High Art 2024: DISTORTIONS

Exhibition: May 14th – 30th, 2024

Opening Reception and Awards Ceremony: Wed, May 15th 6:30-8pm. Free and open to all.

Eleven high schools from Massachusetts and Rhode Island will showcase installation art at the Attleboro Arts Museum’s annual High Art exhibition held in-gallery from May 14th – 30th, 2024. High Art connects teens with artists both past and present, fosters the creation of original artworks, and provides a professional forum for students to voice their creativity and work collaboratively.

This year’s High Art theme of DISTORTIONS will feature exciting installations that ponder the line between familiar and unfamiliar. The art of distortion is described as a change to the shape, form, or size of a subject to convey an emotion, create a new meaning or profound visual impact, or even warp our sense of reality. What is installation art you ask? Installation art uses any material invention to energize and modify the way a space is experienced. Visitors will enjoy unique examples of distortions that may include exaggerated facial features, deflated balloons, pixelation, reflections in a broken mirror, or even visual representations of twisting the truth. 

Artist, Robin Wessman of Norfolk, MA has been invited to serve as juror for the exhibition. Wessman will assign the following Awards – Best in Show; Second Place; Third Place; Honorable Mention and select Merit Awards. These awards will be announced at the Opening Reception and Awards Ceremony held in-gallery on Wed, May 15th from 6:30-8pm. Free and open to all.

Visitors of the High Art Exhibition will be asked to cast their People’s Choice Award ballot by using either a QR Code reader or a computer terminal in the Museum’s gallery. Virtual People’s Choice Award votes will be collected throughout the course of the exhibit – with the award given to the top school after the exhibition has concluded on May 30th at 4pm.

2024 Participating High Schools

  • Attleboro High School
  • Barnstable High School
  • Bishop Feehan High School
  • Blackstone Academy Charter School – Pawtucket, RI
  • Dover-Sherborn Regional High School
  • Mansfield High School
  • Norton High School
  • Norwood High School
  • Seekonk High School
  • Sharon High School
  • Silver-Lake Regional High School

Juror: Robin Wessman

Robin Wessman is a contemporary realist painter who uses humor and mystery to convey narratives through his still-life paintings.  His paintings have a classic representational approach and demonstrate his fascination with form and the use of natural light. He also adds a bit of surrealism to push the interaction with his objects to another level. The concepts behind his paintings are drawn from his own life experiences that focus on the joys and celebrations that uplift the human spirit. For more information and artwork visit www.wessmanart.com.

Thank you to our generous High Art Sponsors

Title Sponsor: Gary Lavoie, owner of Footworks Inc. in Attleboro, MA

Jerry’s Artarama of Providence, RI

Craft Inc. of South Attleboro, MA

The Preservation Framer of North Attleboro, MA

Reeves Company, Inc. of Attleboro, MA

The Local Cultural Councils of:

  • Attleboro
  • Mansfield
  • Norton
  • Norwood
  • Seekonk
  • Sharon
  • Sherborn

These Cultural Councils are local agencies funded by Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.

High Art Exhibition Contact:

Abby Rovaldi

Programs Coordinator

508-222-2644 x15

arovaldi@attleboroartsmuseum.org

For Educator Reference:

Download a High Art 2024 Overview

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