Best of the Best – Student Invitational Exhibit at Endicott

Beverly, MA -- The School of Visual and Performing Arts announced the annual Student Invitational Exhibition for the 2012 – 2013 academic year.  The exhibit is on display now through March 4, 2013 in the Manninen Center for the Arts, Endicott College, 376 Hale Street, Beverly.  In January, gallery hours are Monday - Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.  Beginning in February, gallery hours are Monday – Thursday, 9:00 am to 8:00 pm; Friday, 9:00 am  to 5:00 pm; and Saturday and Sunday, 2:00-4:00 pm. Please join us on Thursday, February 7, 2013 from 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. as we celebrate the works of these students and announce the first, second, third place awards. The exhibit and reception are free and open to the public. 

Award winners and nominees highlight the exhibit of the most successful student responses to assignments in all studio courses of the School of Visual and Performing Arts.  Works in the exhibit include ceramics, drawing, 3-D models, digital computerized 3-D space design, painting, photography, printmaking and graphic and interior design.  Subjects include abstractions, architectural plans, figurative drawings, landscapes, nudes, student choreographed dance on video, portraiture, and typography.  Faculty assign three purchase awards and the general student population vote for the popular choice award.  All degree programs of the School of Visual and Performing Arts are represented in the exhibit including Creative Arts Therapy, Graphic Design, Interior Design, Photography, Studio Art, Performing Arts, and Sustainable Design. This juried exhibition provides the viewer an inside look at what our students are creating.  It’s a fantastic exhibition that should not be missed. 

Students chosen to participate in this exhibition are: Stephanie Alvarado Ross, Barrington, Ri; Kristen Ganci, Glastonbury, CT; Kasey Larsen, Whitman, MA; Katie Paganelli, Wilton, CT; Meghan Bolen, Pilot Knot, NY; Andrew Johnson, Amesbury, MA; Nathan McGilvray, Wilmington, MA; Marina French, Rockport, ME; Lindsey Head, Norwich, VT; Marissa Walczak, Chicopee, MA; Kristen Mann, Dunstable, MA; Abby Hoffman, Winona, MN; Sarah Philipbar, East Hampton, NY; Kelly Hemeon, Danvers, MA; Anna Belmonte, Amesbury, MA; Danielle LaRacque, Avenil Park, NY; Ava Pessina, New York, NY; Claudia Weaver, Northborough, MA; O'Lyvia Fuller, Dracut, MA; Marisa Minoff, New York, NY; Samantha Stokoe, Marlborough, CT; Rachel Marcorelle, Marblehead, MA; Kristen Larocque, Pembroke, MA; Avonlea Dwight, Wayne, ME; Alex Clarke, Prides Crossing, MA; Tim Short, Durham, NH; Melissa Dube, Norwalk, CT; José Arturo Camacho Quiroz, Metepec, Edo. Mex., Mexico; Bridget Allen, Dunbarton, NH; Ryan McRoberts, Swickley, PA; MaryLynn Massey, Guilford, CT; Christopher Martins, Hamden, CT; Cassandra Michaud, Torrington, CT; Emily Spain, Concord, NH; Liz Evans, Swanton, VT; Alexandra Gardner, Stratham, NH; Holly Nichols, Quincy, MA; Emily Toeeus, Bridgeton, ME; Samara DiMouro, Hinsdale, MA; Emily Leis, Stoneham, MA; Emma Kunz, Warwick, RI; Margaret Cook, Dunbarton, NH; Siena Fabiano, Sag Harbor, NY; Laura Varjabedian, Middleboro, MA; Amanda Mersereau, Manchester, NH; Ayla Graney, Hoosick Falls, NY; Alyssa Olsen, Georgetown, MA; Sabina Grasso, Cumberland Forside, ME; Brennan Lowe and Kevin Ivester, Malibu, CA, and Boxford, MA; Paige LaBreche, Cumberland, RI; Graham Swayze, Manchester by the Sea, MA; Megan O'Connell, East Sandwich, MA; Lauren Gallagher, Sandwich, MA; Brittany Janeczek, Dracut, MA; Angelina Lupini, Chepachet, RI; Leslie Snay, Putnam, CT; and group work by Interior Design Students: Kailey Lacaillade, Jessica O'Regan, Marisa Minoff. 

If you have any questions regarding the Student Invitational Exhibition 2012 - 2013, or any of the programming related to this exhibition, please contact Kathleen Moore at 978-232-2655 or kmoore@endicott.edu. Our website is:  www.endicott.edu/centerforthearts  for further information on future exhibits and lecture opportunities.