Maclay’s Newest Tradition
Everyone came together Wednesday, Mar. 1 to gallery walk the upper school student’s artwork. Canvases, photos, sculptures and more filled Langford Hall around 6:00 p.m. along with many parents and students. About halfway through the show, the head of school Mr. James Milford, announced the three awards of the night. The first award presented was the Elaine Cochran Memorial Award. This award was given to sophomore Emily Hawken because she created a piece in memory of Elaine Cochran that also showcased creativity. The second award was the Marauder Inspiration Award which was given to freshman Collins Dickson to recognize his commitment to art as he has completed art classes in all three divisions of Maclay. The final award given out that night was the Purchase Award. This award was given to senior Jenna Adams to recognize her art which will become a part of the school’s permanent collection.
Helping Hands
It took many helpful hands to put together the art show for all to see. One of those helpful hands was one of the upper school art teachers, Ismael Milligan. “I mostly helped out with promoting the event to students and making sure that all of my students were submitting something and participating in the show and encouraging them,” Milligan said. “I also spent the bulk of my contribution framing a lot of the artwork, making sure the things done on paper were framed properly.” Being a high school art teacher, Milligan sees a huge benefit from students submitting their artwork. Many times, putting your artwork of display can help increase a student’s confidence as they receive encouragement. Creating art is also an extremely vulnerable experience, so when it is shown to peers, teachers and parents, it shows the students that their work is valuable and important.
The Perfect Picture
Junior Cole McGinley had two of his photos featured in the Come Together Art Show last Wednesday. Leading up to the art show, he spent months brainstorming where he would take the picture, who it would be of and what would make them stand out. After all of those details were finalized, McGinley spent the week before the art show actually taking the pictures and making sure they aligned with his original ideas. “Basket Case was taken in a basket in the Publix parking lot,” McGinley said. “The other one is called projections which featured junior Maria Boulos and I used a projector to project rainbow streaks across her.” McGinley’s inspiration normally comes to him as goes through new and different experiences. His photo, Projection, was based on all of the projections that people push onto others.
Unleash the Chaos
Freshman Sophia Evers submitted her artwork called “Chaos’s Mask” in hopes of the viewers relating to it. “I wanted to make something that people would relate to,” Evers said. “So I thought this would be a great way to show the thoughts that everyone has but doesn’t say out loud.” Evers believes that the art show is an amazing way for students to express themselves in unique ways if they are struggling to do so vocally or physically. Her favorite part of the art show is when she gets to speak with the other artist about their work and find out what inspired their piece and what they think of others.
Hard Work Pays Off
Senior Chari Beamer is one of the Co-Creators of the Come Together Art Show. “We have actually been working on this show since the beginning of the school year, planning out the ideas and everything,” Beamer said. “Before we left for winter break, we made the Microsoft form for submissions and then everything you see in here, the pedestals, the labels, everything like that, was made this week.” Beamer and senior Paloma Rambana put a tremendous amount of work into this art show and did it all for the students. The main purpose of the art show was to showcase the students that don’t normally get to show off their talents and show how artistically talented the upper school is.
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