Students from East Meadow High School and W.T. Clarke High School traveled to Saratoga Springs, N.Y. for the Olympics of the Visual Arts, an exciting and challenging statewide competition. Chaperoned by their advisors, Joanna Greenberg and Shari Zimmerman and art teachers Danielle Sessa and James Parisi, the group found the experience to be an extremely valuable and inspiring one.
Olympics of the Visual Arts was founded by the New York State Art Teachers Association, which views the visual arts as a discipline equal to other disciplines that challenge and stimulate our youth. The organization believes that creativity and creative problem solving in the visual arts is vital to a full and enriched life in our technological and scientific society.
All entrants were required to exhibit a portfolio with their long-term solutions, providing evidence on how they used historical references, examples of problem-solving, working sketches, and reflections. Students were also asked to complete a spontaneous problem, which they created while at the competition. Over 30 school districts from across New York State participated in the event.
East Meadow School District had seven teams participating. These students worked hard on their projects since October and made East Meadow proud by responsibly and creatively representing their school. This year they participated in the Illustration, Painting, Drawing, Fashion, Architecture, Sculpture and Industrial Design groups.
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