ON VIEW: APRIL 12, 2019 – MAY 11, 2019
OPENING RECEPTION: FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 2019 FROM 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm
We are proud to announce our upcoming ACCESS/PRINT and LOOK/SEE Annual Student Exhibitions. These exhibitions will showcase artwork created by teen artists who participated in our Access/Print program, as well as prints created by K-12 and young adult students who visited Highpoint in 2018 and 2019. The public is invited to a free opening reception on Friday, April 12 from 5:30 – 8:00 pm.
Access/Print is a free mentorship program that hosts 8 –10 outstanding teen artists each school year. Each teen receives over 70 hours of studio access and instruction in the printmaking arts to create a body of work.
Fall 2018 artists: Rain Been, Ren Graham, Haley Larson, Sanjay Sharma
Spring 2019 artists: Joannie Amaro, Ava Cole, Talula Cedar James, Elanore Westgard, Roman Zych
Look/See: Throughout the school year Highpoint hosts hands-on printmaking classes for visitors from the metro area and beyond. Students visit Highpoint to create prints using relief, drypoint, monotype, and screenprinting methods.
Participants include: Belle Plaine High School, Benjamin E. Mays World School, Discovery Charter School, El Colegio High School, Folwell School Performing Arts Magnet, Franklin Middle School, Kulture Klub Collaborative, Lyndale Community School, MERC Alternative High School, Orono High School, Southwest High School, and Transition Plus.