Tag Archives: visual art

Olivia Dai ’26 wins Scholastic National Gold Medal

Posted on April 7, 2022 by Flannery James

Eighth grade student Olivia Dai has won a National Gold Medal from the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, the highest honor awarded by the organization. Olivia’s winning drawing, “Old Woman,” was created using colored pencils. National Gold Medalists will be … Continue reading →

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Gallery Exhibit by Kylie Bill ’21

Posted on March 3, 2022 by Flannery James

Written by Stella Gilbert Recently, NA alum Kylie Bill assembled a visual art gallery exhibit. She describes her process: “For my ENVS-160 class, we were tasked with an open-ended final project. Instead of completing a research paper, I wanted to … Continue reading →

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Heart Art by Newark Anatomy x Art Club

Posted on February 8, 2022 by Flannery James

Post by Albert Zhou ’22 Recently, Newark Anatomy and Art Club collaborated with the American Heart Association and Jiggy Puzzles to gather heart-related art for American Heart Month in February. Enjoy some of the stunning art pieces submitted to the … Continue reading →

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Community Art Show 2022 — “Food for Thought”

Posted on February 1, 2022 by Flannery James

Over winter break, Ms. Brodie challenged the NA community to submit art based on the theme “Food for Thought.” The art pieces are currently on display in the Teiger Art Gallery. Enjoy the following pieces by an assortment of artists!

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Community Art Show 2021 — “The Nature of Things”

Posted on March 9, 2021 by Flannery James

Last month, the Teiger Gallery was filled with art submitted by the students, teachers, parents, and alumni of the NA community. Here are a few highlights from the exhibit, photographed by James Worrell (faculty). The full photo gallery of the … Continue reading →

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Month of Action Posters

Posted on March 5, 2021 by Flannery James

Newark Academy’s Month of Action ran from January 18 to February 10. Over 25 clubs and student groups participated. Several groups contributed art to the Month of Action Art Exhibition. You can see posters and infographics designed by Asian Diversity … Continue reading →

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Event Highlight: Student Council Paint-Along

Posted on January 20, 2021 by Flannery James

In the second week of virtual classes after winter break, School Council partnered with several clubs to create Amateur Classes! These classes were hosted and attended by students, coming together to learn new skills and have some much-needed social time. … Continue reading →

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Outdoors Club Contest Winning Photography by Kaya Patel ’22

Posted on December 1, 2020 by Flannery James

Each year, Outdoors Club holds a nature photography contest. This year, the winner was junior Kaya Patel, who submitted three photographs from three different locations in nature.

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Spirit Week Boards 2020

Posted on October 27, 2020 by Flannery James

This year the Skiiniors, Jukebox Juniors, Secret Agent Sophomores, Fluorescent Freshmen, and Middle School Magicians competed for the Spirit Week win. One element of Spirit Week was the spirit board competition. Although the juniors were a close second, the seniors … Continue reading →

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Chalk and Pops 2020: Event Highlight

Posted on September 29, 2020 by Flannery James

On September 18th, the Upper School got together for the first council event of the year: Chalk and Pops! After getting some free ice pops, students created social distanced chalk art, listened to music, and enjoyed the warm weather. Photo … Continue reading →

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Community Art Show 2020

Posted on February 18, 2020 by Flannery James

Enjoy these selected works from NA’s annual community art exhibit. This year’s theme was “Figuratively Speaking.”

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Artist Alexa Meade Visits Newark Academy

Posted on December 2, 2019 by Flannery James

Written by Jamie Paradis ’20. In the middle of spirit week, the art department hosted the innovative artist and illusionist Alexa Meade. Meade is known for her unique artwork in which she paints 2D patterns onto 3D objects, creating “the … Continue reading →

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Fall Gallery Exhibit by Paul & Irene Aspell

Posted on November 25, 2019 by Flannery James

A recent exhibit by artists Irene and Paul Aspell in the David Teiger Gallery incorporated both their sensibilities, combining Paul’s ceramic plates and Irene’s paintings. The artists have been married for 37 years. Paul Aspell, who taught at Newark Academy … Continue reading →

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