The artwork of 12 Pine Bush High School students will be on display in a free SUNY Orange art exhibit celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
The exhibit is at the Orange Hall Gallery in Middletown from Dec. 1 through Jan. 5, 2024.
The show, entitled “An Artist’s Response to Human Rights,” features work from the following PBHS students:
- Quinn Bradt
- Paige Ceriello
- Atiana Edwards
- Olivia Franqui
- Katie Johnson
- Caleb LeRoy
- Skylar MacFarlane
- Ava Romano
- Emma Russell
- Ava Saladino
- Nicole Whittaker
- Merideth Wright
The exhibit is a collaboration of the Orange County Human Rights Commission (OCHRC), SUNY Orange Cultural Affairs and the Orange County Arts Council.
A reception is scheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 5, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. The exhibit and reception are free and open to the public.
On December 10, 1948, the General Assembly of the United Nations stated to the world that all human beings have fundamental rights and freedoms. These are detailed in the 30 articles of the “Universal Declaration of Human Rights.”
This exhibit offers Orange County high school students the opportunity to express their feelings about the importance of human rights in today’s world by depicting artworks and writing poems or essays about topics related to the “Universal Declaration of Human Rights.” The artworks have been created in several mediums: paintings, drawings, collages, mixed media, found objects, ceramics, and clay.
Students participating in this year’s show represent the following schools: Pine Bush High School, Minisink Valley High School, Washingtonville High School, Monroe-Woodbury High School, Storm King School, Cornwall Central High School, James I. O’Neill High School in Highland Falls, Valley Central High School, and Newburgh Free Academy P-Tech.
Gallery hours:
- Dec. 1 to 15 – Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Dec. 18 to 21 – 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Jan. 2 to 5 – 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The exhibit will be closed from Dec. 22 to Jan. 1.
Orange Hall is located at the corner of Wawayanda and Grandview avenues, Middletown. For more information, email cultural@sunyorange.edu or visit the Cultural Affairs website at sunyorange.edu/culturalaffairs.