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Collegiate Holds Annual Art Walk

4/17/2017

Collegiate School transformed into an art gallery this evening, showcasing a campus-wide exhibition of more than 700 JK-12th Grade student works during the annual Art Walk.

This year’s event, themed Unite!, featured artwork in various media including painting, sculpture, photography, woodworking, ceramics, drawing and printing.

Select works by painters Susan Dull '70, Cabell Warner Gorman, Curney Nuffer and Greig Leach, as well as Honors Art Portfolio students, were available for purchase, with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the Stephen R. Anderson Endowment for Arts.

Collegiate faculty, staff, students and families viewed the works on display from Luck Hall to the Hershey Center for the Arts to Sharp Academic Commons to the North and South Science buildings to Reed-Gumenick Library to Nunnally Hall to Hunter Hall.

“Art Walk is a chance for the entire community to take in the tremendous depth and breadth of the Collegiate Visual Art experience while reflecting on the creative discovery and connections being made in our art studios each day,” said Dana DuMont, Collegiate’s Visual Arts Department Chair. “Student artists have the opportunity to participate in designing installations, see their work exhibited as part of a whole and consider the works of artists from other divisions. It's a visual and conceptual feast that invites celebration and conversation.”

Sameer Rohatgi and Anjali Varandani visited Sharp Academic Commons, where they admired a clay creature made by their son Akash, a 2nd Grader. The annual event is one they mark on the calendar as soon as the date is set.

“We love coming to the Art Walk,” Ms. Varandani said. “It’s great to see Akash’s work and also see what his classmates and all the students are doing.”

After exploring the artwork, many families enjoyed a picnic dinner and jazz performed by The Victor Haskins Trio in Centennial Hall.

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