Exuding Creativity
Sam Stenner, Staff Writer
April 3, 2017
Filed under Visual Arts
In honor of Youth Art Month, on March 15, 2017, Midlothian High School faculty and students participated in a Creative Dress Day, sponsored by NAHS. The fun-filled Creative Dress Day was chock-full of experimental outfits that reflected Midlo's true creativity. The outfits ranged from abstract pai...
The Keys to Success
Mrs. Marie O'Kleasky
April 3, 2017
Filed under Visual Arts
Several Midlo Art students received National Scholastic keys on Saturday, March 25. Many earned silver and gold keys on the regional level, but some exceptional artists achieved keys on the National level. Liza Wimbish (11) - Photography, National Gold Michael South (12) - Computer Graphics, National Gold ...
Show Your Creativity!
Jake Petrillo and Mrs. Marie O'Kleasky
March 10, 2017
Filed under Visual Arts
On March 15, 2017, in honor Youth Art Month, Midlo will host Creative Dress Day, sponsored by the National Art Honor Society. We would love to have as many students, faculty, administrators, and staff digging deeply into his or her creativity and joining the art department for this exciting day! We will jud...
Artistic Talents on Display
Sam Stenner, Staff Writer
March 3, 2017
Filed under Visual Arts
Several gifted Midlothian High School students have art work on display around Richmond. Please support our local talent by visiting the exhibits. The Sun Trust (919 East Main Street, Richmond) show opens March 15, typically at 6:15, and will come down on March 30. Patrons may park in the Sun Tru...
Keys to Fine Art
Ellen Tucker and Sam Stenner
February 21, 2017
Filed under Visual Arts
Congratulations to the following students who received Fine Arts Scholastic Key Awards. A number of students will have their work up for the Chesterfield County Public Schools ceremony at the Hull Street Technical Center on March 25th. The students who received Gold Key recognition will move on to compe...
A True Masterpiece of a Night
Neha Kulkarni, Editor-in-Chief
May 16, 2016
Filed under A & E, Visual Arts
On Tuesday evening, May 10, 2016, AP art students showcased their art to the Midlothian community in the Open Commons. With various styles and types, including mixed media, 3D design, photo, and graphics. Many parents, former students, and siblings came to admire the work that the art students, both jun...
Bailey Carpenter Earns Recognition at National Level for Photography
April 25, 2016
Filed under A & E, Visual Arts
Congratulations to Bailey Carpenter, who recently earned a Scholastic Arts and Writing silver medal for photography at the national level. The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, founded in 1923, have become the nation's most comprehensive program of its kind. Each year thousands of students subm...
Artistic Talent on Display
Emily Junkmann, Staff Writer
April 21, 2016
Filed under A & E, Visual Arts
On April 16th and 17th, teachers from throughout Chesterfield County displayed the best works of art made by their students. This year the Fine Arts Festival was held at Thomas Dale High School. Mrs. Myer, the 3D-design teacher, said, “My favorite part of the festival is setting the display up and watch...
Batman, Incorporated
Taylor Coy
April 13, 2016
Filed under A & E, Creative Corner, Visual Arts
Taylor Coy drew piece, titled Batman: Incorporated. He say, "The inspiration that helped me draw this first in pencil then in Pen drew from Frank Miller's classic graphic novel, The Dark Knight Returns."
Inception
Nola Thomas
April 13, 2016
Filed under A & E, Creative Corner, Visual Arts
Daisy once told me the rocks are stars. The sun is infinite emptiness eroding time and space, and we are but travelers finding our destination, our place, in a dying universe. And it was the wind that constructed the sky- an abysmal blue and billowing surface, veiling the black, au...
Run to Stand Still
Marion Cline
April 13, 2016
Filed under A & E, Creative Corner, Visual Arts
Even as I hold my pen, I quiver. There’s an earthquake, a deep tremor, coursing through these dark blue veins. Frankly, I prefer thinking over writing, but when I’m too tired to think, when I feel the capillaries in my mind ready to burst, that is when I write. Writing has proven to be a physiological...
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