GLENS FALLS, NY – The Hyde Collection is pleased to share the winners for The Annual High School Juried Show 2023. The exhibitions are open to the public through June 4, 2023, Thursday through Sunday, from 10 am–5 pm.
The 32nd Annual High School Juried Show 2023 showcases the artistic talent of young artists from Warren, Washington, Saratoga, Hamilton, and Essex counties. A jury composed of local art professionals reviewed all submissions. High school artists employ diverse styles and mediums, including drawing, painting, digital illustration, photography, mixed-media, jewelry, sculpture, and ceramics. The Hyde Collection is honored to support promising young artists and students in the capital region.
“The High School Juried Art Show is an amazing opportunity for area high school student artists to learn and experience the finer points of a professional competitive exhibition process. As one of the nation’s longest-running high school juried shows, we are proud to continue providing this opportunity for our region’s amazing young artists,” said The Hyde Collection’s Curator of Education & Engagement, Katelyn Foley.
In an extensive jurying process, judges selected 100 pieces of artwork for the exhibition from just over 500 submissions from 213 students in 16 schools. The entries were judged by a panel of jurors featuring three regional art professionals: Belinda Colón, Exhibitions Director at Spring Street Gallery; Rita McDonald, Professional Artist; and Pearl Cafritz, Executive Director at Salem Art Works.
Winners were announced on Saturday, May 6, at the opening reception in The Helen Froehlich Auditorium. Awards were presented to the following:
Best in Show: McKenna McWhorter, Argyle Central School, “Sweet Work”
Curators Award: Sophia Verdu, Saratoga Springs High School, “Off to the Show”
Curators Award: Lara Stanco, Lake George Senior High School, “Brevis” & “Ollam Manubriis”
Jurors Award: Hailey Hamm, South Glens Falls High School, “Eggs in a Carton”
Jurors Award: Emma Nero, Saratoga Springs High School, “Stingray City”
Jurors Award: Sterling Towers, Glens Falls High School, “Spider Bowl”
Jurors Award: Camdyn Champaigne, Queensbury High School, “Jack’s House”
Jurors Award: Audrey Cook, Ticonderoga Central School, “Brooch”
Jurors Award: Nicholas Ogden, Queensbury High School, “Cards”
Autumn DeMatties, The Other Half, 2023, Digital photograph, Queensbury High School McKenna McWhorter, Sweet Work, digital photograph, Argyle Central SchoolEmma Nero, Stingray City, scratchboard drawing, Saratoga Springs High SchoolLara Stanco, ollam manubriis, 2022, Ceramic, Lake George Jr Sr High SchoolRyan Tuomela, The Donuttier Painting, 2022, Acrylic on Canvas, Queensbury High School
The Visitor’s Choice Award will be awarded at the conclusion of the exhibition. Winners received a $250 scholarship for an art class at SUNY Adirondack or a $300 gift certificate to attend a Salem Teen Arts summer program. Every student artist received a prize pack.
A total of thirteen school districts are featured in this year’s exhibition. Included are students from the following New York school districts: The Charlton School, Glens Falls High School, Queensbury High School, Lake George Jr and Sr High School, South Glens Falls High School, Saratoga Springs High School, Schroon Lake Central School, Whitehall Junior-Senior High School, North Warren Central School, Argyle Central School, Cambridge Central School District, BOCES of Southern Adirondack, and Ticonderoga Central School District.
*With thanks to our generous sponsors:
Salem Art Works
Sarah Parker Ward & Chris Ward
SUNY Adirondack
Accompanying Educational Program Offerings
Museum Guided Tours
Art After Hours, Third Thursday of every month
Date Night @ The Hyde, May 18
Painting with Patrice: Sailboats at Sunset, May 18
Open Studio: Figure Drawing with John Hampshire, June 15
FREE Artful Afternoons, Second Thursday of every month
*With thanks to Stewarts Shops and The Dake Family for their lead sponsorship of 2023 Education Programs and special gratitude for the 2023 Songs of the Horizon Programming Sponsors, Francine and Robert Nemer.
