Dallastown Area High School hosted its annual spring Art Show on May 9, 2025, in the high school lobby from 5-7. Various types of works were displayed, such as Ceramics (as depicted in the image), Graphic Design, Painting I and II, Drawing I and II, Creating with Fibers, Art Fundamentals, Sculpture, and many more.
A brush of color, yarn woven for display. A stroke of charcoal, a bit of clay. Add a touch of time, an easel for emotion, and a stroke of the soul. Art aids easing the mental toll. Whether looking or making, selling or buying, art is the cause of connection.
And here at Dallastown, it’s no different.
In Ceramics, clay is molded, shaped, fired, and glazed to make beautiful pieces of work. This image depicts a cup displayed on a table, the dinosaur wraps around the cup to create the handle. Tables were set up with unique ceramic pieces from all three classes. (Hailey Lau)
Art students were asked to volunteer their time at the art show, doing live demos with various mediums: water color, acrylic paint, pencil. Many find watching the process as the students work exciting or fascinating. This year, there was even a interactive canvas in which adults and children could paint on a collaborative single piece. (Hailey Lau)
Sculpture class is the prerequisite for Ceramics. In Sculpture, students make a sculpey project, a copper metal tooled project, a wearable project, a carved balsa foam tiki, and a recycle or repurposed project. (Hailey Lau)
Dream catchers are elegant, beautiful pieces of work that originated in Native American tribes. They were said to act as a sort of filter, to ensnare the nightmares and allow good dreams to pass. In the Creating with Fibers class, Dallastown students made their own. (Hailey Lau)
In Drawing I, art students experiment with various mediums: ink, watercolor, spray paint, acrylics, and another household liquid of choice (like coffee or tea). These pieces were displayed on the wall near the auditorium. (Hailey Lau)
Up near the counseling office, alumni Brooklyn Ferguson displayed large paintings and pieces. Currently, she is enrolled in Temple University. (Hailey Lau)
When people think of art, most imagine some form of paint or colored pencil and paper. However, Dallastown also offers a graphic design class in which students learn the ins and outs of photoshop and digital art. In this picture, Dallastown student Kahlan Meyer poses in front of her poster being displayed in the art show. (Hailey Lau)
For years, Dallastown has provided the opportunity for the seniors taking art classes set up what they call a “Senior Board”. The board showcases their favorite pieces that they made throughout their high school career. This picture depicts Kris Raffensberger’s Senior board, with pieces ranging from Painting 2, Drawing 2, and Ceramics. Their board was one of the many displayed at the Dallastown Art Show. (Hailey Lau)
This piece of artwork made of recycled materials showcases the creativity of the artist in the school. There were only a few pieces like this displayed at the art show. (Hailey Lau)
There are many mediums that are often overlooked, and one of the them is yarn. Art students in Creating with Fibers made pieces that depicted some sort of image, using yarn glued to a base. Sophomore Caroline Craig poses by the display in which her piece hangs. (Hailey Lau)
This year, students from Dallastown entered an art competition called YCASE, which stands for York Community Arts Scholars Exhibition. In this competition, students could enter four pieces of art. The students framed them, and they hung in a display at Markview Arts in downtown York. At the art show, a wall and table were dedicated to the ones that entered or made it to the finalist round. On this wall in the picture, the piece with the ribbon received third place in the photography category. (Hailey Lau)
In Drawing II, pieces are made with oil pastel using a technique similar to pointillism (pointillism: a art style in which the artwork is made of little dots). Students were encouraged to use nature as an inspiration for their pieces. (Hailey Lau)
Dallastown offers many art classes, though they all stem from one class: Art Fundamentals. In this class, students explore various mediums and techniques, such as paint, contour drawings, shading, still life, and other various elements of art. This image is a piece from an art fundamental student using a scratching technique. (Hailey Lau)
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