The Adams County Arts Council, 125 South Washington Street, will be celebrating the opening First Friday reception of exhibitions by Bermudian Springs High School, Littlestown High School, and Alloway Creek Elementary School student work, Larry Brogan, Al Oussoren, and Elsie Shackleton on Friday, January 6, 5-7:00 p.m.  The reception is free and open to the public. 

Emerging, featuring student artists from Bermudian Springs High School, under the direction of Art Teacher, Kim Robinson is featured in the gallery.  Their collective artist statement, “We are growing in our skills to become established as confident life-long makers and lovers of art.  Our work is created in a variety of media and represents many of the techniques and subjects we find interesting.”

A collection of Choice Based Art by Littlestown Area High School students and Alloway Creek Elementary students under the instruction of Trihn Sudak and Jill Rakowicz.is featured in the reception hall, The shows celebrate the art of choice in the art room, or TAB. 

Modern Compositions, a collection of photographs by Larry Brogan, is featured in the Studio. Larry uses digital mechanisms to control the direction of his finished piece inspired by real life imagery and his imagination.  Brogan says, “I revel in the process of transforming images of my photography into something that is truly artful.”

Al Oussoren will be displaying several vintage items he has created using collectible vintage car parts by the reception area.  They include tavern tables along with wall designs.  The tables are fabricated wheels that were used from a Chevrolet Corvette, mounted on table stands.  His wall art incorporates parts from vintage Fords and collectible Chevrolet vehicles.  Al and his wife Stacey display some of the work at the New Oxford Antique Center.

For more information about the Art Exhibitions, and other upcoming Arts Council exhibitions, art classes at the Arts Council’s Arts Education Center, and other news and events from the Adams County Arts Council, visit www.adamsarts.org or call (717) 334-5006.

The Adams County Arts Council’s mission is to cultivate an arts-rich community.