The Hyde is one of the Northeast’s exceptional small art museums with distinguished European and American art collections. Comparable to that of a major metropolitan museum, the core collection, acquired by Museum founders Louis and Charlotte Hyde, includes works by such artists as Sandro Botticelli, El Greco, Rembrandt, Peter Paul Rubens, Edgar Degas, Georges Seurat, Pablo Picasso, and Pierre-Auguste Renoir, and American artists Thomas Eakins, Childe Hassam, Winslow Homer, and
James McNeill Whistler. The Museum’s Modern and Contemporary art collection features works by artists including Josef Albers, Dorothy Dehner, Sam Gilliam, Adolph Gottlieb, Grace Hartigan, Ellsworth Kelly, Sol LeWitt, Robert Motherwell, Ben Nicholson, Robert Rauschenberg, and Bridget Riley. Today, The Hyde offers significant national and international exhibitions and a packed schedule of events that help visitors experience art in new ways. Visit www.hydecollection.org.
Throughout the years, the Museum has expanded considerably from the historic Hyde home. It includes a modern museum complex with an auditorium, classroom, five galleries, and a state-of-the-art storage facility.
Defending Section V Class A champion and NYSPHSAA semifinalist Rush-Henrietta continued its impressive 2023 campaign with a 16 to 5 victory over visiting Queensbury.
Kaitlyn Barton fired home a feed from Meredith Montgomery for her second and final score of the day to give Queensbury a 2-1 lead with 13 minutes and 27 seconds remaining in the opening half, but the Royal Comets responded with 11 consecutive goals to seize a commanding 12-2 lead at intermission.
Ninth-grader Katherine DeWald recorded five goals and an assist and senior Lena Cox totaled three goals and two assists to lead Rush-Henrietta.
On Tuesday at 4:30 PM, the No. 2-seeded Spartans host No. 7-Albany Academy in a Section 2 Class C quarterfinal contest.
Score by halves: Queensbury 2-3=5, Rush-Henrietta 12-4=16
Chris Boulton and Andrew Palmer registered 10 points apiece, and the Queensbury unified basketball team improved to 2-0 with a 32-28 win over visiting Schuylerville. Ethan Winchell, Boulton, and Palmer all poured in four points in the decisive third quarter.
Maya Drayton netted 10 points for the Black Horses.
Score by quarters: Schuylerville 6-6-6-10=28, Queensbury 8-8-12-4=32.
Schuylerville:
(Key: FG-FT-Points)
Maya Drayton 5-0-10, Amanda Scavone 4-0-8, Michael Nurnberg 2-0-4, Noah Dalton 2-0-4, Jakob Howarth 1-0-2, Gabriel Alexanian 0-0-0, Lauren Diehl 0-0-0, Grace Lail 0-0-0, Isabelle Lumbra 0-0-0, Reilly McCormick 0-0-0, Henry Otto 0-0-0, Graciella Zullo 0-0-0. TOTALS: 14-0-28.
Queensbury:
Chris Boulton 5-0-10, Andrew Palmer 5-0-10, Ethan Winhell 3-0-6, Olivia Affinito 2-0-4, Chloe Harris 1-0-2, Oliver Burns 0-0-0, Breanna Chandler 0-0-0, Trevor Condon 0-0-0, Jazmine Prosser 0-0-0, Cole Zarczynski 0-0-0, Shiv Patel 0-0-0, Meredith Clark 0-0-0, Koda Jones 0-0-0, Troy Jorgensen 0-0-0, Drew Roberts 0-0-0. TOTALS: 16-0-32.
The World Awareness Children’s Museum – located at 89 Warren Street in Glens Falls – has a mission to “bring our diverse world to children”. This museum was the vision of Dr. Jacquiline Touba, who believed that sharing and exchanging the visions of children around the world would promote appreciation and understanding of cultural diversity. It was started in 1985, and chartered in 1995 by the Board of Regents of the New York State Department of Education.
Bethanie Lawence is the Executive Director of The World Awareness Museum, which is currently home to over 10,000 cultural and historical objects, as well as over 8,000 pieces of international art made by children. These are both educational, and cultural artifacts… The Museum is unique because it is a collecting institution as well as a children’s exploration space. The art is made by kids all over the world from 140 different countries: “It is a great collection all made by kids all over the world. We use it in an educational way. These objects are educational tools to show how the world looks through the eyes of children… We have rudimentary as well as lovely pieces and kids can learn from all levels of the art and we treat the art with the utmost of care,” Bethanie said.
