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ARTalks/Visiting Artists

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Program Overview

The Visiting Artist Program connects Stevenson students to professional visual artists through gallery exhibits and artist presentations (ARTalks). Created over 20 years ago by Stevenson emeritus faculty member, John DePinto, the Visiting Artist Program aims to feature a range of diverse artists, styles and mediums throughout the school year, providing our students with opportunities to interact with and learn from professional art and artists. 

Annually, six artists are selected for the program. Local artists exhibit for 6-7 weeks in Stevenson’s Visiting Artist Gallery. During the course of their exhibition, each artist visits two visual arts classrooms for an ARTalk to discuss their work, concepts and process. The Visiting Artist Program and ARTalks are presented in partnership with the Stevenson Foundation. 

Currently Featuring Stevenson Backstage

The Fine Arts Division is proud to feature the design and stagecraft of Stevenson Backstage (co-curricular) and Entertainment Production & Design (curricular) students and adult sponsors from the Freshman-Sophomore play, The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe.

Come to the gallery to see Aslan, the amazing lion puppet that took over 200 hours to design and build, before taking his place in Patriot Theatre Company’s Narnia. Look closer to see detailed props, scenic pieces, jeweled headdresses, and custom costumes showcasing just a few of the skills learned by Stevenson Backstage and Entertainment Production & Design students. With Scenic Design by Theatre Specialist David Makuch, Puppet Design and Scenic Artistry by Krist Neumann (SHS alum), and Costume Design by Alex Rutherford, the students accomplished the design and build of some amazing works of stagecraft now on display in the Visiting Artist Gallery through March 21.

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