The Yellow Barn Studio and Gallery at Glen Echo Park

The Eighth High School Art Exhibition
Our Future
Saturday & Sunday, May 17 & 18, 2008

Welcome to the Eighth High School Art Exhibition, supported by The Friends of the Yellow Barn Studio and sponsored in part by GEICO. The works selected for this exhibition are examples of the fine work done by Montgomery County high school students from both public and private high schools.

In sponsoring this show, the Friends of the Yellow Barn Studio wants to recognize the remarkable talents of our young people. They are our future. If the arts are to remain a significant part of our culture, we must give these talented students the encouragement and support to develop their talents to their fullest.

The Yellow Barn would like to thank our members and contributors, who have supported this exhibition. It is through your donations and your commitment to support our young people that has guaranteed the opportunity they need to reach their full potential.

Enjoy the show,
Walt Bartman
Director of the Yellow Barn Studio

Alicia Betancourt First Place Award Winner, Brooke Kao, Richard Montgomery HS	Mitzi Yater Fuller 2nd Place Award Winner, John Orthwein, Landon School
Walt Bartman, Founder of the Yellow Barn, presents the first teacher award to Mike Piechocinski, the Visual Arts Center

Our Judge: It is an honor to have Glen Kessler as this year’s judge. Glen is a distinguished drawing & painting instructor at the Yellow Barn Studio. He has an outstanding reputation as an artist and teacher.

Special Thanks: The Friends of the Yellow Barn would like to thank GEICO and Plaza Artist Materials for their support in funding this exhibition. This exhibition is in cooperation with the Glen Echo Partnership for Arts and Culture and the National Park Service.

Our Contributors: This is this year's list of contributors, whose generous donations made this exhibition possible: GEICO, Plaza Artist Materials, Arturo & Lulu Betancourt, Jack Fuller, The Friends of the Yellow Barn and The Yellow Barn Studio.

Our Teachers: Without dedicated teachers, who show interest in their students, this exhibition would not be possible. The Friends of the Yellow Barn would like to thank the following teachers for a job well done.

Ms. Kelly Posey from Richard Montgomery H.S., Ms. Jane Walsh &Mr. Mike Piechocinski from the MCPS Visual Art Center, Ron Burgess from Walt Whitman H.S., Walt Bartman III from Landon, Liz Stafford, from Walter Johnson H.S., Lee Newman from Holton Arms, Ms. Carrocio from The Academy of the Holy Cross, Ruth Fishman from Richard Montgomery High School, Grace Buas & Heidi Nam, Wooton High School, Angela White, Bethesda Chevy-Chase High School, Connie Jimenez, Covenant Life School, Ms. Percy, Sidwell Friends School, Eleanor Glattly, Stone Ridge School, Lauren Cook, St. Andrews School, Angela Praisner, Sherwood High School, Ms. Amato, Watkins Mill High School, and Gretchen Goldsmith from Damascus High School.

Montgomery County's Best: This exhibition represents the "Best of Montgomery County". The artwork you see represented, in this show, is a fine example of the talented students and teachers of Montgomery County. The Yellow Barn is honored to support their achievements. Below is a list of the 40 young artists, juried into this year's exhibition.

First Place Alicia Betancourt Award of $500:
Brooke Kao, Richard Montgomery HS

Second Place Mitzi Yater Fuller Award of $250:
John Orthwein. Landon School

Third Place Friends of the Yellow Barn Award of $100:
Mark Trotter, Landon School

Walt Whitman H.S.: Sarah Olson

Covenant Life School: Becca Hollandsworth, Thomas Cleveland

Holton Arms: Olivia Taylor, Sara Putterman, Jing Jing Li

Walter Johnson High School: Zoe Polach

Stone Ridge: Nina Takahashi

Sidwell Friends School: Becky Garland

St. Andrews: Callen Brenner

Bethesda Chevy Chase High School: Tim Canon, Lael Seltzer

Thomas Wooton High School: Angelina She, Eun Jee Lee, Ryun Hi Kim, Xing Gao Hong

Richard Montgomery: Joyce Yu, Morgan Green, Brooke Kao

Albert Einstein Visual Art Center: Tessa Tripodi, Erika Ceruzzi, Martin Swift, Yao Li, Jessica Gonzolez, Stephen Elefante, Ari Klein, Naimi Marella, Sonee Kim, John Raymundo, Danielle Ceneta, Anna Lukacs, Steven Sugar, Daulton Kao, Sung- Hee Sung,

Landon School: Brett Van Egmond, Mark Trotter, Connor Law, John Orthwein, Michael Picasso

Montgomery Blair High School: Julie Zhu

Notes:: Judging this exhibit was a difficult task as there were many more pieces deserving of selection than we have room to display at the Yellow Barn. Out of 97 pieces submitted, forty were selected.. I think you will agree that the talent on exhibit is quite remarkable, particularly when you take into account the young age of the artists.

Congratulations are due to not only the artists whose work is on display, but to all artists who made submissions. Let me again stress that if your work was not selected, it did not mean it was not a successful drawing or painting; there simply was not enough room for all the deserving entries to make the show.