FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

MEDIA CONTACT: Matthew Nehmer 

June 27, 2002

(202) 994-6467 

GW’S LUTHER W. BRADY ART GALLERY DISPLAYS THE WORKS OF
THE 2002 PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARS

EVENT: The George Washington University’s Luther W. Brady Art Gallery, The Commission on Presidential Scholars, and National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts present The Works of the 2002 Presidential Scholars.
WHEN:

Exhibition Dates:  Wednesday, June 26, 2002 – July 17, 2002.  

Gallery hours:  Tuesday – Friday, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.  (Closed July 4, 2002)
WHERE:

The George Washington University 
Luther W. Brady Art Gallery, 805-21st Street, NW 
Washington, D.C.   (Foggy Bottom/GW Metro, Blue and Orange lines)


COST:

Free and open to the public.

Background:

Nine students are honored in this exhibition for their work in film and video, photography, visual arts, and writing.

The exhibit features an engaging young film, First Kiss by Antonio Ganguzza Campos; oversized alienated images of people painted by Hilary Catherine Jacks; and delicate ceramic and glass vessels created by Cara Emily Levine.  Constance J. Parng writes of fragmentation and childhood in her excerpt from The Fire-Feeding Heartbeat of Tap Water Rain.

The United States Presidential Scholars Program was established in 1964 to recognize and honor some of our nation’s most distinguished graduating high school seniors.  The Scholars are selected by The Commission on Presidential Scholars based on accomplishments in many areas:  academic and artistic success, leadership and involvement in school and the community.  At the request of the Commission, the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts (NFAA) serves as the exclusive nominating agency for the Presidential Scholars in the Arts.  The Taylor Companies, as part of their commitment to support excellence in the arts, proudly participate in the 2002 exhibition of Presidential Scholars.  RealVisions of Silver Spring, MD acted as the exhibition’s consultant.

 

The following is a list of names of participating scholars:  Antonio Ganguzza Campos, New York, NY, filmmaker; Hilary Catherine Jacks, Miami, FL, Visual artist/painter; Miriam Faith Lawrence, Brookline, MA, short story writer; Cara Emily Levine, Pacific Palisades, CA, visual artist/ceramicist; Sarah E. Major, Hershey, PA, short story writer; Constance J. Parng, Hoffman Estates, IL, short story writer; Amber Rose Ricke, Miami, FL, photographer; Matthew Hubbard Tyler, Old Town, ME, filmmaker; Benjamin P. Wilke, Houston, TX, visual artist/sculptor.

 

For more information contact (202) 994-1525.

 

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