Local Art Students Have 'Emerging Visions'

Multimedia works with personal meaning from students artists at South Lakes, Herndon and Oakton High Schools is now on display at Greater Reston Arts Center.

The exhibit is Emerging Visions, and it was inspired by an exhibit, Campaign Re/Form, that was held at GRACE last fall, says GRACE associate curator Erica Harrison.

"The theme is 'voices," says Harrison. "About 15 students per school have developed ideas on themes they are passionate about. For some, that is  environmental and women's rights. Others looking more inward, with personal  experiences and challenges, such as social anxiety or body image."

"All of the students have really put forth a tremendous amount of effort,"said Harrison. "There is definitely a wide variety of great pieces."

There will be an opening reception and gallery talk from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at GRACE. Admission is free, and many of the students will be there to talk about their works.

The students will also be on hand March 21 at 7 p.m. for an Appetite for Art event. The program is for ages 14 and up and requires registration. Adults, $10; free for students. Call 703-471-9242 to register or click here.

ARTISTS

South Lakes High School

Sasha Avilov 
McNeil Bauer

Annabell Goll  

Amanda Halacy

Rida Kayani
Anum Kayani 
Meriam Khattak
Philip Koehncke

Emma Kaitlin McWillson 
Suraya Mobasherullah
Cierra Morrison 
Chris Murray

Melissa Thomas

Kat Vlasova            

Herndon High School

Shamsa Abdullahi

Abigail Ackerman

Cierra Artis 
Dunia Barekzey 
LeClare Barnes

Sarah Betti
Briana Bui

Marin Deutrich
Martha Goughnour 
Jennifer Jacob
Charlie Knoll

Riley McFarlane 
Maggie McMann

Maggie Middleton

Fatima Segovia

Rebekah Soliday

Jessica Wharton

Oakton High School

Yousef Ahmad

Sarah Audritsh

Riva Dhamala
Sammi Deur

Christopher Graham

Kirsten Hemrich

Rachel Helfgott

Maggie Hollingsworth

Ellie Hughes

Alex Minor

Chi Ying Lau

Dana Levy

Flora Lindsay

Nishaad Lorengo

Derick Rice

Dylan Staniszewski