Art show highlights students' work

At the Gallery@37

Steve DiRienzo, left, arts council vice president, chats with sixth grader Alexis Pudimat (in orange shirt).

Students and parents enjoyed the show.

          
DERBY - The Gallery@37 was filled with talented kids and their proud parents Friday as the arts council hosted an art show and reception.

 Eileen Ryan of Ansonia takes in the art on display.

The artwork was created by students at St. Mary-St. Michael School in Derby, during an after-school program taught by arts council President Rich DiCarlo and Vice President Steve DiRienzo.

Here's a look at the students holding their artwork. 
Their sculpture subjects ranged from flowers and animals to athletes and the Statue of Liberty. 
Photos are posted in the order they were taken. 

Fourth grader Amber Lagoja

Fifth grader Marissa Lagoja

Tom Stewart poses with his daughters, third grader Jacqueline Muncy, left, and fifth grader Samantha Muncy

Seventh grader Jessica Gallagher

Third grader Teresa Joseph

Sixth grader Alexis Ryan

Fourth grader Ariana Ryan

Sixth grader Cristina Carloni

Sixth grader Alexis Pudimat

Sixth grader Shannon Cobaugh

Seventh grader Gabriella Koziol

Fifth grader Samantha Landona

Fourth grader Madisyn Parratt

Third grader Max Shuart

Congratulations to the budding artists as well as to DiRienzo and DiCarlo on a job well done!

Students sculpt, get caught up in clay

In after-school art program

Shannon Cobaugh, 10, of Derby, Ct. works on an armature for a sculpture of an ice skater.
She is one of nine students at St. Mary-St. Michael School in Derby learning about sculpting in an after-school art enrichment program.
The six-week course is being taught by Valley Arts Council President Rich DiCarlo and Vice President Steve DiRienzo.
 

 

DiRienzo shows students how to work with clay to build on an armature and create a sculpture.

DiCarlo supervises students' sculpting techniques.


For more on this program please check out my story in today's New Haven Register.

Thanks for reading!

Arts council reaches out into community

Valley Arts Council Vice President Steve DiRienzo, left, and President Rich DiCarlo Thursday teach students at St. Mary-St. Michael School in Derby the process of creating armatures for sculpture.

Stay tuned for a story in the near future in the New Haven Register about the after-school program.

Hulley grant makes art classes a reality

Program promotes children's creativity

I attended an after-school class at St. Mary-St. Michael School and wrote a story about it for The New Haven Register last month.
The program was funded by a generous grant from the Jamie A. Hulley Fund for the Arts, based in Orange, Ct.

These are some of the photos I took while at the Derby, Ct. school: 

Fifth-grader Genesis Brito, 10, of Derby, works on a painting of her dog following the style of Vincent van Gogh. Valley Arts Council President Rich DiCarlo of Derby works with two of her classmates in the background.

Fifth-grader Emily Tokash, 10, of Hamden, paints the sun.

Valley Arts Council Vice President Steve DiRienzo of Derby, far left, works with art students.

Fourth grader Elizabeth DeCrisanti, 10, of Waterbury, puts finishing touches on her abstract painting in the cubism style.



Paint prep!  

This is what I saw when I arrived a few minutes before class started. DiCarlo and DiRienzo said they always prepped the acrylic paints for the pupils to save valuable class time.




Editor's note: These photos previously appeared on the New Haven Register's View from the Valley blog. 

Students drawn to Yale Art Gallery exhibits

Field trip funded by the Hulley Arts Foundation

Students in an after-school arts program at St. Mary-St. Michael School in Derby, Ct. view a variety of art forms at the Yale Art Gallery in New Haven, Ct.

The program was funded by a generous grant from the Jamie A. Hulley Fund for the Arts, based in Orange, Ct.

Valley Arts Council President Rich DiCarlo and Vice President Steve DiRienzo taught the classes. A total of 27 students participated in the popular program, and school officials hope to offer a similar program next year.

These boys are jotting down notes about what they experienced as they toured the gallery.


Photos by Rich DiCarlo