Ashcan Studio of Art, NY

Happy Valentine's Day!

 Better late than never! In honor of this holiday celebrating love, here's Robert Indiana's iconic sculpture.

New York State Summer School of the Arts upcoming application deadline:

The upcoming deadline is March 2nd to apply for this month long summer school for New York's most talented young artists between 8th -12th grades. Visit their website for specifics: http://www.oce.nysed.gov/nysssa/SVA/#ApplicationProcess

Congratulations to all of Ashcan's Scholastic Art & Writing Award Winners!

Congratulations to all the winning students! Overall Ashcan had 15 Gold Keys (The Highest Regional Achievement), 23 Silver Keys, and 13 Honorable Mentions.  Ashcan student Cheryl Kim, was awarded one of only 5 American Vision Nominations for her sculpture, Korea Skyscraper,  which is equal to best in show! In addition she received a Gold Key (Sculpture) and a Silver Key (Drawing)! Great job Cheryl!  Following is a list of all of this year's other winners. Great job everyone! Also, good luck to all of the Gold Key winners who will go on to the National Competition.

Eun Ju Choi, 2 Silver Keys (Mixed Media)

Jessica Lee, Gold Key (Painting), 3 Silver Keys (2 Painting, 1 Drawing)

Hannah Lee, Gold Key (Painting)

Paul Bae, Gold Key (Painting), 2 Silver Keys (Mixed Media & Art Portfolio)

Angela Yoon, 2 Silver Keys (Drawing & Art Portfolio)

Celine Park, Gold Key (Art Portfolio), Silver Key (Sculpture)

Sandy An, Gold Key (Painting)

Janis Choi, Silver Key (Mixed Media)

Yirang Choi, Gold Key (Drawing), SilverKey (Mixed Media)

Jennifer Chun, Gold Key (Painting), 3 Honorable Mentions (Sculpture, Mixed Media & Art Portfolio)

Jin Soo Chun, 3 Gold Keys (2 Drawing, 1 Painting), Silver Key (Drawing), 2 Honorable Mentions (Mixed Media & Drawing)

Hee Sun Han, Honorable Mention (Sculpture)

Joanne Han, Silver Key, 2 Honorable Mentions (Mixed Media)

Monica Huang, Silver Key (Mixed Media)

Nicole Im, Gold Key (Mixed Media), 3 Silver Keys (2 Sculpture, 1 Mixed Media)

Nickie Kang, Gold Key (Drawing), Silver Key (Sculpture)

Daniel Kim, Silver Key (Art Portfolio)

Serena Kim, Gold Key (Painting), Silver Key (Mixed Media), Honorable Mention (Drawing)

Youngee Kim, Honorable Mention (Sculpture)

Heejung Koh, Honorable Mention (Drawing)

Jimin Lee, Honorable Mention (Drawing)

Claire Park, Gold Key, Honorable Mention (Drawing)

As all of your deadlines approach, remember to destress!

My dear Ashcan students (& faculty),

It is easy to get stressed out during this extremely busy time of college application deadlines.  While, yes, it is very important to stay on the ball and get everything you need to completed, your mind and spirit must unwind and destress for you to really be at your best.

So don't forget to take some time here and there to destress.  Here is a list of surprising ways to quickly alleviate some of that pressure and stress I know most of you are feeling right now: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/28/mindfulness-tips_n_885775.html

Good luck with all of your applications!

The Billboard Art Project and open call

Ashcan Director, Monica Carrier, will be participating as part of the Sight and Sound Invitational Componant of The Billboard Art Project in Richmond, VA.  She will also be the featured artist in a three person show at their coinciding gallery. Both projects will be on display in Richmond in April 2012.

The Billboard Art Project, in addition to the Sight and Sound Invitational, invites artists from all backgrounds to submit work for display on digital billboards around the country.  Please visit http://billboardartproject.com/ for information on how to submit and when and where to view projects.

All artists may submit, including students.