Yea Carver Art Kids! 39 students received 48 medals at the annual Visual Arts Scholastic Event (V.A.S.E.)

VASE is the only art event of its kind in the nation. Students are provided the opportunity to bring artworks created in their art classes to a regional event where they are interviewed by a certified juror who evaluates their work based on standards based rubric and their understanding of the art processes involved in the development of their artwork. Only academically eligible high school students in grades 9-12 can participate in VASE.

Three of the 39 students were selected to advance to the State Level Competition held in April at Clear Falls High School in the Clear Creek Independent School District. Good Luck Travion Payne, Barron Preston, and Sam Tran.

Travion Payne's "Green With Envy" advances to state.

(right) College bound Carver Senior, Gingi McGuire won Best of Show in the Society For The Performing Arts art contest and received $1000 scholarship provided by Viola Davis Rosson-Espinossa family.

Estefhania Pineda received Honorable Mention for her work entitled “Garden of Eden”.

Millie Negron’s watercolor “3/4 Water” will be on display in the SPA’s Downtown Library Show.

Congratulations to all these young ladies for their inspirational award winning works.

Not only did Gingi's watercolor painting recieve a blue ribbon, but it was also chosen to go to Aldine's FFA Art Show Auction. Good luck Gingi - a cash scholarship award will surely help in the Fall when she starts school at The University of Texas in Austin!

Congratulations to Blue Ribbon Winners at the annual HLSR Art Competition.

Harold Alford, Gingi McGuire, 'Millie' watercolor painting; and Sam Tran’s color pencil drawing;

A special congratulations to Estefhania Pineda who received a Rainbow Ribbon designating her work as being in the final round for Best of Show runner-up!

Scholastic Art & Writing Awards celebrates 80 years of presence in classrooms across the nation to identify and document outstanding achievements of young artists and writers.

Harris County recieved over 1,500 local art entries into this years competition. Two Carver student works were amoung the 150 Gold Key Winners!

Carver Seniors Gingi McGuire and Millie Negron are both recipients of a 2011 Scholastic Gold Key. In addition, Gingi McGuire recieved a Silver Key for her Art Portfolio.

Above: Gingi McGuire's, Not Mister Walters.

To Right: Millie Negron's, Attack of the UFO's

Carver High School was the only school invited to participate in the Houston Symphony's art exhibition in response to Mussorgsky's original symphony score. In the weeks before the symphony, Carver students created original works based on the music from Mussorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition". The big smiles on student faces tell the joy and honor each student felt as they viewed their work in the lobby of the Jones Hall on Friday November 26, 2010.

Share the joy!

Four works by Carver Art Students have been chosen to be on display for the next year at Houston Northwest Medical Center located at 710 FM 1960 Rd W, Houston, TX 77090. The student artwork is on display in the hallways between the Emergency Wing and Out-Patient Surgery Facility. The students were honored at a reception on October 19, 2010 when the presentation of the top three works was announced. Estefhania Pineda received the third place honor and a cash scholarship. Samantha Harris, Gingi McGuire and Travion Payne recieved high honors as well. All Four works will be part of the year long gallery exhibition. Congratulations!

Student exhibition at Lawndale Art Center October 17 - November 19, 2010.

24 Carver Art Students had work on exhibit in Lawndale's Day of the Dead Celebration. Lawndale's Educational Program was developed to educate audiences and encourage dialogue in celebration of Mexican-American heritage in our region. The annual Día de los Muertos exhibit promotes cultural awareness of Mexican folk art practices associated with celebration of family, life and community.

Calaveras, papel picado, monoprints, retablos, altars and large-scale installations were just a few of the many projects on display.

Guests enjoyed hot chocolate, pan de muerto, and activities such as decorating sugar skulls, along with performances by Mixteco Ballet Folklorico.

Carver Senior, Jacob Melendez is the winner of Musical Scores T-Shirt Design competition!

Jacob's winning design was worn by more than 4000 local Intermediate, Middle and High School students as they enjoy an incentive day at The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion on May 4, 2010. This special day is a celebration of the students that demonstrate growth, excellence and superb measures of success on their campuses.

Well done Jacob!

During winter break, a group of AP Studio Art students gathered for a "gallery hop". We visited 5 galleries that exhibit local and national artist works. The self-guided tour included a trip to Texas Art Supply (oh so cool) and lunch at a local Greek landmark restaurant. Students are already planning their Spring Gallery Tour and hope to make this an annual event.

Carver students participated in the annual Career Day at Bethune Academy. Danielle Meshack, Ryan King, Calla Medina, Dulce Aguirre, Gingi McGuire, and Gabriela Ramirez were amoung the Visual Art students that shared personal stories and samples of their work with students in grades 3 and 4. They learned first hand that "kids do say the darndest things!"

Carver's Art Department hosted visits from a variety of Art Colleges from across the nation as they converge in Texas for National Portfolio day. Many of Carver's Art-Strand students receive individual portfolio reviews and valuable feedback on the preparation of their portfolio as they prepare to make choices for their next four years of education. Good Luck Seniors 2010!

Visual Art Strand Sophomores and Juniors participated in the annual Museum Field Trip for a day of art viewing and discussion. Art Faculty and Museum Staff discuss and share valuable information on themes, processes and current exhibitions.

Laura Luna - Painting, Printmaking and AP 2-D Studio: llluna@aldine.k12.tx.us
To view more student work visit:
www.flickr.com/photos/lunaartroom

Megan McEntire - Department Chair, Electronic Media, Photography and AP Art History: mamcentire@aldine.k12.tx.us

Zach Walters - Sculpture, Drawing and AP 3-D Studio: zwalters@aldine.k12.tx.us