The museum teaches kids to examine art with a critical eye; they can examine art from other cultures, and see what is similar to their experiences and what’s different. This opens up discussions regarding traditions in different cultures, and children can learn to compare and contrast the traditions that they have with the traditions of others. “The culture that children experience at the museum creates an opportunity for the kids to explore diverse cultures in a safe and nurturing place. This way the kids are not fearful… Just curious. This creates a situation where they can celebrate diversity,” Bethanie said.
89 Warren Street, Glens Falls
As an example of the importance of letting children express themselves, Bethanie showcased a set of COVID-19-themed art projects that the museum featured – the museum reached out to ten schools across the country in 2021, and received hundreds of responses from kids in grades K through 12… Out of these submissions, the museum accepted 52 pieces into their permanent collection. This exhibit shows kids’ experiences during the pandemic, and their perception of what the pandemic was like.
“It was therapeutic for the kids to express what they were feeling. It gave teachers an opportunity to talk to the students about their experiences during the pandemic… It created a space where kids felt safe talking about deep and challenging topics, and they were able to do so because they were asked to create something that resonated with them. This project was helpful to the students, the teachers, and the parents because it was a conversation starter, and the adults were able to see what the kids experience through their art… These kids have been dealing with trauma from the pandemic; the trauma of an interrupted social life, interrupted school life, and in a lot of ways, the pandemic is still affecting them,” Bethanie said.
Bethanie is an empathic leader at the museum, but her empathy didn’t start with her career there: “I was an elementary teacher for about five years before coming here… I came here to work as the education coordinator. The former director and I worked closely together, and when she left, I was promoted to the executive director position… The staff is all paid staff. We do have a small and strong volunteer program… We have part-time staff, and I am full-time, and we would like to build up from here. We have 10 of us working here, and we all work collaboratively together… Every aspect of the work we do for the museum is collaborative,” she said.
“Thailand” Exhibit
The Children’s Museum is a part of the Glens Falls Art Community, and is also a member of the Glens Falls Art District… The museum will be participating in International museum day on Thursday, May 18th, 2023, along with The Hyde Museum and The Chapman Museum. The theme of the event this year is “The Power of The Museum”… Having a theme for the day helps to bring harmony to the celebration, and Bethanie believes that the arts community creates a “rising tide lifts all boats” kind of collaborative mentality.
The Children’s Museum consistently has nine or ten exhibitions with the expectation that one exhibition will be rotated each year. The most popular exhibit currently on display is the “Mexican Kitchen and Garden”: “The kids just gravitate toward it. Kids love playing in the kitchen… I work with a volunteer team to put together the exhibits. There is a lot of planning, we get funding from outside sources like LARAC, and sometimes we have to hire a contractor to build the structures for us… These exhibits start out as a dream, and then we add in the logistics. We always bring the concept back to our mission of cultural education. The kids experience cultural education, diversity awareness, pretend play, making their own crafts… Just being in a room, they learn through the textile experiences,” Bethanie said.
“Mexican Kitchen and Garden” Exhibit
In the Fall, the Museum will be installing a new exhibit which will be called “Mountain Tops” that will highlight the people and culture in the Adirondacks – landscapes, mountains, and bodies of water. The age focus of this exhibit will be children 0 to 3 years old.
The museum is visited by anywhere from seven to eight thousand people a year! Most recently, they have seen an increase of visitors from the Albany area… There are programs that the museum features that attract a wide participation, like a kids version of “Paint and Sip” and child-friendly yoga.
The Children’s Museum uses every inch of the space that they have… There are some limitations to the museum’s space, because there is no outside space and there is no parking provided. However, creative solutions and partnerships have made it possible for the museum to overcome these challenges. Over the summer, the museum hosts summer camps from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, and the staff walks the kids around the Glens Falls area… This year, the theme of one of the summer camps is the “Amazing Race”, based on the popular TV show: “When the kids arrive, they receive a clue, and the destination of that clue can be anywhere from LARAC, or The Hyde or Chapman museum. When we get there, the kids participate in a challenge that leads to another clue… We are very excited about that camp for the older kids. For the younger kids, we have a ‘Pirate Adventure’ camp. The kids will learn about different ports around the world, and we will have some kind of treasure hunt at the end of the week… We are very excited for our summer camps,” Bethanie said.
