March 6 - 19, 2010

PRESS RELEASE

Newport High School Photo Club Featured at YAA Gallery

Photo info:
HS Photo Club members shown are: Back Row: Brittany Johnson, ABriana Cortes, Odessa Goudy, Morgan Annable, and Michelle Vinjamuri. Front Row: Ciara Hoffman, Abigail Taylor, and Kelsea Defilippis

The Yaquina Art Association Gallery will feature photography of local Newport High School students from March 6-March 19, 2010 on the center spotlight walls. The YAA Gallery is located at 789 NW Beach Drive between the ocean and the Visual Art Center in the Nye Beach Turnaround and is open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.

The High School Photography Club is a group of students who are interested in photography and increasing their skills in the art. They formed a club about 2 months ago under the direction of their enthusiastic president, ABriana Cortes. Mr. Love is the adviser and this group meets twice a month giving up their lunch hour to meet and discuss ways they can help encourage each other.

One of the goals of the Yaquina Art Association is to encourage the arts in the school level so the opportunity to allow the students to show their work for a two week spotlight was a perfect fit. The club often meets to go out taking pictures, then meets back to critique and encourage each other. Other officers in the club are Brittany Johnson - Vice President, Odessa Goudy - Secretary, Ciara Hoffman - Treasurer, and Michelle Vinjamuri - Publications. The club is also working to get photography ready for a month long show in the Visual Art Center sponsoring the YAAP Photographers in the month of April. The club is also appreciative of any donations of frames or mats in order to keep costs down to the students.

There will be a 2 week spotlight show by the Oil and Acrylic painting class featured at the Yaquina Art Association Gallery from March 6-19th. The YAA gallery is located on 789 NW Beach Dr. in the Nye Beach Turnaround and is open daily from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm. The Oil and Acrylic class meet on Tues. mornings weekly in the classroom above the Visual Art Center and offer free classes that are open to the public. Pictured are LaVelle VanHook painting her picture of daisies with oils and Josephine Allen is painting "The Underworld", a picture of a shark using acrylics.

Newport Public Library to Feature YAA Exhibit

The Yaquina Art Association (YAA) will have an exhibit of various examples of work done by their members in the main glass display case in the front of the library, north of the book check-out desk, throughout the month of March, starting March 2nd. It will focus on the many excellent books that the library has with instructions and information on oil, water and acrylic painting, pencil and also pastel drawing, clay, fused glass, china painting and photography. There will also be information regarding contacting the YAA for free classes and membership applications. Come see the display this month! The Newport Public Library is located at 35 NW Nye St. in Newport, Oregon. For more information contact the library at 541-265-2153.