We have started a collaboration with local high schools in a 'Student Exhibit Series' project. In opening the professional
exhibition process to students, we hope to raise a greater appreciation of the arts for younger people.
We believe that art is made by and for all ages and that creative expression unites all generations.
exhibition process to students, we hope to raise a greater appreciation of the arts for younger people.
We believe that art is made by and for all ages and that creative expression unites all generations.
51st Annual Earthworks Exhibition
Nora FitzGerald North Kingstown High School Grade 12 
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Sophia Martino Westerly High School Grade 12 |
My senior project is learning how to make a pottery dishware set. I decided on this topic because I have always had an interest in pottery and took Ceramics 1 last year. When I took ceramics I really enjoyed it and although it was challenging, it was also very relaxing and enjoyable. For my senior project I am going to learn how to make bowls, plates, and mugs, which I don't have any experience in. I will also learn how to use a pottery wheel which I have no experience in since in my ceramics class we hand-shaped the clay instead of using a pottery wheel. I am also going to learn how to use a kilm and how to fire the clay. I will learn about the different ways in which people produce pottery and will decide on which style works best for me.
Sophia Martino is a recent graduate from Westerly High School and will be attending San Diego State University.
She fell in love with hand building during her junior year of high school during her ceramics and pottery classes. The ability to have complete control was very appealing so she focused on hand building throughout her AP 3D Design class. The raw form of a skull inspired her to challenge her skills. This piece took around 2 months to complete. By methodically drying the skull, she was able to precisely carve out figures such as the teeth and facial bones. A crack was then carved out of the skull to make room for a memory. She chose to add a hawk since her family has always said that hawks represent loved ones who have passed. The inspiration for this piece was to show the raw elements of the human skull while also signifying mortality and reincarnation. |
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Earthworks Pearl Sears North Kingstown High School Grade 12 |
This piece is meant to be a teapot and the first piece to the Chrysanthemum bunny family tea set. I wanted to make a fantastical yet delicate fun tea pot and in doing so Chrysanthemum was born. He never goes anywhere without wearing his vintage vest coat his sister designed and stitched him. He is simply the bunny of love; and with his immense power love emanates from his wing's ripples as he flies.
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Print, Paint & Drawing Annual Kaz Bradley Rocky Hill Country Day School Grade 12 |
Dividing the Landscape is part of a series that I made addressing the history of slavery in Rhode Island and its impact on the physical landscape. Our state is covered in stone walls, which most people barely notice after living here for a long time. The walls have become divorced from their history, and most people see them as charming or historic if they notice them at all. However, many of the walls were initially built by people enslaved by the Narragansett Planters, a group of 13 slave-owning families responsible for much of southern Rhode Island’s agricultural success. The walls were built to divide the massive plantation fields into segments to make it easier to oversee the labor of enslaved people. Knowing this, I find it impossible not to see the stone walls when I go for walks in the woods, as a man-made stain on the landscape representing a terrible time in our state’s history that is under acknowledged and overwritten.
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Open Juried Exhibition I Regan Byers Westerly High School Grade 12 |
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Reagan Byers is a senior at Westerly High School and has attended the Westerly School district her whole life. She began working with clay during her junior year of high school, and fell in love with throwing on the wheel. Carving into each piece is her favorite part of the art making process, because of how calming it is. The glaze of this particular vessel was chosen specifically to see how it would react in relationship to the texture created by the carving. This piece shows the unique style of her art, which is inspired by nature.
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Open Juried Exhibition II Olivia Wood North Kingstown High School Grade 12 |
I created this piece last year, a part of my series recounting growing up traveling. When I was younger, I despised Rhode Island, and just wanted to see the rest of the world. In this piece (which is a self portrait) I am sitting on my knees with a passport held to my chest and wings sprouting from my back. However, in gold ore paint, a locket lays across my chest, with a piece of a Rhode Island map inside. I actually wear this exact locket in real life. How ever far I might fly, I will still hold home close to my heart. While I still love to travel, in my older years of childhood I’ve come to appreciate South County more. Even though I’m still going to leave, I’ll always look forward to coming back.
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Print, Paint &
Drawing Annual Mia Ducharme Chariho High School Grade 12 |
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There is a strong self-possessed drive I find within myself to generate unique art from a pure subconscious perspective. Initiating from self-directed curiosity, art has become my incentive, my passion, and most importantly the impulse to attain my highest aspirations. Through each process of creating a new aspect of myself becomes understood, and with that continuously follows my desire for artistic exploration. Art is my creative outlet and I hope to share it with the world someday.
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Photography Annual
Madeliene Carret South Kingstown High School Grade 12 |
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I have always found myself interested in film and filmmaking, especially in old horror movies. The way that filmmakers play with lighting, sets the mood, builds atmosphere, and heightens tension. These cinematic films made me take notice of how lighting could be used to enhance a scene and take it to the next level photographically.
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Open Juried Exhibition II Tessa Kluver Prout High School Grade 12 |
Into the Woods
Acrylic & Charcoal |
I am unsure as to when my passion for painting surfaced, but I have always felt it within my bones. Creating artwork is the most beneficial and personal diary of mine, I can release tensions from the outside world and translate them into an unexpected, anxiety-inducing symbol or story. I am able to freely create without the boundaries within our physical world, without the expectations of reality. Life has no blueprint, and nothing truly has a place. I want to make the unknown, known and the unseen, seen. Each painting I create is a facet of my imagination while toying with a modern, social behavior, belief or system, all for the audience’s reaction.
