PROJECT TALENT

Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin and the Friends of LSEM announce the opening of an exhibit of original artworks, Project Talent, by Caddo Parish High School students.  A reception honoring artists and their teachers will be on Thursday evening May 10, 2018 from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.  Light refreshments will be served.

In 1975, the Caddo Parish School System developed “Project Talent” as an enrichment program for those high school students who excel in the visual arts. This after-school program is geared to those students who plan to pursue some form of art as a career choice. “Project Talent” meets weekly in a studio setting and taught by art educators Shirlene Alexander and Curtis Bias.

This year’s exhibit will feature student artists with 2-dimensional work from Caddo Magnet and C.E. Byrd High Schools. They are: Jacqueline Bacud, Ana Barrera, Madeleine Berry, Charity Durr, Anna Claire Graham, Katelyn Grice, Sloan Hall, Caitlin Harris, Emma Joffrion, Malificent Lewis, Alex Marsh, Tifphany McClinton, Makayla Michaelson, Abbygail Nickels, Alex Nuban, Malinee Rodsuwan, Sidney Marie Ross, Rachel Stevenson, Courtney Thompson, Katerina Vargas, Isabelle Veneracion, and Yuan Zhou.

Caddo Magnet teacher Curtis Bias will also present students who have created 3-dimensional abstract sculpture and figural images based on anatomy. The students are: Tiffany Clinton, Allison Clark, Aidan English, Laura Garcia-Rada, Ashton Thompson, Hailey Garrett, Ashley Eubanks and Sinclair Lynn.

The show will offer a variety of paintings on canvas and paper in Prisma colored pencil, mixed media and acrylic, in addition to the handmade pottery. According to museum curator Nita Cole, “We are excited about giving students experience in preparing for a professional exhibition and the opportunity to display their work in a museum setting.”