Troy Student Received Scholarship to Attend the Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation 2013 Summer Seminar Program

Troy resident and Avondale High School student Andrew Lopes, was awarded a full-tuition, room and board scholarship to attend The Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation 2013 Summer Seminar Program.  Andrew attended Session 2 during June 16 - June 29, 2013.   Celebrating its twenty-seventh year, the Summer Seminar, held on the campus of The Colorado College, Colorado Springs, Colorado, is a national program designed as an art institute offering an intensive visual art studio program for gifted high school juniors. 

Three, two-week sessions are held from June 2 - July 13, 2013, with 20 students attending each session.  A jury of artists, which reviewed hundreds of applications, selected the 60 participants.  The jury selected the participants from CDs of original work and a written recommendation from a high school art teacher. 

Artists serve as the primary instructors.  The 2013 artist faculty includes; Jim Long (New York, NY), Harriet Shorr (New York, NY), Don Coen (Boulder, CO), Barbara Friedman (New York, NY), Leslie Smith III (Madison, WI) and Didier William (Brooklyn, NY).  The artists provide instruction, giving specific problems to solve and assignments to complete. 

The Summer Seminar program allows students to gain a stronger foundation of skills and understanding of the visual arts through experiencing college-level drawing and painting classes in a group studio setting.  Sessions concerning careers in art, the development of a portfolio, and small group discussions with artists sharing their unique insights, technical expertise, and commitment to art are included.  Students also enjoy a full schedule of evening and weekend activities.  Trips are planned to draw and paint in the mountains at the Colorado College Baca campus, and sightsee in the Pikes Peak area.

Art supplies for the 2013 Summer Seminar are provided by Current USA, ColArt Americas Inc. -Liquitex Artist Materials, General Pencil Company Inc. (Since 1889),  Sakura of America (makers of Cray-Pas Oil Pastels, Koi Watercolors and Gelly Roll Pens), Silver Brush Limited, Tara Materials Inc. (Manufacturer of Fredrix Artist Canvas) and Royal Brush Manufacturing, Inc.