Art on Display

Panthers show off their artistic side

Bridget McMahon and Kerry Murphy are the art teachers behind the student inspiration on display at last Wednesday’s art show.

Joseph Andrade created a sculpted bust for the art show. A senior at JHS, Andrade will be attending RIC next year.

Freshman Angela Gallucci and Anne Gallucci check out some of the student works of art.

Principal Gerry Foley checks out the tape art installation with Kory Marandola and Allegra Graziano. Graziano created the tape tree and monkey.

Rosa Sierra, a junior, shows off her detailed mask sculpture.

Sophomore Jamie Buckley is excited about her sun face sculpture.

Posted Thursday, April 12, 2012 1:00 pm

The annual Johnston High School art show included sculpture, painting, printing, drawing and ceramic works from students in all grades, along with cooperative installation art in which JHS students collaborated with students at the Rhode Island School of Design.

Students from the JHS Art Program have gone on to schools such as the Savannah College of Art & Design, RISD, URI, WPI and Monteserrate College of Art.

Art teacher Kerry Murphy said one of their biggest goals is to teach students that there are endless opportunities in a variety of fields to be creative. An artist doesn’t necessarily have to be the proverbial “starving artist” in order to be creative, she said. The spark to be creative is what they hope to instill.

Sun Rise photos by Doug Learned (DougLearnedPhotography.com)