One of the most important aspects in the overall running of The Children’s Museum is the board of directors – the board is made up of 11 people, who are very supportive and helpful in both a hand-on and fundraising capacity: “The board oversees the finances while adhering to our mission, to bring the diverse world to children… What that looks like is really the board and the executive director working together to decide and implement changes for the full organization. We work together on fundraising and the finances, as well as running events, and getting our name out there,” Bethanie said.
Children’s Museum Exhibit
Bethanie is looking forward to their Annual Fundraiser on May 21st, 2023! It will be held at The Queensbury Hotel, and is a celebration of the Museum’s 33rd year: “We raise money for all of our programs… Our typical fundraising goal is $50,000. It’s an international cuisine dinner and auction… We have about 200 guests. The event has a live auction and silent auction, there will be live music by local musician Rich Ortiz… This event is really fun,” she said.
The Blue Streaks Carly Wise totaled nine goals for Saratoga Springs varsity girls lacrosse team that handed visiting Queensbury its initial loss of 2023 with a 15-11 triumph. The Blue Streaks improved to 5-0 at home this year.
With the Blue Streaks trailing 4-1 after 7 minutes and 16 seconds of action, Wise tallied six of her squad’s final eight scores of the opening half to give Saratoga Springs a 9-5 advantage at intermission.
Janie Baringer, Faith Britton, and Allison Shamberger all finished with two goals for the hosts, and Jenna Amodio saved 16 shots on goal.
Queensbury, led by Kady Duffy’s four goals and Kaitlyn Barton’s three scores, the Spartans’ were unable to reduce the deficit below three in the second stanza.
Score by halves: Queensbury 5-6 = 11, Saratoga Springs 9-6=15.
The Spartans’ program-record 22-game winning streak in true road contests came to a conclusion; This winning streak began five days after dropping a 12-11 decision at Corning-Painted Post on April 26, 2019. Queensbury had captured 39 straight regular-season assignments; this loss was the first since they fell 16-15 in overtime to visiting Saratoga Springs on May 2, 2019.
The Hudson Falls CSD Board of Education has approved a measure for the May 16th ballot that would complete energy efficiency improvements across all six school buildings in the district… With no impact to taxpayers!
An Energy Performance Contract (EPC) allows schools to make energy-efficient improvements without the need for increased taxes. The Hudson Falls BOE voted during its March 14th meeting to include the $3.1-million “debt-neutral” proposition on the May 16th budget vote. The Energy Performance Contract will not require any tax levy increase from taxpayers – New York State building aid and energy savings for the project will provide positive revenue for the district, amounting to roughly $92,000 per year.
Additionally, The Board is asking the voters to approve a Proposition on the May 16th budget vote that would allow for even greater savings… Should the voters approve the proposition, the project would have an additional 10% funded by the State Education Department.
“Hudson Falls is not the first district in New York state to pursue an EPC,” Superintendent Dan Ward said. “The one thing that is different for Hudson Falls’ EPC is that a good portion of the work in ours allows us to complete work that had to be cut out of our capital project due to cost escalations.”
“While we are in the midst of our capital project work is a perfect time to take advantage of the opportunity to make energy upgrades which will show tremendous savings over time,” Supt. Ward added.
The work that would occur in Hudson Falls schools includes: the high school boilers and mechanical room redesign and renovation, temperature control improvements, middle school ventilation improvements in larger spaces, districtwide walk-in freezer control upgrades, districtwide wireless plug-load control upgrades, LED lighting upgrades, high school lighting controls, district-wide exterior LED lighting upgrades, building weatherization improvements, and pipe & valve insulation.
The John W. Danforth Company did a comprehensive analysis of the District’s utility costs and conducted a thorough facilities energy audit over the winter of 2022 to help shape the scope of work being proposed.
The improvements are estimated to reduce the District’s energy consumption between 28 and 32 percent… The EPC project will initially cost the District $3.1-million, but the project is self-funded through energy savings and NYS aid, which will pay for the project improvements over an 18-year timeframe.
The Queensbury varsity girls lacrosse team defeated host South Glens Falls 12-4 to remain unbeaten this spring… In the process, the Spartans seized the program’s 100th road victory, and increased their consecutive winning streaks to 21 away games and 107 Foothills Council contests.
For the Spartans, Meredith Montgomery scored a game-high four goals, Kaitlyn Barton totaled three goals and an assist, and Kendal Kelsey added two goals and an assist.
Score by halves: Queensbury 7-5=12, South Glens Falls 1-3=4.