“Into the Woods” is an immersive, shock-factor artwork. This piece is meant to emotionally and mentally impact the viewer by usage of colors and patterns. The bright reds and dark blues creates contrast and leads the viewer’s eyes toward the main figure. The immersiveness of this piece also allows for open interpretation as to what would happen next. |
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Open Juried Exhibition II Ilaria D'Andrea Narragansett High School Grade 12 |
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Ilaria has strong passion for the arts, for animal rights, and for the environment. This piece is titled “Majestic” because it accentuates the beauty and majesty of the endangered Mountain Gorilla. Ilaria has always loved working in all mediums and she loves to express her appreciation for the beauty of people and animals in her work.
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Members Annual
Exhibition Geovanna DeOliveira The Greene School Grade 12 |
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I create art based on the natural world. My main focus is painting. Painting to me is like opening a portal to a different world; you can make new colors, mix things up and create whatever you want. I still have a lot to learn, but art is my passion and I will continue to create.
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Open Juried Exhibition I Lucy Howland Moses Brown High School Grade 11 |
Earthwalker Sunflower
Terra Cotta Clay, Wheel Thrown |
I have been working with clay for the past three years. During freshman year I took an Introduction to Ceramics class and have taken a clay class every opportunity since. I tried wheel throwing my second year and have continued with throwing for the past two years I have been working with clay for the past three years. During freshman year I took an Introduction to Ceramics class and have taken a clay class every opportunity since. I love the calming and satisfying feeling of centering the piece and raising the walls. In a busy school day, it is nice to have a break to work with clay and let my creative side come out. This is an Earthwalker sunflower, one that has dark pink petals and a dark maroon center. The sunflower’s petals are opening and the flower’s development from a bud is shown. This represents the seasons changing, the maternal nature of spring. My piece shows life.
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Open Juried Exhibition I Meghan Themistocle Moses Brown High School Grade 11 |
Dr. Suess’s Tea Set
Terra Cotta Clay, Wheel Thrown |
I started taking clay my freshman year of high school. I fell in love with ceramics because of the calmness and relaxation I feel when working with clay, especially on the wheel. I used terra cotta clay and underglazes for this project. The teapot and mug set reminds me of my childhood, as it resembles a Dr. Seuss book that I used to read and enjoy as a child. The curvature of the piece reminds me of something that’s loose, fluid, and fun like the poems of Dr. Seuss. When I started to think about how I wanted to design my piece, I really wanted to accentuate a playful movement which could capture its uniqueness. When deciding what colors to use, I knew I wanted to use colors that contrast which would enhance the feeling of fluidity throughout the piece.
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Members
Invitational Grace Tokarski Compass School Grade 7 |
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Grace uses any medium of art she can get her hands on. She sculpts with clay and paints in oils and acrylics as well as hand knitting and crafting.
Artist Statement This particular piece is a self-portrait. I am cracking from the pain from my auto-immune disorder, yet drowning in medicine and doctors. |
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Earthworks
Leon Brown
Westerly High School Grade 12 |
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My name is Leon Brown, a Westerly High School senior and ceramic artist. Throughout high school, art was never really my strong point, but after taking a pottery class last year, I fell in love with the satisfaction I experienced when tapping into my creativity and working with clay. Now in my senior year, I have chosen to pursue this passion further and have incorporated it into my Senior Exhibition project. The piece I chose to display in the Earthworks 46th Open Juried Clay Annual is one I am most proud of from my collection. Pottery and ceramics have become my passion - one that I hope to evolve into a career in the future.
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Photography Annual
Kyle Waterman
Chariho High School Grade 11 |
Dark & Stormy
Photography |
Kyle Waterman is a 17-year-old student at Chariho High School. He became interested in photography at 15 years of age when he began receiving a lot of recognition from various RI/NE instagram pages. People were shocked with what he was doing at age 15/16. He has upgraded cameras 3 times now in one year and photography has become a big part of his life. He shoots with a Sony and dji drone. He enjoys traveling for the scenery and pictures.
https://www.instagram.com/kylewaterman_/ |
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Print, Paint
Drawing Exhibition Amber Hunley
South Kingstown High School Grade 12 |
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For our 2019 Paint, Print and Drawing Exhibition we invited Amber Hunley, a 12th grader from South Kingstown High School, to participate. Amber has always loved art and plans on pursuing art throughout her life. She has won several awards and has been recognized numerous times for her outstanding artwork. This year, she was elected the honor of "Most Artistic" for the school's yearbook by her classmates.
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Art from the Workshops
Prout
High School Students |
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This exhibit launched our new initiative designed to encourage young artists to express and display their creativity through community partnerships with our local high schools. We were happy to host Prout student artwork in our small gallery in January of 2019.
The exhibit was curated by Kristen Rich and Michael Elson, Prout High School art teachers. Kristen Rich said, "At the Prout School, we believe that our creativity is truly a gift to be nurtured and developed. Visual art plays an important role in educating the whole person, and we offer a wide variety of creative experiences for our students." |
