BUSINESS BUZZ
t i b i h x e On by Sean McCarthy
Gallery X knows that all great artists were once young and unknown.
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or many high school students, the opportunity to showcase their art in a professional gallery can be a major step in their personal creative development, providing confidence and inspiration. And for those who enjoy art, the level of quality work being done by area young people can be impressive. Impressive enough to want to buy it. When the High School Select Redux student art show debuts on Wednesday, October 25 at Gallery X in downtown New Bedford, it will be a valuable opportunity for young area creatives to have their work showcased in a vibrant community of artists – a win/win situation for artists and art enthusiasts. “These aren’t high schoolers making art; these are artists who happen
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The show will include as many as 100 students from New Bedford High School, Dartmouth High School, and Fairhaven High School
to be in high school,” says Zachary White, Executive Director of Gallery X. “Much of the work wouldn’t make you think it’s done by students – it would go well with works by more accomplished artists.”
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Funded by an Art Is Everywhere! grant from New Bedford Creative, the show will include as many as 100 students from New Bedford High School, Dartmouth High School, and Fairhaven High School. Located at 169 William Street, the show will be open to the public until November 26. At the conclusion of the exhibit, four students from each of the three schools will be awarded a year’s membership at the gallery, where they can continue to show their work. This year’s show will also feature work by a group of teachers from the three schools. The student art will be in a variety of media, including painting, drawing, digital art, photography, ceramics, and mixed media. The grant allows the students and teachers to make
