ESD is a small school, meaning that everyone knows everyone else. Each student is like a little celebrity—we’re all known for what we do best, whether it’s a sport, art, choir, theater, community service, writing, student council or other outside activities. For me, that special talent is art.
Like every art student at ESD, I dedicate a 45-minute class period to art each semester. But along with this commitment, my classmates and I do more than that—we work on small projects over the weekend and after school, attend Art Club meetings, or participate in summer programs. This summer, I flew to UCLA to attend a two-week painting program taught by a college professor. Each day I would wake up at seven o’clock, get breakfast at Hedrick Hall cafeteria, and participate in a nine hour day of art. Along with studio time, we participated in group critiques, attended artist lectures, went on field trips to local museums, and set up a final art show at the end of the session. I came home exhausted, but with new work for my portfolio, experience painting in different styles, some fantastic friends, and three hours of college credit!
Clearly, we ESD art “celebrities” work tirelessly in the name of art. But, in return, our artwork is viewed by many as it hangs in school hallways, is reproduced on the ESD website, in the ESD literary magazine and newspaper. But most importantly, at the end of senior year we get to host an AP Art show where we display our final portfolio to friends and family—an evening that makes us really feel like stars.
AP Artist, Class of 2010
Like every art student at ESD, I dedicate a 45-minute class period to art each semester. But along with this commitment, my classmates and I do more than that—we work on small projects over the weekend and after school, attend Art Club meetings, or participate in summer programs. This summer, I flew to UCLA to attend a two-week painting program taught by a college professor. Each day I would wake up at seven o’clock, get breakfast at Hedrick Hall cafeteria, and participate in a nine hour day of art. Along with studio time, we participated in group critiques, attended artist lectures, went on field trips to local museums, and set up a final art show at the end of the session. I came home exhausted, but with new work for my portfolio, experience painting in different styles, some fantastic friends, and three hours of college credit!
Clearly, we ESD art “celebrities” work tirelessly in the name of art. But, in return, our artwork is viewed by many as it hangs in school hallways, is reproduced on the ESD website, in the ESD literary magazine and newspaper. But most importantly, at the end of senior year we get to host an AP Art show where we display our final portfolio to friends and family—an evening that makes us really feel like stars.
AP Artist, Class of 2010
