of teachers and a graduate who have created vibrant and impressive bodies of work outside of the classroom.
In the Scaglione's Right to Roam exhibit, husband and wife team Franky (a teacher at Wheat Ridge) and Annie (a teacher at Pomona) created a multi-medium tour through three state and national parks --; Yellowstone, Canyonlands and the Adirondacks.
"I grew up in the north east, so the Adirondacks is for me, and Annie grew up in the Rocky Mountain area, so Yellowstone is for her," Franky explained. "Canyonlands is for us as a family."
The Scaglione's each have their own creative focus. Annie is a painter, and works in both watercolors and acrylics to capture images of the natural wonder found at the park, and Franky takes a more tactile approach. He creates pennants, patches and topographical maps of the parks. The cumulative effect examines the things people take with them when they visit these parks, the things they pick up, and what they leave behind.
"For us, the experience of being in these parks was the research," Annie said. "I hope people feel a spark from seeing the work and are inspired to go outside to these kinds of places."
Jeffco alumni Jaime Molina attended Bear Creek High School from 1992 to 1996, and came back for his biggest show yet with the Superstitio exhibit.
The multi-medium exhibit mixes images and themes from his Hispanic heritage with a creative world he created called "Cutty Town."
"I wanted to look at why people are still so superstitious," he explained. "An exhibit like this gives me the chance to tell a story in a very fragmented way."
Arvada Center exhibition manager and curator Collin Parson said Molina's work is so interesting because every piece has a backstory. Visitors can search each work for small details and nuance and find all manner of surprises.
"I hope people who see this will be inspired," Molina said. "Even if they're not creative, I want them to look at things in a new way."
Finally, the 45th Annual Jefferson Foundation High School Art Exhibition features more than 400 works from 23 Jefferson County High Schools. Students receive awards in 13 categories including ceramics, sculpture, crafts and fibers, drawing, painting, black and white photography, digital photography, computer generated, jewelry, non-wearable jewelry, and printmaking.
For more information call 720-898-7200 or visit www.arvadacenter.org.
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