Photo (L to R): Haley Renken, Carina Fairfield and Joseph Park
Congratulations Carina Fairfield, Haley Renken of Randolph High School, and Joseph Park of Boonton High School! They were named the winners of The Mayo Center for the Performing Arts’ Visual Arts Art Cover Contest.
Carina’s entry will be featured as the cover of the Theatre’s March program book, which is handed out prior to most Theatre events that month. Haley’s entry will be featured as the cover of the Theatre’s April program book. Joseph Park’s entry will be featured as the cover of the Family program book in throughout the rest of the season.
Over four dozen Morris County students participated in the art contest. Students were asked to draw based on a theme of creativity and the arts. This is the second year that the contest has been held through the Theatre Education Department. Support for the contest was provided by Verizon.
“We are thrilled to once again offer this program, both honoring and inspiring young visual artists from all over Morris County,” said Cathy Roy,” Director of Education, Mayo Center for the Performing Arts. “ Through our Education programs, we are always striving to enhance the classroom curriculum of all of our participating schools, and seeing how the students took our theme of "Inspire, Imagine, Create, Discover, Celebrate The Arts," and expressed it through their artwork was so impressive. “
“Art has always been a huge part of my life,” Hayley Renken says. “It allows me to express my feelings. I really enjoyed challenging myself by participating in the contest to come up with a cover that exemplified the theater theme. I am truly honored to be given this outstanding recognition and hope to someday pursue a career in art!”
“Whether it’s a conduit to express my creativity or a calming break in the day, art has always been a great pleasure of mine,” Carina Fairfield says. “Since elementary school, I always looked forward to that one day each week my class would have an hour long art class in the art room. Now, I love walking into the art room each day, unwinding out of the busy scheduled day and having the opportunity to focus on working on my current piece. The anxieties of my day seem to melt away.”
“I enjoyed participating in the art contest, and I love the challenge of communicating to a broad audience with my artwork,” says Joseph Park. “On stormy, rainy days or during bright, sunny days, no matter what the weather, my friends and family know where to find me during any spare time I have: I will be glued to a chair, gripping a pencil, drawing in silence. Art will always be inside of me, and I wish to pursue an enduring career in the arts and animation, to create works that can inspire and entertain people of every generation.”
All participating students were invited to a reception on March 2 and samples of their works will be displayed in the Theatre throughout March.
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