Call for Art and Photography for Annual Exhibit in April 2010
The Fourth Annual Alumni, Faculty and Student Art Show opens on April 3rd, 2010 in St. John DeMatha Hall. This is your chance to have your artwork or photography exhibited in St. John DeMatha Hall during April and May. Contact Mr. Vaughn Holsey at 240-764-2261 or email vholsey@dematha.org with questions or to make arrangements for delivery. Framed work should be at DeMatha by March 27th to allow for staging and program preparation.
DeMatha Students Finalists in Photo Contest
Congratulations to two outstanding photographers, Marcus Flores '09 and Patrick Prada '10, and their photography teacher Mr. Edward Potskowski. They were selected as finalists and prize winners in the contest at a special reception at the Washington Post on Saturday, November 15th.
The Washington Post and Foto Week DC co-sponsored the first Youth Photo Contest for the Virginia, DC, Maryland area. The judges for the photo contest were Jay Sumner, Photo Editor of National Geographic Kids Magazine, and Joe Elbert, former Director of Photography for the Washington Post. For the first photo contest, a few hundred pictures were expected to be judged; however, everyone was stunned when nearly 2000 photos were submitted for the contest. Only 12 photos were selected as finalists for the high school division.
Marcus Flores’ picture was a striking posterization of the Empire State Building while Patrick Prada’s photo was a one of a kind photograph of a soccer player landing on her face with her legs up in the air. Both students received digital cameras as a prize. The photos are currently on display at the Washington Post Building lobby gallery and they will later be part of an exhibit at the Foto Week Gallery in Georgetown and the National Geographic Society Headquarters
Annual Exhibit in April 2009
Start planning now for DeMatha's third annual Student, Staff and Alumni Art Show, opening April 4, 2009. Drawing, painting, sculpture, craft, and photography are welcome.