(Credit: Delaware County Community College) Artwork by (left to right): Kiarha Constantino, Garnet Valley High School; Saniya Hatchell, Upper Darby High School; Devin Baldwin, Penncrest High School; and Phani Vaddypally, Springfield High School.
Free reception on Jan. 22; exhibit runs through Feb. 14
The Art Gallery at Delaware County Community College is hosting its ninth annual Regional High School Art Exhibition featuring artwork created in a wide variety of media by art students from 15 high schools in Delaware and Chester Counties.
The students’ work is on view from now to Feb. 14 in the Art Gallery, located in Room 2305 in the Academic Building on the College’s Marple Campus 901 South Media Line Road, Media. The exhibit will be open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The exhibition features the work of students from the following high schools: Academy Park, Avon Grove, Downingtown West, Garnet Valley, Haverford, Interboro, Marple Newtown, Penn Wood, Penncrest, Radnor, Ridley, Springfield, Strath Haven, Sun Valley and Upper Darby. There will be a special exhibition reception on Wednesday, Jan. 22, from 4:30 to 7 p.m., with an awards presentation at 5 p.m. One artist from each participating school will be honored by DCCC Art faculty. Refreshments will be served, and the event is free and open to the public.
The Regional High School Art Exhibition is sponsored by the College’s Communication, Arts & Humanities Division. The Art Gallery at DCCC hosts up to seven visual art exhibitions each year, showcasing the work of students as well as professional artists of national and international reputation. In addition to exhibitions, artists are periodically invited to hold lectures, offer collaborative projects and conduct workshops for the College community and the public.
