Washburn University Art Department to Host 139 Students from Kansas High Schools for High School Art Day November 8

Topeka, Kan. - One hundred and thirty-nine high school students will take their passion for art to the next level when they attend the annual Washburn University High School Art Day. These students will attend art workshops taught by Washburn art faculty, alumni and advanced Washburn University art education students. This event is hosted by the Washburn University art department. The workshops are open to pre-registered students only.

A new event this year will be an augmented reality session where all the students will tour the campus and use iPads to access interactive virtual art images superimposed on and around campus buildings-imagine a moving "mural" on Morgan Hall. The session will be led by Professor Wonjae Lee.

In conjunction with High School Art Day, these students enter one piece of artwork each in the juried High School Art Day Student exhibition from Nov. 1 - 8 in the art gallery of the Washburn University Art Building. The exhibition is available to view while the Art Building is open, 7:30 a.m. - 7 p.m. Monday - Wednesday, and 7:30 a.m. - 8:45 p.m. Thursdays. There will be a reception 5 - 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 6. The exhibition and reception are free and are open to the public.

High School Art Day

- 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., Nov. 8
- Workshops in the Washburn University Art Building, Lunch in Washburn Rooms A and B in the Memorial Union

"High School Art Day and participating in an exhibition gives high school students the opportunity to experience what a college art program is like, specifically at Washburn," said Deena Amont, Catron Art Educator and public outreach lecturer for the art department, Washburn. "It's an opportunity to think about other possibilities in their craft and how they want to grow their talents."

Students will check in at 8 a.m. and workshops begin at 9 a.m. Morning workshops will begin at 9, 10 and 11 a.m. before lunch at 12 p.m. The lunch and awards ceremony will take place from 12 -1 p.m. in Washburn Rooms A and B, in the Memorial Union. The featured guest speaker at the awards ceremony will be Washburn graduate Cecilia Nuno, class of 2022, who is a professional graphic designer. The two afternoon workshops begin at 1 and 2 p.m.

The 139 students registered represent 23 high schools, mostly from a 60-mile radius. Six schools are from Shawnee County: Shawnee Heights High School, Washburn Rural High School, Topeka High School, Topeka West High School, Seaman High School and Cornerstone home school.

This event is sponsored by the Washburn University College of Arts & Sciences, the Washburn University art department, Washburn University Admissions, the Ichabod Shop, Washburn University Center for Student Success & Retention and Washburn's Mulvane Art Museum.

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