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The mission of the Bank of America Room Exhibits

To initiate, foster and recognize the integration of visual arts in the classroom. This space is reserved expressly for the purpose of exhibiting art work that was either produced in the classroom as part of curriculum integration or has an educational component.

PLEASE NOTE: The Bank of American Room is used for meetings and other events. Please call in advance to make sure the room is open for art viewing.  Receptionist: 843-686-3945.

Hilton Head Island High School's Advanced Photography Exhibit
May 5-30, 2010

This exhibit represents a selection of work from the advanced photography students at Hilton Head Island High School. Ranging from sophomores to seniors, these students are presently enrolled in Photography 2, 3, & Advanced Placement (A.P.) Photography. On display are two prints from every A.P. student and one print from all Photo 3 students and a select few from Photography 2 students.

The images on display represent some of the best work from these students this year in a wide variety of photographic media. These include black and white silver gelatin prints, chromoskedasik psuedosolarization prints, mordancage prints, and digital photography.  During the student’s advanced photography course, students work on individual assignments and portfolios ranging from 34 - 84 prints and projects per course, depending on the level of course taken.

    

Artists ~ top: Hilary Kerr; bottom left: Christianna Stamp; bottom right: Cody Campbell

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Recently in the Bank of America Room:

Artistic Expressions ~ Home School 2-D Art
On View January - March 2010
Home school students from across the county were introduced to elements of art and principles of design through a variety of 2-D processes such as vine and compressed charcoal, watercolor, gouache, and drawing inks. In one project, while learning about repetition, students were asked to choose a complementary color scheme and repeat a motif of their design using gauche, an opaque watercolor medium.

For the final project, students studied Abstract Expressionism from the 1940’s. One of the century’s most important and influential artistic movements.

Timeless Treasures: Bromoil Photography by Patty Schoelkopf-Lewis
On view Fall 2009-January 2010
The bromoil printing process was an early photographic technique originating in England in 1907 and was an outgrowth of earlier oil-pigment processes. Today, the bromoil printing process has resurfaced among a select number of modern photographers.
Artist:  Patty Schoelkopf-Lewis, artist and art educator has been a dedicated photography instructor at Hilton Head Island High School where she has built and maintained a full-fledged photography and digital imaging program.