‘Colors of Long Island, Student Expressions’ at LIM

'Colors of Long Island, Student Expressions' at LIM

Exhibit, which runs through Dec. 27, offers student artists a venue for displaying their work

November 24, 2009 | 04:34 PM
The Long Island Museum of American Art, History and Carriages, in Stony Brook has announced that Bank of America has joined the museum in presenting the annual student art exhibition "Colors of Long Island: Student Expressions" now through Dec. 27. This annual exhibit affords a chance for hundreds of students from across Long Island to display their artwork to the public.

Art teachers from public and private schools in kindergarten through 12th grade were invited to submit up to three pieces of student artwork for the exhibition.

Julie Diamond, director of communications for the museum, noted that 114 schools took part in the exhibit, including 69 from Suffolk County. Artwork on display ranges from pieces done by children just learning to draw to sophisticated work by high school seniors and includes everything in between.

The theme, "Colors of Long Island," allows for many creative interpretations. While some students refer to Long Island's landscapes, others interpret the theme differently by focusing on the cultural diversity that makes Long Island so colorful.

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The varying interpretations of this theme have been portrayed through many different media, including watercolors, sculptures, batiks, drawings, oil pastels, photographs and computer graphics.

An artist's reception for Bank of America and all the participating students and their families took place on Sunday, Nov. 22, for students in Suffolk County schools and will take place on Sunday, Dec. 13 for Nassau County schools at the museum.

Schools in the TBR coverage area which participated include: Selden Middle School, Burr Intermediate School, North Ridge Primary School, St. Paul's Lutheran School, Pulaski Road Elementary School, East Northport Middle School, Setauket Elementary School, The Laurel Hill School, Kings Park High School, Laddie A. Decker Sound Beach School, The Little Homeschool Group, Miller Place High School, Mount Sinai Middle School, Mount Sinai High School, Ocean Avenue Elementary School, John F. Kennedy Middle School, Comsewogue High School, Our Lady of Wisdom Regional School, Ridge Elementary School, McGann-Mercy High School, Shoreham-Wading River High School, North Shore Home School, Accompsett Elementary School, St. Patrick's School, Harbor Country Day School, Mills Pond Elementary School, Robert Cushman Murphy Junior High School, Sachem High School East and Gentle Shepherd Home School.

Located at 1200 Route 25A, the Long Island Museum is a Smithsonian Affiliate dedicated to American history and art as it relates to Long Island. The museum is open Friday and Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm and Sunday from noon to 5 pm. For additional information call 751-0066 or visit www.longislandmuseum.org.

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