{"id":12031,"date":"2024-03-15T15:07:20","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T19:07:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/?p=12031"},"modified":"2024-03-15T15:07:20","modified_gmt":"2024-03-15T19:07:20","slug":"students-artwork-displayed-with-pride-at-moca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/students-artwork-displayed-with-pride-at-moca\/","title":{"rendered":"Students artwork displayed with pride at MOCA"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Corporate Landing Elementary student Olivia Weddle’s self-portrait is part of the \u201cYouth Art Month\u201d show at MOCA through March 26.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The \u201cYouth Art Month\u201d show at MOCA features works of art from approximately 250 VBCPS student artists.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Olivia Weddle was one of the VIPs honored at the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art.<\/p>\n

She painted her profile filled with emojis representing feelings, including \u201clove,\u201d \u201chappy,\u201d \u201csurprised\u201d and \u201cscared.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI like to get creative with my imagination,\u201d said the Corporate Landing Elementary fourth grader.<\/p>\n

Her painting is among the approximately 250 pieces of student artwork on display through March 26 in The Fleming Gallery at the museum.<\/p>\n

Each school selected three entries for the Citywide Student Art Show in celebration of Youth Art Month.<\/p>\n

The young artists and their families were recently honored by the VBCPS Visual Arts Department at a reception in the museum.<\/p>\n

Students proudly walked through the gallery with friends and family to look at their artistic creations.<\/p>\n

Olivia\u2019s mother, Ashley Weddle, beamed.<\/p>\n

\u201cOlivia loves art,\u201d she said, adding that having the work on display validates her daughter\u2019s identity as an artist.<\/p>\n

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Graysen Dunn\u2019s family attended the \u201cYouth Art Month\u201d reception at MOCA honoring the Princess Anne Elementary second grader and other VBCPS artists. His work of art is titled “Outer Space.”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Graysen Dunn\u2019s parents and little sister escorted the Princess Anne Elementary second grader to the event. They applauded his \u201cOuter Space\u201d painting.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s always had attention to detail,\u201d said his father, Garrett Dunn.<\/p>\n

VBCPS Visual Fine Arts Coordinator Amber Hester welcomed attendees. She explained March was designated as \u201cChildren\u2019s Art Month\u201d in 1961 by The Council for Art Education, and changed to \u201cYouth Art Month\u201d in 1969.\u00a0 The nonprofit organization advocates for quality art programs within schools nationwide.<\/p>\n

Hester thanked MOCA for the partnership and described the event to honor the young artists and their works as \u201cthe thread that brings us all together.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Indian Lakes Elementary third grader Janai Jones\u2019 and her art teacher Rebecca Davidson attended the VBCPS \u201cYouth Art Month\u201d reception at MOCA. Janai\u2019s self-portrait is on display with about 250 other student artworks through March 26.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

She introduced director of K-12 and Gifted Programs Crystal Wilkerson, who congratulated the honorees and commended art teachers for nurturing the next generation of artists.<\/p>\n

\u201cArt is a fundamental experience that enriches our lives,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Grace Miller\u2019s acrylic painting of her sister, titled \u201cMy Hazel,\u201d was also part of the student art show.<\/p>\n

The Kellam High School senior plans to study studio art and finance at Virginia Tech this fall. She credited her VBCPS art teachers with inspiring her along the way, especially her current art teacher, Laura Peters.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe has helped me a lot with technique and encouraged me to challenge myself,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Janai Jones\u2019 grandmother congratulated the third grade Indian Lakes Elementary artist with a bouquet of flowers. Janai\u2019s self-portrait was part of the show. She thanked and hugged her art teacher, Rebecca Davidson, before heading home.<\/p>\n

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Indian Lakes Elementary third grader Janai Jones\u2019 self-portrait.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Davidson said recognition for students is important and impactful.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey put their heart and soul into their artwork,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The Art Show will continue through March 26 at MOCA, 2200 Parks Ave., in Virginia Beach, and online at <\/em>this link<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Kellam High School senior Grace Miller\u2019s painting titled \u201cMy Hazel\u201d is part of the 2024 VBCPS \u201cYouth Art Show\u201d at MOCA. She was one of about 250 student artists recognized at a recent reception.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Corporate Landing Elementary student Avery Hodges’ self-portrait is part of the \u201cYouth Art Month\u201d show at MOCA through March 26.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Salem High School student Maggie Dong\u2019s artwork was used for the invitation to the VBCPS \u201cYouth Art Month\u201d reception honoring VBCPS student artists whose works were selected to be in this year\u2019s “Youth Art Month” exhibit in March at MOCA.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The \u201cYouth Art Month\u201d show at MOCA features works of art from approximately 250 VBCPS student artists.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Olivia Weddle was one of the VIPs honored at the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art. She painted her profile filled with emojis representing feelings, including \u201clove,\u201d \u201chappy,\u201d \u201csurprised\u201d and \u201cscared.\u201d […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":12021,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12031","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12031","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12031"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12031\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12043,"href":"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12031\/revisions\/12043"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12021"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12031"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12031"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12031"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}